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India adds almost 10,000 fresh Covid cases, sees biggest single-day spike

Jun 11, 2020, at 11:05 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Adding almost 10,000 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, India, the country of 1.3 billion people, on Thursday witnessed the biggest jump in the number of infections.

Virus DNA spread across hospital ward in 10 hours: Study

Jun 10, 2020, at 05:02 pm

New York: Virus DNA left on a hospital bed rail was found in nearly half of all sites sampled across a ward within 10 hours and persisted for at least five days, according to a new study by UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). 

Repetitive negative thinking linked to dementia risk, study finds

Jun 10, 2020, at 05:00 pm

Persistently engaging in negative thinking patterns may raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, finds a new UCL-led study. 

Lung development may explain why some non-smokers get COPD and some heavy smokers do not: Study

Jun 10, 2020, at 04:53 pm

New YorK: According to a new study, people with small airways relative to the size of their lungs may have a lower breathing capacity and, consequently, an increased risk for COPD—even if they don’t smoke or have any other risk factors.

Disadvantaged former smokers are more likely to use e-cigarettes to quit: Study

Jun 10, 2020, at 04:51 pm

People from lower socioeconomic groups in England have higher rates of e-cigarette use compared with more affluent groups among those who have quit smoking, according to a new UCL-led study. 

8 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Palestine

Jun 10, 2020, at 04:48 pm

Ramallah/Xinhua: Palestine on Wednesday declared the total number of coronavirus cases in the country has climbed up to 662, after eight new cases were confirmed in the West Bank since Tuesday night.

Singapore to begin human clinical trials on potential coronavirus treatment - Reports

Jun 10, 2020, at 04:26 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Singapore will begin human clinical trials on a domestically developed treatment candidate for the coronavirus next week, media reported Wednesday.

Ghana's COVID-19 cases surpass 10,000

Jun 10, 2020, at 04:14 pm

Accra/Xinhua/UNI: The number of people infected by the novel coronavirus in Ghana has increased to 10,201, with 291 more cases confirmed as of Wednesday morning, according to data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS).

Chhattisgarh: Active COVID-19 cases touch 884

Jun 10, 2020, at 04:11 pm

Raipur/UNI: The number of active COVID-19 positive cases in Chhattisgarh rose to 884 on Wednesday after detection of 29 new COVID-19 (Corona virus) infected persons during last 12 hours.

India records more recoveries than active cases for the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19

Jun 10, 2020, at 04:04 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: For the first time since Covid-19 outbreak in India, the number of patients recovered from the disease have exceeded the active cases even as the country's tally soared to 2,76,583 with 9,985 new infections.

Coronavirus: Youth succumbs in UP's Bareilly

Jun 10, 2020, at 02:24 pm

Badaun/UNI: A COVID-19 positive youth, hailing from this Uttar Pradesh district, succumbed to the infection while receiving treatment in Bareilly.

Covid-19: 12 migrant workers test positive in UP's Siddharthnagar

Jun 10, 2020, at 02:17 pm

Siddharthnagar/UNI: With 12 migrant labourers returning from other states testing positive for the novel coronavirus, the total number of patients increased to 163 in this Uttar Pradesh district on Wednesday.

Chinese mainland reports 3 new imported COVID-19 cases

Jun 10, 2020, at 09:32 am

Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported three new imported COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,786, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.

Six COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

Jun 10, 2020, at 09:27 am

Beijing/Xinhua: Six COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Tuesday, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.

WHO sparks confusion saying asymptomatic Covid-19 spread 'very rare', backtracks later

Jun 09, 2020, at 11:26 pm

Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday clarified its comment that coronavirus transmission from asymptomatic individuals is "very rare" after the same created confusion among the people and contradicted United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guideline.

COVID-19 cases in West Bengal near 9000-mark, death count reaches 415

Jun 09, 2020, at 08:20 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: With 372 new cases of novel coronavirus reported in last 24 hours, the total tally in West Bengal has reached 8985, including 4950 active cases, 415 deaths and 3620 discharges, reports said on Tuesday.

Rajasthan records 75 pc COVID-19 recovery

Jun 09, 2020, at 04:21 pm

Jaipur/UNI:  Despite registering more than 11,000 COVID-19 cases so far, Rajasthan has clocked 75 per cent recovery, an achievement which most-affected states have till yet failed to attain.

Covid-19: cases in Rajasthan cross 11,000 mark

Jun 09, 2020, at 04:15 pm

Jaipur/UNI: As many as 144 Coronavirus cases were registered during the past 24 hours in Rajasthan taking the total confirmed infections in the state to 11,020.

COVID-19 cases in Delhi can reach 5.5 lakh by July 31: Manish Sisodia

Jun 09, 2020, at 04:08 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The community spread of COVID-19 in Delhi has not started yet, but the outbreak will increase rapidly in the coming days and the number of infected can touch 5.5 lakh by July 31.

Libya records highest daily COVID-19 count since start of outbreak

Jun 09, 2020, at 03:55 pm

Benghazi, Libya/Sputnik/UNI:  Libyan health officials have registered the highest daily increase of 62 COVID-19 cases since the start of the outbreak, what brings the total of infections to 332, the National Center for Disease Control said early on Tuesday.

South Korea reports 38 more COVID-19 cases, 11,852 in total

Jun 09, 2020, at 09:28 am

Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea reported 38 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of 0:00 a.m. Tuesday local time, raising the total number of infections to 11,852.

No time to take ‘foot off the pedal’ as coronavirus pandemic worsens: WHO

Jun 09, 2020, at 09:01 am

New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening globally, with more than 136,000 cases recorded on Sunday: the highest number in a single day, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Coronavirus situation improving in Europe, worsening globally: WHO

Jun 09, 2020, at 12:13 am

Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said while the situation owing to coronavirus pandemic in the European countries is improving, the same is 'worsening globally.'

Assam reports 95 new cases for COVID-19, state tally surges to 2776

Jun 08, 2020, at 11:04 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Monday reported 95 new cases for COVID-19, taking the state tally to 2776.

Two doctors die due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh

Jun 08, 2020, at 05:28 pm

DhakaIBNS: Two doctors have died in Bangladesh due to COVID-19, media reports said.

Afghanistan reports 575 New Covid-19 cases

Jun 08, 2020, at 04:51 pm

Kabul/UNI:  Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health on Monday said 575 new cases of COVID-19 have been discovered from the 978 samples tested in the past 24 hours.

47,74,434 samples tested for Covid-19 till date, says ICMR

Jun 08, 2020, at 01:16 pm

New Delhi/UNI: A total of 47,74,434 samples were tested across the country for Covid-19 till Monday morning, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said in its update here.

Maharashtra surpasses China in Covid infections as India's tally crosses 2,56,000

Jun 08, 2020, at 11:40 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra on Monday surpassed Covid-19 epicentre China as the Novel Coronavirus tally in the western state of the vast country is almost touching 86,000.

China Records 4 New COVID-19 Cases, No Related Deaths in Past 24 Hours - Authorities

Jun 08, 2020, at 09:22 am

Beijing/Sputnik: China has registered four new coronavirus cases across the country over the past 24 hours, with no people having died of the disease, the National Health Commission said.

New Zealand witnesses no active cases of COVID-19 for first time

Jun 08, 2020, at 09:13 am

Wellington/UNI: The Ministry of Health reported no active cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand for the first time on Monday, with the last person having recovered from the virus.