Over 30 countries assisting China to combat novel coronavirus – Foreign Ministry

Feb 14, 2020, at 06:37 pm

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China is grateful to more than 30 countries and four international organizations for sending necessary medical supplies to aid the country contain the spread of the new strain of coronavirus, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Friday.

Full team of WHO experts to arrive in China over weekend

Feb 14, 2020, at 06:30 pm

Geneva/Xinhua/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that all members of a WHO team of international experts are expected to arrive in China over the weekend to work with their Chinese colleagues against the novel coronavirus pneumonia.

Jack Ma Foundation donates another 1.4 mln USD for coronavirus drug development

Feb 14, 2020, at 06:25 pm

Hangzhou/Xinhua/UNI:  The Jack Ma Foundation has announced that it will donate 10 million yuan (1.43 million U.S. dollars) to the research group led by Chinese respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan to support the development of novel coronavirus drugs.

Japan allocates 94 million USD to combat novel Coronavirus

Feb 14, 2020, at 06:20 pm

Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: The Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday said it will use reserve funds amounting to 10.3 billion yen (about 93.8 million US dollars) to cover measures to combat the novel coronavirus.

Gay and bisexual men have higher rate of skin cancer: Study

Feb 14, 2020, at 05:31 pm

Boston/IBNS: In the largest study of skin cancer rates among gay, lesbian or bisexual individuals, investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital report important differences in skin cancer prevalence among sexual minorities.

Valentine's Day: Smelling your lover’s shirt could improve your sleep, says study

Feb 14, 2020, at 05:22 pm

Toronto/IBNS: The scent of a romantic partner can improve sleep, suggests new psychology research from the University of British Columbia.

Singapore: Two more Bangladesh nationals infected with coronavirus

Feb 14, 2020, at 04:59 pm

Singapore City/IBNS: Two more Bangladeshi migrant workers, who are currently in Singapore, have been infected nu coronavirus, country's officials said.

Coronavirus death toll in China reaches 1,380

Feb 14, 2020, at 09:46 am

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people, who have been infected with a new coronavirus across China, has reached 63,851, with 1,380 patients having died, the National Health Commission said on Friday.

Outside China, Coronavirus transmission ‘iceberg’ may not be as big as feared

Feb 14, 2020, at 08:57 am

New York/IBNS: As infections from COVID-19 coronavirus continue to rise, a senior UN health expert on Thursday said that there were some indications that disease transmission outside China might not be the tip of the “iceberg” that had been feared.

Political commitment at highest levels leading govt’s response on Coronavirus: Harsh Vardhan

Feb 13, 2020, at 08:30 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid a global scared over the deadly Novel Coronavirus threat, which had an outbreak in China and claimed over 1100 lives so far, Union Health Minister Harsha Vardhan on Thursday asserted that political commitment at the highest levels is leading the government’s response on the matter.

DR Congo Ebola outbreak still an international public health concern

Feb 13, 2020, at 01:14 pm

New York/IBNS: The Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains an international public health concern, experts meeting in Geneva concluded on Wednesday.

UN health agency developing COVID-19 virus treatment master plan

Feb 13, 2020, at 01:05 pm

New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) is developing a master plan for coordinating clinical trials that could lead to potential therapies for patients infected with the COVID-19 virus, the agency’s chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced on Wednesday.

Only coronavirus infected person in Tibet discharged

Feb 12, 2020, at 07:22 pm

Beijing/UNI: The only person infected with a deadly new strain of coronavirus in China’s autonomous region-- Tibet has been discharged from hospital, making the region the only area in the country to be free of the infection, the state-owned China Central Television broadcaster reported on Wednesday.

$683 million appeal to deliver reproductive health services, where they’re most needed

Feb 12, 2020, at 10:30 am

New York/IBNS: With more than half of all maternal deaths occurring in countries affected by humanitarian crises and fragility, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is calling for greater international support to provide life-saving reproductive health and protection services in these locations.

Meeting of top scientists underway to slow coronavirus spread

Feb 12, 2020, at 10:12 am

New York/IBNS: Deaths from the coronavirus epidemic have surpassed 1,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Tuesday, as hundreds of health experts began meeting at its headquarters in Geneva to help halt the spread of the disease, now officially known as COVID-19.

Singapore: Bangladeshi worker infected with coronavirus

Feb 12, 2020, at 09:52 am

Singapore City/IBNS: Singapore has confirmed that a Bangladeshi national has been infected by coronavirus.

106 coronavirus patients discharged from hospital in Wenzhou

Feb 11, 2020, at 06:33 pm

Wenzhou/Xinhua/UNI: The eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou on Tuesday discharged seven more patients infected with the novel coronavirus from hospital, local authorities said.

Act now to prevent Desert Locust catastrophe in Horn of Africa: UN agencies

Feb 11, 2020, at 09:46 am

New York/IBNS: With the rainy season fast approaching, countries in the Horn of Africa are in a race against time to tackle a Desert Locust invasion amidst ongoing humanitarian challenges, the United Nations warned on Monday.

Coronavirus outbreak in China: Death toll touches 1000

Feb 11, 2020, at 09:32 am

Beijing/IBNS: The coronavirus outbreak in China has claimed over 1000 lives in the country so far, media reports said on Tuesday.

Over 60 more test positive for novel coronavirus on cruise ship in Japan

Feb 10, 2020, at 06:50 pm

Tokyo/Xinhua: Test results showed that more than 60 additional people on a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama are infected with the novel coronavirus, the Japanese Health Ministry said Monday.

First novel coronavirus patient in the Philippines discharged from hospital

Feb 10, 2020, at 05:47 pm

Manila/Xinhua/UNI: The first novel coronavirus patient in the Philippines has been discharged from the hospital after testing negative for the virus, the country's Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo said Monday.

Skin cancer diagnosis apps are unreliable and poorly regulated: Study

Feb 10, 2020, at 04:40 pm

London/IBNS: Smartphone apps used as ‘early warning systems’ for skin cancer are poorly regulated and frequently cannot be relied upon to produce accurate results, according to new analysis by experts at the University of Birmingham.

China's Hubei reports 2,618 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection

Feb 10, 2020, at 09:16 am

Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Central China's Hubei Province, center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 2,618 new confirmed cases and 91 new deaths local health authorities said Monday.

Coronavirus outbreak in China: 97 patients die in a day

Feb 10, 2020, at 08:49 am

Beijing/IBNS: China recorded nearly 97 new Coronavirus deaths in a day taking the toll to 908, media reports said on Monday.

Spain confirms second coronavirus case in country - Health Ministry

Feb 09, 2020, at 10:52 pm

Madrid/Sputnik/UNI: The Spanish Health Ministry said on Sunday that the second coronavirus case was confirmed in the country after a tourist from the United Kingdom, who was living in Spain’s Majorca island, got infected.

Taiwan reports first novel coronavirus infection without symptom

Feb 09, 2020, at 09:49 pm

Taipei/Xinhua/UNI: Taiwan confirmed the 18th novel coronavirus pneumonia case, also the first without symptoms, the island's epidemic monitoring agency said Sunday.

In 2018 and 2019, one extreme weather event happened almost every month in India: Report

Feb 09, 2020, at 06:49 pm

Nimli/Alwar/IBNS: The continuity and intensity of extreme weather events in India in the 2018-19 period has taken even climate scientists and meteorologists by complete surprise, says the latest State of India’s Environment Annual, which was released here today by Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot.

1st and only coronavirus patient in Cambodia fully recovers

Feb 09, 2020, at 05:50 pm

Phnom Penh/Xinhua/UNI: The first and only novel coronavirus patient in Cambodia has fully recovered and will be discharged from the hospital on Monday, said a news release from the Health Ministry's Communicable Disease Control Department (CDCD) on Sunday.

Coronavirus in India: No new case reported

Feb 09, 2020, at 04:46 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: As death toll due to coronavirus outbreak crossed 800 in China, India stepped up monitoring of the virus outbreak, putting 9,452 people under community surveillance in 32 states or UTs.

Number of coronavirus cases in South Korea rises to 27 - Health Authorities

Feb 09, 2020, at 04:33 pm

Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: Two more people have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus in South Korea, which has brought the number of confirmed cases in the country to 27, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Sunday.