World Ocean benefits from reduced pollution sparked by COVID-19 – Ocean alliance
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Andrei Savenkov - The World Ocean is benefiting from the reduction of pollution during the COVID-19 pandemic brought about by temporarily disrupted air traffic and diminished production, among other things, Paul Holthus, president of the World Ocean Council (WOC), told Sputnik.
Senegal reports 14 more COVID-19 cases, total hitting 119
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Dakar, /Xinhua/UNI: Senegalese Minister of Health and Social Action Abdoulaye Sarr on Friday reported 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's total to 119.
Nigeria's COVID-19 cases hit 65
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:24 pm
Lagos/Xinhua/UNI: The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night confirmed 14 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's total to 65.
Low risk of Coronavirus spreading through tears: Study
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Washington/IBNS: While researchers are certain that coronavirus spreads through mucus and droplets expelled by coughing or sneezing, it is unclear if the virus is spread through other bodily fluids, such as tears.
Coronavirus Outbreak: All six positive patients stable in Chhattisgarh
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Raipur/UNI: Raipur AIIMS Director Dr NM Nagarkar on Friday apprised Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel that condition of all the six Coronavirus infected patients in Chhattisgarh is stable and the hospital management is taking good care of them.
Czech Health Ministry says coronavirus cases hit 2,000 mark
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Prague/Sputnik/UNI: The coronavirus infection toll in the Czech Republic has surpassed 2,000, Deputy Health Minister Roman Prymula said to a news conference on Friday.
COVID-19: Seven more tested positive in Karnataka, total at 62
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka on Friday confirmed seven more cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total number of positive patients to 62 in the state.
Oman registers new 22 coronavirus cases in 24 hours – Health Ministry
Mar 27, 2020, at 04:35 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Oman has registered other 22 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases that brings the total number of confirmed cases to 131 in the country, the country’s Health Ministry said on Friday, adding that 23 people have recovered.
Bangladesh confirms four more COVID 19 cases
Mar 27, 2020, at 04:11 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government on Friday confirmed that four more COVID 19 positive cases have emerged from the country, taking the number of patients in the nation to 48, media reports said.
Life-saving vaccinations must not ‘fall victim’ to COVID-19 pandemic – UNICEF chief
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:51 am
New York/IBNS: Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is overstretching health services, medical goods are in short supply, and transport disruptions have left supply chains facing “historic strain”, according to the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF.
Shanghai reports 17 new imported COVID-19 cases
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:18 am
Shanghai/Xinhua/UNI: Shanghai reported 17 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from other countries on Thursday, the municipal health commission said on Friday.
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:02 am
Guwahati/IBNS: To combat the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Assam government has started works of two large quarantine centres with capacity of 1000 persons each in Guwahati.
China registers 55 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, 5 people died: authorities
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:00 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: China has registered 54 new imported cases of COVID-19 and one case of internal transmission within the past 24 hours, with five people having died of the disease, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
COVID 19: US overtakes China with most cases
Mar 27, 2020, at 09:27 am
Washington/IBNS: The US has overtaken China and other countries as the nation with highest number of COVID 19 cases, media reports said.
Odisha to open 1000-bed hospital to treat COVID-19 patients
Mar 26, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Bhuvaneshwar/IBNS: The Eastern State of Odisha will open the biggest hospital with 1000 beds dedicated to Coronavirus infected patients within two weeks, media reports said on Thursday.
India shows a dip in COVID-19 cases, health ministry says nothing relaxing yet
Mar 26, 2020, at 08:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As India witnessed a dip in the number of infected cases after four consecutive days of tremendous rise in the number of positive ones, the health ministry said it is not taking things in a relaxed way.
COVID-19 could become a sesonal disease, says top scientist: Reports
Mar 26, 2020, at 06:30 pm
Washington/IBNS: The novel coronavirus could resurface in seasonal cycles and a vaccine and effective treatment would be key in overcoming the outbreaks in future, according to a senior US scientist, reported AFP.
Coronavirus cases in India rise to 650 as country enters day 2 of lockdown
Mar 26, 2020, at 10:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The total Novel Coronavirus cases in India increased to 650 as the South Asian country entered into the second day of three-week long lockdown imposed by the central government on Thursday.
West Bengal reports another positive case of Covid-19
Mar 26, 2020, at 03:23 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A 66-year-old man from Kolkata's Nayabad area has tested positive for Covid-19, taking the tally in West Bengal to 10, reports said on Wednesday midnight. Presently, eight Covid-19 infected patients are undergoing treatment at Beliaghata ID hospital.
Delhi doctor tests positive for Coronavirus, visitors sent on quarantine
Mar 25, 2020, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi doctor at a Mohalla Clinic in the northeast part of the city has tested positive for coronavirus, media reports said on Wednesday.
India registers 12th COVID 19 death
Mar 25, 2020, at 07:02 pm
Indore/IBNS: India registered its 12th COVID 19 death as an infected person died in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, media reports said.
Over 21,000 medical staff members leave Hubei as epidemic wanes
Mar 25, 2020, at 06:03 pm
WUHAN/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 21,046 medical personnel from across China aiding central China's Hubei Province had left the province as of Tuesday as the novel coronavirus outbreak is subdued, according to local authorities.
Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan reaches 1,000 - reports
Mar 25, 2020, at 06:03 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday that the number of COVID-19 cases in the country had reached 1,000, media reported, citing official statistics data.
China confirms man died of hantavirus amid fears of new outbreak
Mar 25, 2020, at 05:54 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Chinese authorities in Shaanxi province have confirmed that a man who died on a bus in southwestern Yunnan region this week had been infected with a hantavirus.
Bangladesh registers its fifth COVID 19 death
Mar 25, 2020, at 04:48 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh on Wednesday registered its fifth death due to COVID 19 infection as the country continued to fight against the disease which has extended its killer hands to more than 160 nations across the world.
COVID-19 Outbreak: 38 infected in UP, PM to interact with Varanasi electorate
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:57 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The number of Novel Coronavirus-infected patients reached 38 in the state on Wednesday, when a 33-year-old resident of Pilibhit tested positive for the deadly virus.
COVID 19: 562 confirmed cases across India
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 562 in India on Wednesday morning, the Health Ministry said.
Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil exceeds 2,000, death toll at 46 - Ministry
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:53 pm
Buenos Aires/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brazil has exceeded 2,200 people, 46 people have died, the country's Health Ministry said on Twitter.
COVID-19 Outbreak: 277 evacuees from Iran shifted at Army Wellness facility in Jodhpur
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:51 pm
New Delhi/Jodhpur/UNI: A group of 277 Indian nationals evacuated from coronavirus-hit Iran were shifted to Jodhpur-based Army Wellness Facility on Wednesday.
India under lockdown as total Coronavirus cases rise to 562
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the country of 1.3 billion people, on Wednesday began the 21-day long lockdown called by its Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the spread of Novel Coronavirus which has so far infected 562 people across the nation.