COVID-19 cases in India jump to 1175 amid plight of migrant workers, toll reaches 32

Mar 30, 2020, at 02:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 1175 positive Novel Coronavirus cases till noon on Monday as the country grappled to address the plight of thousands of migrant workers who have desperately set on foot to reach their hometowns and villages hundreds of kilometres away.

Kashmir: Seven villages in Pulwama declared red zones to prevent spread of COVID-19

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:47 pm

Srinagar/UNI:  Seven villages in south Kashmir district of Pulwama were declared red zones to prevent spread of ferociously contagious coronavirus, an official said on Monday.

COVID-19: UN donates 250,000 face masks to NYC health workers

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:33 pm

New York/IBNS: On behalf of the city, the Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, was on hand to receive 250,000 face masks donated by the UN on Saturday, destined for health workers in the metropolis that is home to the Organization’s Headquarters.

Russia now has three drugs that can help treat COVID-19: Russian Academy of Sciences

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:32 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Three antiviral drugs that can be used to treat COVID-19 were developed in Russia in conjunction with scholars from the Russian Academy of Sciences; the academy's vice president and head of the biomedical sciences unit Vladimir Chekhonin told Sputnik.

COVID-19 death toll in Europe surpasses 21,000, Spain sees new daily high

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:29 pm

Brussels/Xinhua/UNI: The COVID-19 pandemic continued to ravage Europe, with the death toll in the region climbing to over 21,000 out of more than 360,000 confirmed cases.

US conducts nearly 900,000 tests for COVID-19 – Leading Health Official

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:27 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI:  The United States has conducted nearly 900,000 tests for COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak, Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett Giroir said during a press conference alongside President Donald Trump.

COVID-19 pandemic kills over 30,000 people worldwide: WHO

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:23 pm

Genev/Xinhua/UNI The global death toll from COVID-19 has climbed to 30,105 as of 18:00 CET (1600 GMT) Sunday, according to the situation dashboard by the World Health Organization (WHO).

COVID-19 positive cases touches 15 in Bihar

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:21 pm

Patna/UNI:  The number of coronavirus infected people has swelled to 15 in Bihar on Sunday.

COVID-19 cases exceed 700,000 globally: Johns Hopkins University

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:20 pm

Washington/UNI: The number of COVID-19 cases has exceeded 700,000 globally, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE).

Israel's COVID-19 death toll rises to 15

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:17 pm

Jerusalem/Xinhua/UNI: Israel reported two new death cases from the novel coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 15, the Ministry of Health said Sunday.

Italy registers 97,689 coronavirus cases, death toll at 10,779

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:16 pm

Rome/Xinhua/UNI: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 10,779 lives in locked-down Italy by Sunday with the cumulative total infections reaching 97,689, according to new data released by the Civil Protection Department.

COVID-19 in Maharashtra: 30-yr-old tests positive in Nashik

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:14 pm

Nashik/UNI: A 30-year-old man from Niphad taluka in the Nashik district has been infected with corona.

Woman tests corona positive, total number touches two in Kolhapur

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:12 pm

Kolhapur/UNI: A woman, family member of corona positive youth, who came from Pune, tested positive of corona disease in the city.

COVID 19 claims 29 lives in India, West Bengal reports second death

Mar 30, 2020, at 11:01 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The COVID 19 outbreak in India has claimed 29 lives so far, officials said on Monday.

People who are overweight, have diabetes fall in COVID19 high risk group

Mar 30, 2020, at 10:46 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The coronavirus high risk group includes not only the elderly but also people who are overweight and those who have diabetes, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told Sputnik.

Over 990 COVID19 cases confirmed in Mexico, 4 new fatalities reported - Health Official

Mar 30, 2020, at 10:13 am

Mexico City/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Mexico is approaching 1,000 with four COVID-19 fatalities having been confirmed in the past 24 hours, Ricardo Cortes, Director General of Health Promotion, said.

Chinese mainland reports 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Mar 30, 2020, at 09:44 am

Beijing/Xinhua//UNI: Chinese health authority said Monday it received reports of 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, of which 30 were imported.  

West Bengal reports another Covid-19 case, tally jumps to 21

Mar 29, 2020, at 11:14 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A 59-year-old man from Sheoraphuli area in Kolkata's neighbouring Hooghly district of West Bengal tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the total number of Covid-19 infected cases in the state to 21, officials said on Sunday.

Covid-19: After Spain, now the Netherlands recalls defective masks imported from China

Mar 29, 2020, at 10:51 pm

Amsterdam/IBNS: Joining nations like Spain and the Czech Republic, the Netherlands has now recalled hundreds of thousands of face masks they had imported from China after they were found to be defective, media reports said.

COVID 19 Outbreak: Death toll touches 27 in India, over 1000 infected

Mar 29, 2020, at 09:34 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: As India's 1.3 billion population remained under lock down to combat the Coronavirus outbreak, the death toll due to the deadly virus touched 27 on Sunday, officials said.

West Bengal: Two persons, including Army doctor, test positive for COVID-19

Mar 29, 2020, at 09:08 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The total number of COVID-19 cases in West Bengal has mounted to 20 as two persons, including a colonel-rank doctor of Kolkata' Army Command Hospital, tested positive for novel coronavirus on Sunday, officials said.

Kolkata: Two more, including a doctor, test positive for COVID 19

Mar 29, 2020, at 08:19 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The total number of COVID 19 infected patients in Kolkata stands at 20 as two more people were tested positive for the disease on Sunday.

Israeli researchers develop cancer treatment without side effects

Mar 29, 2020, at 08:01 pm

Jerusalem/Xinhua/UNI: Israeli researchers have developed a chemotherapy drug to treat cancer that do not cause serious side effects, the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in central Israel reported on Sunday.

Former France Minister dies of COVID-19

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:58 pm

Paris/UNI: France politician and former minister Patrick Devedjian passed away here on Sunday due to the novel coronavirus. He was 75.

Palestine reports 6 new COVID-19 cases, 104 in total

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:55 pm

Ramallah/Xinhua/UNI: Palestine on Sunday recorded six new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of the cases to 104.

Kuwait reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, 255 in total

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:51 pm

Kuwait City/Xinhua/UNI: Kuwait reported 20 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 255, the Health Ministry announced in a statement on Sunday.

Ukraine reports more than 100 new COVID-19 cases, total reaches 418 - Health Ministry

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:46 pm

Kiev/Sputnik/UNI: The total number of people infected with COVID-19 in Ukraine has increased to 418 after 109 new cases were confirmed over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Zambia reports 29 COVID-19 cases as one more confirmed

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:42 pm

Lusaka/Xinhua/UNI: Zambia on Sunday recorded one new COVID-19 case, bringing the total number of cases to 29.

Tunisia to start using new rapid COVID-19 testing kits

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:38 pm

Tuni/Xinhua/UNI: Tunisian Minister of Health Abdellatif Mekki, announced on Sunday that the ministry will soon start using new rapid COVID-19 testing kits, that provide test results for patients in just 10-minutes.

COVID19: WHO shamed again for backing China after official refuses to recognise Taiwan

Mar 29, 2020, at 07:23 pm

Geneva/Taipei/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO), which is under fire for its alleged efforts to protect China over the transmission of coronavirus, has been slammed again for its bias against Taiwan, which is officially known as the Republic of China (ROC) and has been governed independently despite the Chinese claim of the island nation as its province.