Maharashtra: Three new COVID-19 cases found in Jalna
May 10, 2020, at 03:39 pm
Jalna/UNI: Three new COVID-19 cases, including a pregnant woman, were detected here on Sunday, District Civil Surgeon Dr Madhukar Rathade said.
MyGovIndia profile on short video platform Likee provides Covid-19 updates
May 10, 2020, at 10:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union government’s citizen engagement platform MyGovIndia has launched an official profile on Likee App, a short video platform by Singapore-based BIGO Technology Pte Ltd.
ICMR partners with BBIL to develop indigenous COVID-19 vaccine
May 10, 2020, at 02:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday announced to partner with the Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) to develop a fully indigenous vaccine for Covid-19 using the virus strain isolated at ICMR's National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, reports said.
First Covid-19 patient given plasma therapy in UP dies
May 09, 2020, at 08:26 pm
Lucknow/UNI: In a set back to the plasma therapy treatment for Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh, the first patient, who was given plasma therapy and was recovering, died here at the King George Medical University (KGMU) on Saturday.
India's Covid tally nears 60,000 mark, toll close to 2,000
May 09, 2020, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Covid-19 tally in the south Asian country India is nearing 60,000 with almost 2,000 of them dying as 36 states and union territories are set to enter into the last week of the lockdown.
U'khand records four more Covid cases, tally reaches 67
May 09, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Dehradun/UNI: Uttarakhand on Saturday added four more cases to it's Novel Coronavirus tally, bringing the total number of infections to 67.
Covid 19: Cases in UP reach 3265, recovery rate goes up to 43 pc
May 09, 2020, at 05:02 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The recovery rate of Coronavirus patients in Uttar Pradesh is improving day by day even though 51 fresh positive cases on Saturday took the total tally to 3265 in the state.
West Bengal reports 108 new Covid cases in 24 hours, toll now 99
May 09, 2020, at 04:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal has reported 108 fresh Covid-19 cases besides 11 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the tally of total Coronavirus infections across the state to 1,786 on Saturday.
May 09, 2020, at 04:02 pm
New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 outbreak could trigger a humanitarian catastrophe in Haiti, endangering many years of hard-won progress in the Caribbean nation, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said on Friday.
Covid: Rajasthan records 57 new cases, three more deaths; tally reaches 3,653
May 09, 2020, at 04:00 pm
Jaipur/UNI: Rajasthan on Saturday added 57 fresh cases and three more deaths to its novel coronavirus tally, pushing the total number of infections to 3,653 and fatalities to 103.
Assam reports 15 COVID-19 positive cases in last 48 hours
May 09, 2020, at 03:47 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has reported 15 positive cases for COVID-19 in last 48 hours taking the state tally to 59.
Lessons from 40 year ‘victory over smallpox’ can be used to combat coronavirus today
May 09, 2020, at 03:45 pm
New York/IBNS: As the world confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, the 40th anniversary of the historic eradication of smallpox was marked on Friday, with the head of the UN health agency calling it “a reminder of what is possible when nations come together to fight a common health threat”.
Covid-19: Haryana records one death, six fresh cases
May 09, 2020, at 03:32 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana reported one death and six fresh Coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the state's death toll to nine and confirmed cases tally to 639.
UN virus hunters continue search for animal link to human COVID-19 infections
May 09, 2020, at 02:43 pm
New York/IBNS: The key work of tracing the animal transmission source of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection in humans is ongoing and must be carried out to prevent future health emergencies, a top UN health agency scientist said on Friday, after the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed more than 3.5 million cases of infection and 250,000 deaths globally.
Courier boy who returned from Delhi tests positive in HP
May 09, 2020, at 01:54 pm
Dharamsala/UNI: A 25 year youth who had returned to Kangra from Delhi was tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday at Tanda Medical College taking the number of infected to seven in Kangra district.
Covid cases in Delhi cross 6k mark
May 09, 2020, at 01:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: With rise in Coronavirus infections, 338 fresh cases came up in the national capital since past 24 hours, taking the tally to 6328 on Friday.
COVID-19: One more test positive in J&K
May 09, 2020, at 01:51 pm
Jammu/UNI: One more person was tested positive on Saturday in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kuwait imposes 3-week full curfew to curb rapid coronavirus spread
May 09, 2020, at 01:46 pm
Kuwait City/Xinhua/UNI: The Kuwaiti government announced late Friday a full curfew in the country for three weeks to curb the rapid rise in coronavirus cases.
UK coronavirus deaths top 31,000 as another 626 patients die
May 09, 2020, at 01:44 pm
London/Xinhua/UNI: Another 626 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 31,241, Environment Secretary George Eustice said Friday.
COVID-19 in UP: Ten more recover in Bulandshahr
May 09, 2020, at 01:42 pm
Bulandshahr/UNI: After their reports came back negative, ten people were discharged from the hospital in this Uttar Pradesh district on Saturday.
Covid-19 tally in Odisha reaches 287 with 7 fresh cases
May 09, 2020, at 01:37 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Covid 19 positive among the Surat returnees continued to rise in Odisha as the tally reached 287 with the report of 17 fresh cases ,16 of them being Surat returnees.
COVID-19 positive cases in Karnataka touches 789
May 09, 2020, at 01:33 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: With the reporting of 36 fresh cases of novel coronavirus, 12 from Bengaluru Urban and 10 from Uttara Kannada district, the total number of persons contracted with the disease, in Karnataka was surged to 789 on Saturday.
China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases for 35 consecutive days
May 09, 2020, at 12:54 pm
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province on Friday, the provincial health commission said Saturday.
Mexico reports 1,906 new COVID-19 cases, 199 more deaths
May 09, 2020, at 12:46 pm
Mexico City/Xinhua/UNI: Mexico reported 1,906 new COVID-19 cases and 199 more deaths during the last 24 hours, bringing the total cases in the country to 31,522 cases and the death toll to 3,160, the country's health ministry said on Friday.
NYC kid dies of syndrome possibly linked to COVID-19
May 09, 2020, at 12:12 pm
New York/Xinhua/UNI: A five-year-old boy in New York City (NYC) has died from a rare syndrome potentially associated with COVID-19, raising new concerns about the pandemic's full impact on children.
Maharashtra: Three new nCoV cases in Kolhapur
May 09, 2020, at 12:10 pm
Kolhapur/UNI: A total of three persons, two from Ajara tehsil and one from Chandgad tehsil, who had come from Mumbai, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday morning.
South Africa sees highest single-day surge in COVID-19 cases
May 09, 2020, at 12:07 pm
Cape Town/Xinhua/UNI: South Africa on Friday reported 663 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the highest number since March 5 when the country reported its first case, raising the total number of cases in the country to 8,895.
May 09, 2020, at 10:40 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam government has transferred the Deputy Commissioner of Cachar district after 10 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the district in last 48 hours.
Hydroxychloroquine: First large study does not support routine use in COVID-19 patients
May 09, 2020, at 10:14 am
New York/IBNS: A study of nearly 1,400 patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease at a single New York hospital found that patients who received the drug fared no better than patients who did not receive the drug.
India's COVID-19 positive cases tally inches towards 60000 mark
May 09, 2020, at 09:42 am
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: With 3320 more people testing positive in past 24 hours, the total number of novel coronavirus cases in India touched 59,662 on Saturday, as per government data released.