No country should make ‘fatal’ mistake of ignoring COVID-19: Tedros
Feb 28, 2020, at 10:57 am
New York/IBNS: All countries should do more to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus and none should make the “fatal” mistake of assuming that it won’t be affected, UN health agency chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Thursday.
Smoking and drinking link to recreational drug use by young people: UN-backed report
Feb 28, 2020, at 10:36 am
New York/IBNS: The use of alcohol and tobacco by young people and children is closely linked to the use of illicit drugs, a UN-backed narcotics control body warned on Thursday.
As many as 112 Wuhan evacuees including 36 foreigners taken to ITBP quarantine facility
Feb 27, 2020, at 11:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As many as 112 evacuees including 36 foreigners, who arrived from the Coronavirus epicenter Wuhan in China, were taken to makeshift quarantine facility of Indo Tibetan Border Police’s (ITBP) at Chhawla here on Thursday.
NATCONPH 2020 to focus on ‘Emerging Trends in Modern Health Sciences’
Feb 27, 2020, at 08:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The two-day 10th National Conference on Pharmacy & Healthcare (NATCONPH 2020) would be hosted by School of Health Sciences, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata, at the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata, from Feb 28.
Feb 27, 2020, at 02:34 pm
New York/IBNS: The number of new COVID-19, or coronavirus, infections outside China has outpaced those inside the country for the first time, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Himachal Pradesh: 3.6 magnitude earthquake hits ChambaÂ
Feb 26, 2020, at 06:14 pm
Shimla/UNI: Moderate intensity earthquake of 3.6 magnitude jolted parts of Chamba district of the hilly state on Wednesday.
First coronavirus case confirmed in Greece
Feb 26, 2020, at 06:08 pm
Athens/UNI: Greece on Wednesday announced the country's first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus, local media reported.
Number of COVID-19 cases rises to 32 in Taiwan
Feb 26, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Taipei/Xinhua/UNI: The total number of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases in Taiwan has increased by one to 32, according to the island's epidemic monitoring agency Wednesday.
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Feb 26, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time when fresh cases of coronavirus outbreak are being reported from several other nations apart from China, Indians are advised to refrain from non-essential travel to Republic of Korea, Iran and Italy, the government advised people in its Travel advisory.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake rattles eastern Turkey - Seismologists
Feb 26, 2020, at 10:32 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A 5.0 magnitude earthquake has occurred in eastern Turkey, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center.
Feb 25, 2020, at 03:40 pm
New York/IBNS: Because the production of everything we eat transforms the environment, the United Nations agriculture chief told a high-level UN meeting on biodiversity that careful discussions are needed to decide on the scale of acceptable transformations.
Coronavirus: Demand for N95 masks, hand sanitizers goes through the roof in India
Feb 25, 2020, at 10:47 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the massive Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak across the globe, which has already claimed 2,698 lives majorly in China and other parts of the world, the demand for protector N95 face masks and hand sanitizers are at its peak in major Indian cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad, reports said.
Kuwait suspends flights to SKorea, Thailand, Italy amid COVID-19 outbreak
Feb 25, 2020, at 10:39 am
Doha/Sputnik/UNI: Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended flights to and from South Korea, Thailand, and Italy in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
COVID-19 not yet a pandemic, says UN health agency chief
Feb 25, 2020, at 10:35 am
New York/IBNS: While a sudden increase in new cases of COVID-19 is of concern, the spread of coronavirus is not yet a pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
China reports 508 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, 71 new deaths
Feb 25, 2020, at 10:28 am
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority said Tuesday it received reports of 508 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 71 deaths on Monday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
Fourth coronavirus related death reported in Italy
Feb 24, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Rome/Sputnik: Italy’s northern Lombardy Region has registered the third death from the new coronavirus, officially called COVID-19, which brings the total number of dead in Italy to four, Lombardy’s Councilor for Welfare Giulio Gallera said on Monday.
Over 760 coronavirus cases registered in South Korea, seven deaths reported - KCDC
Feb 24, 2020, at 10:21 am
Seoul/Sputnik: The number of people infected with the new coronavirus has gone up 763 in South Korea, with seven deaths from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) registered in the country, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
Climate change takes toll on Zimbabwe’s natural habitat, UN deputy chief observes
Feb 24, 2020, at 10:06 am
New York/IBNS: Alongside the human population, Africa’s animals are suffering greatly from the effects of climate change, which United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina Mahommed saw first-hand on Sunday in Zimbabwe.
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake registered off Southern Kuril Islands – Russian seismologists
Feb 24, 2020, at 09:47 am
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk/Sputnik:: A 5.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred off the Kuril Islands, a representative of the Sakhalin regional branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GS RAS) told Sputnik.
Ten new migratory species protected under global wildlife agreement
Feb 23, 2020, at 06:10 pm
New York/IBNS: Asian elephants, jaguars and great Indian bustards were among 10 new species added to a global wildlife agreement on Saturday.
Death toll from Coronavirus in Mainland China surpasses 2,440 : Health Commission
Feb 23, 2020, at 08:35 am
Beijing/Sputnik: The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has gone up to 2,442 in mainland China, with the total number of registered cases standing at 76,936 according to the country’s National Health Commission.
First fatality of coronavirus disease registered in Italy – Reports
Feb 22, 2020, at 04:58 pm
Rome/Sputnik/UNI: The first fatal case of the coronavirus disease, officially called COVID-19, has been registered in Italy, media reported.
S Korea confirms 142 more cases of COVID-19, 346 in total
Feb 22, 2020, at 04:56 pm
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea confirmed 142 more cases of the COVID-19 on Saturday, raising the total number of infections to 346.
Chinese leader thanks Microsoft founder for taking action against COVID-2019
Feb 22, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Beijoing/Sputnik/UNI: Chinese President Xi Jinping has written a thank-you letter to Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his spouse, Melinda, for their support of the global efforts against the COVID-2019 disease outbreak.
Xinjiang railway resumes operation after 5.1-magnitude quake
Feb 22, 2020, at 04:52 pm
Urumqi/Xinhua/UNI: Service on a pivotal railway has resumed after a 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday night.
Peng Yinhua: Wuhan doctor dies of coronavirus before wedding
Feb 22, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: At a meeting room-turned memorial hall at a Wuhan hospital, doctors and nurses wrote down their memories of Peng Yinhua on three notebooks before rushing back to treat patients infected with the novel coronavirus.
China's Liaoning, Gansu lower coronavirus response level
Feb 22, 2020, at 04:45 pm
Lanzhous/Shenyang/Xinhua/UNI: The two Chinese provinces of Liaoning and Gansu have lowered their emergency response from first-level to third-level after having reported no new coronavirus case.
Wuhan to complete nucleic acid tests for all elderly care institutions by Feb. 28
Feb 22, 2020, at 04:40 pm
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, will conduct nucleic acid tests for all elderly care institutions by Feb. 28 as some confirmed and suspected cases were reported in the facilities, local authorities said Saturday.
Indian advises citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Singapore
Feb 22, 2020, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Cabinet Secretary chaired a high-level meeting to review the status, actions taken and preparedness of States/UTs regarding management of Novel Coronavirus (COVID19), here on Saturday.
Man arrested for poaching endangered snow leopards in Mongolia
Feb 21, 2020, at 07:14 pm
Ulan Bator/Xinhua: Mongolian police have arrested a man involved in poaching endangered snow leopards, the country's Ecological Police Department (EPD) said Friday.