Single-use plastic bag ban goes into effect in New York
Mar 02, 2020, at 09:09 am
New York/Xinhua/UNI: A ban on single-use plastic bags officially took effect in the U.S. state of New York on Sunday, though the state will wait until April 1 to penalize stores that violate the ban.
UK confirms 12 more COVID-19 cases
Mar 02, 2020, at 08:55 am
London/Xinhua/UNI: Britain has confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the country's total number of infections to 35, according to British health authorities.
Astronomers detect biggest explosion ever seen in the universe
Mar 02, 2020, at 08:42 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: Astronomers detected the biggest explosion ever seen in the universe, coming from a black hole in a distant galaxy cluster hundreds of millions of light years away.
Italy’s Coronavirus infection tally reaches 1,577 with 34 deaths : official
Mar 02, 2020, at 08:36 am
Rome/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Italy has reached 1,577 and five more died, bringing the death toll to 34, the civil protection chief said Sunday.
Number of Coronavirus cases in Spain reaches 58 : reports
Mar 01, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people infected with the coronavirus disease, officially named COVID-19, has reached 58 in Spain, media reported on Saturday.
South Korea now has over 3,500 confirmed Coronavirus cases : KCDC
Mar 01, 2020, at 10:27 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: South Korea has registered 376 more coronavirus cases, which brings the total number of those infected with COVID-19 in the country to 3,526 according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
Kolkata ranks third in poor air quality, Dhaka stands in fourth place
Mar 01, 2020, at 10:20 pm
Dhaka/Kolkata/UNI: Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka has ranked fourth for poor air in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday.
UN health agency warns against coronavirus COVID-19 criminal scams
Mar 01, 2020, at 07:31 pm
New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that criminals are taking advantage of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, to steal money or sensitive information.
Qatar confirms first case of coronavirus
Feb 29, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Doha/IBNS: Qatar on Saturday confirmed the first case of coronavirus infection in the country.
Himachal Pradesh: Mild quake hits Chamba district
Feb 29, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Shimla/UNI: An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale hit Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on early Saturday.
S Korea confirms 813 more cases of COVID-19, 3,150 in total
Feb 29, 2020, at 04:35 pm
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea confirmed 813 more cases of the COVID-19 on Saturday, raising the total number of infections to 3,150.
Turkey suspends flights to Italy due to coronavirus
Feb 29, 2020, at 04:34 pm
Ankara/UNI: The Turkish Airlines on Saturday announced the suspension of its flights to Italy due to coronavirus outbreak that has so far claimed 14 lives in the European country.
Kochi: Man admitted in Medical College Hospital for suspected coronavirus infection dies
Feb 29, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Kochi/UNI: A 36-year-old man, who was admitted to the government Medical College Hospital, at Kalamassery here with suspected coronavirus infection, died on Saturday, though he was tested negative for the disease.
China's Hubei reports 423 new coronavirus cases
Feb 29, 2020, at 12:10 pm
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 423 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 45 new deaths on Friday, the provincial health commission said Saturday.
Bill Gates says COVID-19 could be once-in-a-century pathogen
Feb 29, 2020, at 12:07 pm
New York/Xinhua/UNI: COVID-19 could be a once-in-a-century pathogen and the world should respond effectively, said Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in an article published Friday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
New US coronavirus case confirmed in Santa Clara, California - Reports
Feb 29, 2020, at 12:04 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: A new case of the coronavirus has been confirmed in Santa Clara County in northern California, the Washington Post reported.
Chinese ambassador calls for China-US cooperation amid coronavirus epidemic
Feb 29, 2020, at 12:03 pm
Washington/Xinhua: UNI: Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai called on Beijing and Washington to cooperate to address global challenges, warning against "political virus" disseminated by politically-motivated people.
Five people who contacted coronavirus-infected Iranian hospitalised in Moscow
Feb 29, 2020, at 11:42 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Five people who contacted a coronavirus-infected citizen of Iran during his transit stay in Moscow have been hospitalized to the Russian capital’s infectious diseases hospital, the virus was not found in them, the center for monitoring and control of the coronavirus situation reported.
Coronavirus COVID-19 risk increased to ‘very high’ but containment still possible
Feb 29, 2020, at 10:37 am
New York/IBNS: Countries must act quickly and robustly to contain the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization said on Friday, as it raised the global risk assessment of the infection to “very high”.
Coronavirus cases in France double to 38 : Health Ministry
Feb 28, 2020, at 12:43 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in France has risen to 38, Minister of Social Affairs and Health Olivier Veran said Thursday.
650 coronavirus cases confirmed in Italy, recoveries rise
Feb 28, 2020, at 12:37 pm
Rome/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 650 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Italy, an increase by 122 cases compared to the previous count provided by authorities at midday Thursday.
Apple CEO optimistic about China putting coronavirus under control
Feb 28, 2020, at 12:33 pm
San Fransisco/Xinhua/UNI: Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook is optimistic that the coronavirus epidemic is getting under control in China as the number of infections continues to fall, the FOX Business Network reported Thursday.
S.Korea confirms 256 more cases of COVID-19, 2,022 in total
Feb 28, 2020, at 12:32 pm
Seoul/Xinhua: South Korea confirmed 256 more cases of the COVID-19 on Friday, raising the total number of infections to 2,022.
Novel Coronavirus death toll in mainland China rises to 2,788 : Health authorities
Feb 28, 2020, at 12:29 pm
Bejing, Feb 28 (Sputnik) - The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in mainland China has risen by 44 to 2,788, the number of confirmed cases has increased by 327 to 78,824, the state health committee said Friday.
Number of Coronavirus Disease Cases in Spain Rises From 14 to 23 : Reports
Feb 28, 2020, at 12:27 pm
Moscow/Sputni/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Spain has risen to 23, El Pais newspaper reported.
Kerala: Two mild earthquakes hit Idukki district
Feb 28, 2020, at 12:20 pm
Idukki/UNI: Two mild earthquakes occurred near Idukki reservoir in this district of Kerala.
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.