Over 80 protesters wanted in Hong Kong escape to Taiwan: Reports
Jan 27, 2020, at 05:20 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: More than 80 protesters whom the Hong Kong authorities suspect of participating in the unrest during anti-government protests have fled the special administrative region to Taiwan, media reported on Monday, citing police sources.
Humanitarian situation in Syria’s Northeast, refugee camps still serious: ICRC
Jan 27, 2020, at 05:16 pm
Davos/Sputnik/UNI: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) considers the situation in refugee camps in northeastern Syria to be very concerning, ICRC President Peter Maurer told Sputnik.
Growth of Global coronavirus disease rate starts decreasing: Russian Agency
Jan 27, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The growth of the global coronavirus disease rate has started decreasing, as the growth coefficient has dropped to 1.3 after standing at 1.5, the head of the Russian Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare said on Monday.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits Wuhan
Jan 27, 2020, at 04:23 pm
Beijing/IBNS: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday visited Wuhan city in China, the place which is being considered as the centre from where Coronavirus spread.
Five cases of new coronavirus confirmed in US
Jan 27, 2020, at 09:39 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: Five people in the United States, all of whom visited the central Chinese city of Wuhan, have been infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), said an official of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday.
China's Hubei reports 371 new cases of novel coronavirus
Jan 27, 2020, at 09:36 am
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Central China's Hubei Province reported 371 new confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and 24 new deaths on Sunday, the provincial health authorities said Monday.
Wuhan authorities closing city borders until end of month amid Coronavirus outbreak
Jan 27, 2020, at 09:32 am
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: Chinese citizens will not be allowed to enter or leave the city of Wuhan, where the current coronavirus outbreak started, until the end of the month, the city’s migration authorities said in a statement on Monday.
Coronavirus outbreak in China: 80 people die, national new year holiday extended
Jan 27, 2020, at 09:11 am
Beijing/IBNS: The outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in China has left at least 80 people dead so far, media reports said.
China may start importing protective gear to contain deadly virus: Industry Ministry
Jan 26, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China is encountering an acute shortage of face masks and protective clothing to contain the spread of the new coronavirus due to the 40 percent drop in the production volumes during the Lunar New Year holidays and may have to import protective gear, the industry and information technology vice minister, Wang Jiangping, said on Sunday.
Canada: First case of coronavirus identified
Jan 26, 2020, at 08:10 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario’s chief medical officer of health on Sunday confirmed that the first “presumptive” case of coronavirus in Canada has been identified at Toronto’s Sunnybrook hospital.
China: Coronavirus outbreak claims 56 lives
Jan 26, 2020, at 05:21 pm
Beijing/IBNS: The outbreak of deadly coronavirus in China has claimed 56 lives in the country so far, media reports said.
Portugal registers first suspected case of novel coronavirus: Report
Jan 26, 2020, at 11:13 am
Lisbon/Sputnik: Portugal has registered the country's first suspected case of the novel coronavirus, media reported, citing the national health ministry.
Chile issues red alert over forest fire
Jan 26, 2020, at 11:07 am
Santiago/Xinhua: Local authorities of Chile's southern region of Biobio issued a red alert on Saturday after a forest fire burned 2.1 square km of vegetation.
5.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Puerto Rico
Jan 26, 2020, at 09:41 am
Washington/Xinhua: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico on Saturday, as the Caribbean island has experienced tremors nearly on a daily basis since late December.
Indian political system unprepared to tackle the realities of climate change: Amitav Ghosh
Jan 25, 2020, at 11:36 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Climate change and its grave consequences continue to be neglected at the cost of populist issues by the Indian political system, opined noted writer Amitav Ghosh on Saturday.
China tightens measures to curb cross-border spread of new coronavirus
Jan 25, 2020, at 07:26 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Outbound and inbound travelers should voluntarily report to customs officers if they feel sick with the symptoms of fever, cough and difficult breathing, according to China's customs and health authorities.
France confirms three cases of novel coronavirus infection
Jan 25, 2020, at 10:00 am
Paris/Xinhua: Three cases of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection have been confirmed in France, the Ministry for Solidarity and Health said.
Death toll from earthquake in East Turkey reaches 14 - Emergency Management Agency
Jan 25, 2020, at 09:31 am
Ankara/Sputnik The death toll from the Friday earthquake in Turkey's east has increased to 14 people, the Turkish emergency management agency said.
Haiti cholera outbreak ‘stopped in its tracks’
Jan 25, 2020, at 08:56 am
New York/IBNS: After a nine-year long cholera outbreak in Haiti that killed close to 10,000 people, this week the country reached the milestone of an entire year free from any new cases of the deadly waterborne disease.
Nepal confirms first coronavirus case
Jan 25, 2020, at 07:41 am
Kathmandu/IBNS: Nepal's health authorities have confirmed the first case of coronavirus infection in the country.
Coronavirus outbreak in China: 41 people die, 1287 cases confirmed
Jan 25, 2020, at 07:05 am
Beijing/IBNS: The death from the outbreak of coronavirus outbreak in China has now touched 41, officials said on Saturday.
Wuhan university hospital in China updates guidelines on symptoms of new Coronavirus
Jan 24, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Wuhan University People’s Hospital in China on Friday released an updated version of their guidelines on how to identify a patient infected with the new strain of coronavirus.
Singapore registers two more cases of new coronavirus: Health Ministry
Jan 24, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Singapore detected two new cases of the new strain of coronavirus in the country among Chinese nationals who recently arrived from the virus-affected Wuhan, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
Two Chinese tourists in Finland hospitalised over possible coronavirus infection: Reports
Jan 24, 2020, at 04:58 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Two tourists from China’s Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, have been hospitalized in Finland with suspicion of having contracted the disease that has so far resulted in more than 20 fatalities, media reported Friday.
West Bengal and the UK join hands to tackle degradation in the Sundarbans delta
Jan 24, 2020, at 12:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal government's environment department together with the British Deputy High Commission Kolkata and the Newcastle University, UK have joined hands as a ‘force for good’ to launch Living Deltas Transdisciplinary Research Hub funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF).
Death toll from China's Coronavirus reaches 25, number of cases rises to 830- Authorities
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:37 am
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people, who died from the outbreak of the new type of coronavirus, has risen to 25, with the number of confirmed cases having reached 830, China’s National Health Commission said on Friday.
Second confirmed case of New Coronavirus registered in Japan: Reports
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:31 am
Tokyo/Sputnik/UNI: The second confirmed case of new coronavirus has been registered in Japan, media reported on Friday.
Coronavirus is not yet a global health emergency: WHO
Jan 24, 2020, at 08:59 am
New York/IBNS: The head of the UN health agency, WHO (World Health Organization), declared on Thursday that the respiratory disease Novel Coronavirus, is not yet an official Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), but warned that is an emergency in China.
ISRO plans to send Vyommitra, a lady robot in unmanned Gaganyaan spacecraft
Jan 23, 2020, at 08:37 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Indian Space Research Organisation will send ‘Vyommitra’, a lady robot in the unmanned Gaganyaan spacecraft in the run-up to the first Human Space Mission by India in December 2021.
Nine dead, 440 infected with Corona virus in China
Jan 22, 2020, at 06:57 pm
Beijing/UNI: At least nine people have died and more than 440 infected from a new pneumonia-like virus -- Corona -- that has recently originated in China, media reported on Wednesday.