Assam reports 15 COVID-19 positive cases in last 48 hours
May 09, 2020, at 03:47 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has reported 15 positive cases for COVID-19 in last 48 hours taking the state tally to 59.
Lessons from 40 year ‘victory over smallpox’ can be used to combat coronavirus today
May 09, 2020, at 03:45 pm
New York/IBNS: As the world confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, the 40th anniversary of the historic eradication of smallpox was marked on Friday, with the head of the UN health agency calling it “a reminder of what is possible when nations come together to fight a common health threat”.
Covid-19: Haryana records one death, six fresh cases
May 09, 2020, at 03:32 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana reported one death and six fresh Coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the state's death toll to nine and confirmed cases tally to 639.
UN virus hunters continue search for animal link to human COVID-19 infections
May 09, 2020, at 02:43 pm
New York/IBNS: The key work of tracing the animal transmission source of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection in humans is ongoing and must be carried out to prevent future health emergencies, a top UN health agency scientist said on Friday, after the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed more than 3.5 million cases of infection and 250,000 deaths globally.
Courier boy who returned from Delhi tests positive in HP
May 09, 2020, at 01:54 pm
Dharamsala/UNI: A 25 year youth who had returned to Kangra from Delhi was tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday at Tanda Medical College taking the number of infected to seven in Kangra district.
Covid cases in Delhi cross 6k mark
May 09, 2020, at 01:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: With rise in Coronavirus infections, 338 fresh cases came up in the national capital since past 24 hours, taking the tally to 6328 on Friday.
COVID-19: One more test positive in J&K
May 09, 2020, at 01:51 pm
Jammu/UNI: One more person was tested positive on Saturday in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kuwait imposes 3-week full curfew to curb rapid coronavirus spread
May 09, 2020, at 01:46 pm
Kuwait City/Xinhua/UNI: The Kuwaiti government announced late Friday a full curfew in the country for three weeks to curb the rapid rise in coronavirus cases.
UK coronavirus deaths top 31,000 as another 626 patients die
May 09, 2020, at 01:44 pm
London/Xinhua/UNI: Another 626 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 31,241, Environment Secretary George Eustice said Friday.
COVID-19 in UP: Ten more recover in Bulandshahr
May 09, 2020, at 01:42 pm
Bulandshahr/UNI: After their reports came back negative, ten people were discharged from the hospital in this Uttar Pradesh district on Saturday.
Covid-19 tally in Odisha reaches 287 with 7 fresh cases
May 09, 2020, at 01:37 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Covid 19 positive among the Surat returnees continued to rise in Odisha as the tally reached 287 with the report of 17 fresh cases ,16 of them being Surat returnees.
COVID-19 positive cases in Karnataka touches 789
May 09, 2020, at 01:33 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: With the reporting of 36 fresh cases of novel coronavirus, 12 from Bengaluru Urban and 10 from Uttara Kannada district, the total number of persons contracted with the disease, in Karnataka was surged to 789 on Saturday.
China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases for 35 consecutive days
May 09, 2020, at 12:54 pm
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province on Friday, the provincial health commission said Saturday.
Mexico reports 1,906 new COVID-19 cases, 199 more deaths
May 09, 2020, at 12:46 pm
Mexico City/Xinhua/UNI: Mexico reported 1,906 new COVID-19 cases and 199 more deaths during the last 24 hours, bringing the total cases in the country to 31,522 cases and the death toll to 3,160, the country's health ministry said on Friday.
NYC kid dies of syndrome possibly linked to COVID-19
May 09, 2020, at 12:12 pm
New York/Xinhua/UNI: A five-year-old boy in New York City (NYC) has died from a rare syndrome potentially associated with COVID-19, raising new concerns about the pandemic's full impact on children.
Maharashtra: Three new nCoV cases in Kolhapur
May 09, 2020, at 12:10 pm
Kolhapur/UNI: A total of three persons, two from Ajara tehsil and one from Chandgad tehsil, who had come from Mumbai, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday morning.
South Africa sees highest single-day surge in COVID-19 cases
May 09, 2020, at 12:07 pm
Cape Town/Xinhua/UNI: South Africa on Friday reported 663 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the highest number since March 5 when the country reported its first case, raising the total number of cases in the country to 8,895.
May 09, 2020, at 10:40 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam government has transferred the Deputy Commissioner of Cachar district after 10 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the district in last 48 hours.
Hydroxychloroquine: First large study does not support routine use in COVID-19 patients
May 09, 2020, at 10:14 am
New York/IBNS: A study of nearly 1,400 patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease at a single New York hospital found that patients who received the drug fared no better than patients who did not receive the drug.
India's COVID-19 positive cases tally inches towards 60000 mark
May 09, 2020, at 09:42 am
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: With 3320 more people testing positive in past 24 hours, the total number of novel coronavirus cases in India touched 59,662 on Saturday, as per government data released.
BM Birla, CMRI brave Covid-19 fear factor to save lives in Kolkata
May 08, 2020, at 06:52 pm
Committed to patient care and providing quality cardiac care, CK Birla Hospitals like BM Birla Heart Research Centre and CMRI remain focused even during the lockdown period, writes Supriyo Hazra
Pakistan witnesses jump in COVID-19 cases, death toll at 610
May 08, 2020, at 05:30 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has seen a jump of 838 Covid-19 positive cases in Punjab as the nation recorded 26435 positive cases till Friday.
Spain records over 1,000 cases over past 24 hours again - Health Ministry
May 08, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Madrid/Sputnik: Spain has recorded more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours (754 yesterday), bringing the total to 222,857, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
West Bengal student who recently brought back from Kota tests COVID positive
May 08, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: One of the 2368 West Bengal students, who had been stranded in Rajasthan's Kota due to lockdown and was recently brought back to their home by the state government, has tested positive for Covid-19, reports said.
Kyrgyzstan tallies 906 COVID-19 cases
May 08, 2020, at 03:35 pm
Bishkek/Xinhua/UNI: Kyrgyzstan reported 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total to 906.
Winds hamper efforts to put out forest fire in China's Sichuan
May 08, 2020, at 03:25 pm
Chengdu/Xinhua/UNI: Firefighters were forced to suspend their work to put out a forest fire in southwest China's Sichuan Province due to strong winds, fire police said Friday.
Eight arrested for poaching Tibetan antelopes
May 08, 2020, at 03:19 pm
Lhasa/Xinhua/UNI: Police in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region arrested eight people on suspicion of illegally killing endangered animals, local police said on Friday.
Kolkata: CISF man posted at Indian Museum succumbs to Covid-19
May 08, 2020, at 03:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), who was posted at National Museum in Kolkata and had tested positive for Covid-19, died at Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata on Thursday, reports said on Friday.
COVID-19: 38 new cases found in Nashik
May 08, 2020, at 03:11 pm
Nashik/UNI: As many as 38 new COVID-19 cases were detected here on Friday taking this district's pandemic tally to 559 among which 19 persons have died while 46 others have been cured, stated District Civil Hospital.
About 48 pc of Covid-19 patients in Uttar Pradesh are young men, shows data
May 08, 2020, at 02:14 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Of the total positive cases of Coronavirus detected in the state, around 48.23 per cent are men in the age group of 21 to 40 years, health officials said on Friday.