COVID-19 death toll in India reaches 21

Mar 28, 2020, at 01:15 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi/IBNS: The COVID-19 death toll in India reached 21 as a 69-year old man, who had tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus, died at Kochi Medical College on Saturday.

COVID-19: 17 people test negative in Himachal Pradesh

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:34 am

Shimla/UNI:  Giving information about the status of Covid-19 in the state, Additional Chief Secretary (Health) RD Dhiman said that on Friday samples of 17 people were tested negative against covid-19 in the state.

Tamil Nadu: Revenue officials quarantine 12 Indonesians in mosque

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:32 am

Thanjavur/UNI:  The revenue officials have quarantined 12 Indonesian nationals at a mosque at Adhiramapattinam in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu.

Seventy-eight new cases of COVID-19 reported in New Zealand

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:26 am

Wellington, Mar 28 (Xinhua) New Zealand reported 78 new confirmed and five probable cases of COVID-19 on Saturday morning, bringing the total number of infections to 451 in the country.

COVID-19: Five injured over clashes of suspected infection in Maharashtra

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:21 am

Aurangabad,Maharashtra/UNI: Five people were injuired at Sonwadi Budruk village in Paithan Taluka of district after clashes erupted between villagers and a youth over the issue of suspected infection of COVID-19 to his family as he returned recently from Pune, sources said on Saturday.

First patient dies of COVID-19 in Brunei: reports

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:16 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI:  The first patient has died of the coronavirus disease in Brunei, media reported on Saturday, citing the national Ministry of Health.

Vietnam's COVID-19 cases rise to 169

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:15 am

Hanoi/Xinhua/UNI:  Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Saturday morning confirmed six new cases of novel coronavirus infection, one Danish and five Vietnamese, bringing the total cases in the country to 169.

Kanyakumari: Elderly man admitted in isolation ward of KGMCH, dies

Mar 28, 2020, at 11:02 am

Kanyakumari/UNI: A sexagenarian, who was admitted to the Kanyakumari Government Medical College Hospital (KGMCH) here in the isolation ward for COVID-19, died on Saturday morning.

Togo reports its first death case of COVID-19

Mar 28, 2020, at 10:56 am

Lome/Xinhua/UNI: Togo, which has registered 25 COVID-19 cases, reported its first case of death caused by the contagious disease on Friday night.

COVID19: India enters fourth day of lockdown today

Mar 28, 2020, at 09:53 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India is observing its fourth day of lockdown on Saturday to fight the spread of COVID 19 as the virus has so far infected over 800 people in the country and left 19 people dead.

UK pledges £544 million to find Coronavirus Vaccine

Mar 27, 2020, at 08:28 pm

London/IBNS: The UK Government has pledged an additional £210 million of support to accelerate work to find a coronavirus vaccine, in an announcement following a virtual summit of G20 leaders.

Researchers predict potential spread and seasonality for COVID 19 based on climate where virus appears to thrive

Mar 27, 2020, at 07:09 pm

Washington/IBNS: Researchers at the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the Global Virus Network (GVN) predict that COVID-19 will follow a seasonal pattern similar to other respiratory viruses like seasonal flu. They base this on weather modeling data in countries where the virus has taken hold and spread within the community.

Four more test positive for Coronavirus in Kashmir

Mar 27, 2020, at 06:36 pm

Srinagar/UNI:  Four more persons, including two with international travel history, on Friday, tested positive for Coronavirus in Kashmir valley, bringing the total number of infected people to 13.

Coronavirus pandemic could have caused 40 million deaths if left unchecked: Study

Mar 27, 2020, at 06:24 pm

London/IBNS: The outbreak of COVID-19 would likely have caused 40 million deaths this year in the absence of any preventative measures.

Corona positive cases moves up to 19 in Haryana

Mar 27, 2020, at 06:06 pm

Chandigarh/uni: Haryana on Friday reported a fresh case of coronavirus, taking the total number of cases to 19.

Low risk of Coronavirus spreading through tears: Study

Mar 27, 2020, at 05:36 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.

Death toll of coronavirus cases touches 2,378 in Iran

Mar 27, 2020, at 05:32 pm

Tehra/UNI: Iran's Health Ministry on Friday announced 144 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the death toll to 2,378 across the country, according to IRNA news agency reported.

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.

Coronavirus : Assam government working to setup two large quarantine centres with capacity of 2000 people

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.