‘Overwhelmed’ health systems have little room for sick refugees, migrants, UN agencies warn
Apr 04, 2020, at 01:57 pm
New York/IBNS: Four prominent United Nations system entities have called on countries to protect refugees, migrants, stateless persons and those forcibly displaced by disasters and conflict – some of the world’s most vulnerable populations – against the rapidly expanding COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus cases in UP touches 200 after Nizamuddin attendees test positive
Apr 04, 2020, at 01:54 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The number of COVID-19 cases in the state reached the 200-mark with 48 people having links to Delhi's Tablighi Jamaat congregation testing positive for the virus.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases cross 2900-mark in India
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The total number of Novel Coronavirus confirmed cases in India on Saturday morning shot up to 2902, with casualties touching 68, officials said.
China registers 19 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, 4 people died – authorities
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:40 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China has registered 18 new imported cases of COVID-19 and one case of internal transmission within the past 24 hours, with four people having died of the disease, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.
Maharashtra: 68 new COVID-19 cases take toll to 491
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:37 pm
Pune/UNI: 68 new Coronavirus positive cases have been reported in Maharashtra in 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 491.
New Zealand confirms 82 new COVID-19 cases
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:35 pm
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: The New Zealand government on Saturday afternoon reported 82 new COVID-19 cases, making the total infections to 950 in the country.
Young people discharged after being treated for COVID-19 may retest positive: Study
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:34 pm
Beijing/UNI: A study conducted by scientists from China and the United States have found that 14.5 per cent of people discharged from hospital after being treated for Covid-19 later retested positive for infection.
Panic grips Odisha as Covid-19 cases rise to 20
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:30 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Panic gripped the capital city Bhubaneswar as the novel coronavirus positive cases rose to 20 with a majority of 14 cases tested positive in the state capital alone.
First COVID-19 case confirmed in Falkland Islands- Government
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The government of the Falkland Islands has confirmed the first case of COVID-19 on the archipelago.
Iraq's COVID-19 cases rise to 820
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:02 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Iraqi Health Ministry on Friday confirmed a total of 820 COVID-19 cases and up to 54 deaths across the country.
Thane: Medical professionals seek insurance cover from state government
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:02 pm
Thane/UNI: Medical professionals from Thane have sought insurance cover from the state government.
COVID-19 death toll reaches 284, total cases climb to 7,028 in Africa: Africa CDC
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:00 pm
Addis Ababa/Xinhua/UNI: The death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent has reached 284 as confirmed positive cases surpassed 7,028, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) revealed on Friday.
Eight new cases take Assam's COVID 19 tally to 24
Apr 04, 2020, at 11:58 am
Guwahati/UNI: The COVID 19 positive tally in Assam has touched 24 with eight new cases confirmed on Friday.
Japan to house COVID-19 patients in hotels as hospitals feel strain
Apr 04, 2020, at 11:53 am
Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: Japan's health ministry on Friday said that local governments will be advised to accommodate coronavirus patients with mild symptoms in hotels, as urban areas in particular are facing a shortage of healthcare facilities amid a spike in COVID-19 cases.
COVID-19: Mob attacks policemen in Karnataka for not allowing Friday prayers in Mosque
Apr 04, 2020, at 11:52 am
Hubli/UNI: Three policemen were injured at Aralikatti Oni in the city after a mob attacked them with stones for not allowing them to offer Friday Namaz in a local Mosque.
Ramaiah Medical College Hospital keeps 200 beds for Coronavirus cases
Apr 04, 2020, at 11:50 am
Bengaluru, Apr 3 (UNI) In a major initiative to combat COVID-19 spread, Super Speciality Ramaiah Medical College Hospital here has earmarked 200 beds ready to face any surge.
COVID-19 hits India : Six more CISF personnel test positive
Apr 04, 2020, at 09:36 am
Thane/UNI: With six more members of the CISF stationed at Kharghar testing positive the total of positive cases of the jawans of the BSF has now now gone up to 11, a health report said here.
Pittsburgh School of Medicine announces potential vaccine against COVID-19 in new study
Apr 03, 2020, at 09:01 pm
Pennsylvania/IBNS: Giving a ray of hope, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists announced a potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic across the world.
Kalimpong: Six new COVID-19 patients admitted to North Bengal Hospital
Apr 03, 2020, at 05:40 pm
Kalimpong/UNI: Six people, four of them females, have been admitted to the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) with COVID-19, according to the chief medical officer of health and family welfare of Kalimpong district.
Covid-19 positive cases move up to touch six in Odisha
Apr 03, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The sixth COVID-19 positive case in Odisha was detected in Cuttack city, with recent travel history to Delhi, State Health and Family Welfare department sources here said today.
BEST staffer tests positive for Covid-19 in Mumbai
Apr 03, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Pune/UNI: A Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) employee tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.
COVID19: WHO calls for stronger whole of society approach in South-East Asia Region
Apr 03, 2020, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amidst rapid spread of COVID19 and continuing challenges, the World Health Organization today emphasized on a stronger whole of society and whole of government effort in South-East Asia Region to prevent a long-haul with the pandemic and avert further loss of precious human and other resources.
Twelve COVID-19 related deaths reported in India since yesterday: Govt
Apr 03, 2020, at 05:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Friday said 12 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported in India since Thursday.
S.Korea's reported COVID-19 cases top 10,000
Apr 03, 2020, at 05:23 pm
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea's reported cases of the COVID-19 topped 10,000 as of midnight Friday local time as 86 more cases were confirmed for the past 24 hours.
COVID-19: Third patient tests positive in Dharavi
Apr 03, 2020, at 03:07 pm
Pune/UNI: Third positive case was reported on Friday in Asia's largest slum area in Mumbai's Dharavi in as many days.
COVID-19: India's tally crosses 2,300 with 56 deaths; 156 cured
Apr 03, 2020, at 03:03 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The total number of COVID-19 infections in India reached to 2,301 on Friday morning, with three fresh casualties and 228 new Coronavirus cases reported across the country till Thursday evening.
COVID-19 should not herald rollback in rights for people with autism: UN chief
Apr 03, 2020, at 12:00 pm
New York/IBNS: The rights of persons with autism must be taken into account in efforts to address the COVID-19 coronavirus: “a public health crisis unlike any other in our lifetimes”, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday.
S.Korea's reported COVID-19 cases top 10,000
Apr 03, 2020, at 11:08 am
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea's reported cases of the COVID-19 topped 10,000 as of midnight Friday local time as 86 more cases were confirmed for the past 24 hours.
WHO says worldwide number of COVID-19 cases reaches 900,306, with over 45,000 fatalities
Apr 03, 2020, at 11:02 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The worldwide number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease has reached 900,306, with 45,693 having died of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on late Thursday.
COVID-19: Confirmed global cases crosses one million mark
Apr 03, 2020, at 10:54 am
Washington/UNI: The worldwide number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease have surged passed one million, said Johns Hopkins University in its latest report.