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COVID-19 death toll crosses 1000-mark in India

Apr 29, 2020, at 09:29 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Wednesday said the death toll due to COVID-19 in India crossed 1000-mark.

Iran reports 1,112 new COVID-19 cases, 71 more deaths

Apr 28, 2020, at 07:31 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Tuesday reported 1,112 new cases from COVID-19, bringing the total number to 92,584, the state TV reported.

Spain sees further falls in new COVID-19 cases, deaths

Apr 28, 2020, at 07:24 pm

Madrid/Xinhua/UNI: Spain's Health Ministry on Tuesday said there have been further falls in the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in the country.

COVID-19 cases near 30,000-mark in India, death toll stands at 937

Apr 28, 2020, at 06:07 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The number of COVID-19 cases in the country is now standing at 29,974, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.

Plasma therapy in experimental stage, not yet for COVID-19 treatment unless ICMR approves it: Health Ministry

Apr 28, 2020, at 05:36 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Tuesday said using plasma therapy for COVID-19 treatment is currently in an experimental stage and there is 'no evidence to support that it can be used in treatment'.

Assam reports two fresh COVID-19 positive cases

Apr 28, 2020, at 05:18 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Tuesday reported two fresh COVID-19 positive cases and the state tally increased to 37.

Centre allows mild or pre-symptomatic Covid patients to seek home isolation

Apr 28, 2020, at 04:30 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The central government on Tuesday issued a new guideline to allow mild or pre-symptomatic Covid-19 patients to remain isolated at their homes, a system which is now widely followed by the developed nations.

COVID-19 putting routine childhood immunization in danger: UN health agency

Apr 28, 2020, at 01:27 pm

New York/IBNS: As the new coronavirus continues its relentless march across the planet, with nearly 2.9 million cases reported as of Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) remains concerned about the pandemic’s impact on other health services, especially for children.

Healthcare facilitator Practo finds significant rise in online consultation for gynaecology in India

Apr 28, 2020, at 01:02 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Practo, a healthcare facilitator, recently said that there has been a 250 per cent rise in number of Indians consulting online for gynaecology amidst Covid-19 outbreak.

Bihar: One new case in Nalanda, tally reaches 346

Apr 28, 2020, at 12:33 pm

Patna/UNI:  A female tested positive for corona in Nalanda on Monday night taking the tally to 346 in Bihar so far.

Italy registers 199,414 coronavirus infections, death toll at 26,977

Apr 28, 2020, at 12:32 pm

Rome/Xinhua/UNI: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 26,977 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries so far to 199,414. The past 24 hours saw a total of 333 new fatalities, compared to 260 a day earlier, Civil Protection Department chief Angelo Borrelli, who serves as extraordinary commissioner for the coronavirus emergency, told a televised press conference on late Monday afternoon.

Singapore reports 799 new coronavirus cases

Apr 28, 2020, at 12:30 pm

Singapore/Xinhua/UNI:  Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 799 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 14,423.

Chinese mainland reports 6 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Apr 28, 2020, at 12:24 pm

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority said Tuesday that it received reports of six new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, of which three were imported.

US state of Texas "stay-at-home" order to expire April 30: Governor

Apr 28, 2020, at 12:17 pm

Houston/Xinhua/UNI: Governor of the US state of Texas Greg Abbott said that the state's "stay-at-home" order will be allowed to expire on April 30, meaning more business opening-ups starting May 1.

New Zealand reports two new COVID-19 cases with alert level lowered

Apr 28, 2020, at 12:08 pm

Wellington/Xinhua/UNI:  New Zealand reported two new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one probable case over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infections being 1,472 in the country, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.

Chinese scientists develop skin-like system for blood pressure monitoring

Apr 28, 2020, at 12:02 pm

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI:  Chinese scientists have developed a skin-like integrated optoelectronic system that can be used as a wearable device for blood pressure monitoring.

Mainland China registers 6 new COVID-19 cases over past day, no deaths - health committee

Apr 28, 2020, at 11:50 am

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: Mainland China has registered, over the past 24 hours, six new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, 81 patients have recovered, no deaths have been recorded, the state health committee said in a statement.

India's Covid-19 death toll touches 934

Apr 28, 2020, at 11:47 am

New Delhi/UNI: The death toll due to novel coronavirus is inching towards the 1000-mark as 48 people have lost their lives in just past 12 hours, taking the total number of fatalities to 934.

Unfair' to label COVID-19 test kits as faulty', says China

Apr 28, 2020, at 11:42 am

New Delhi/UNI: Stating that China not only sincerely supports India in its fight against Covid-19 but is also taking concrete actions to help it, Chinese Embassy in India on Tuesday expressed concern after the Chinese products were labelled as “faulty”.

China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases

Apr 28, 2020, at 11:38 am

Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province Monday, the provincial health commission said on Tuesday.

Centre cancels Chinese COVID-19 test kit orders, says no payments made

Apr 27, 2020, at 11:58 pm

New Delhi.IBNS: The Centre on Monday informed that not a single money has been spent on the faulty COVID-19 test kits after cancelling the order for the same, which were provided to India by Chinese firms.

Community spread of Covid-19 feared in Kerala as 25 cases can't be traced to source

Apr 27, 2020, at 03:46 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Even as Kerala boasts of flattening the COVID-19 curve and relaxed lockdown in most of its parts while other states are treading the path to normalcy with caution, concerns are being raised of community spread of the deadly contagion with people being infected from unknown sources in the state, said media reports.

Netherlands sees lowest daily COVID-19 deaths in over one month

Apr 27, 2020, at 03:24 pm

The Hague/Xinhua/UNI: The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in The Netherlands rose by 66 since Saturday, the lowest in over a month, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) announced on Sunday.

Italy records lowest number of daily COVID-19 fatalities since mid-March - Authorities

Apr 27, 2020, at 03:20 pm

Rome/Sputnik/UNI: Italy has recorded 260 coronavirus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, which is the lowest number of daily deaths registered since March 14, Italy’s Civil Protection Department said in a statement on Sunday, adding that the death toll now stood at 26,644.

Global COVID-19 tally surpasses 2.8Mln cases: WHO

Apr 27, 2020, at 03:16 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The global number of those infected with the coronavirus has increased by almost 85,000 in the past 24 hours, climbing to 2,804,796 COVID-19 cases, the World Health Organization showed on Sunday.

Sudan's COVID-19 cases rise to 237

Apr 27, 2020, at 03:13 pm

Khartoum/Xinhua/UNI: Sudan has announced 24 new infections with COVID-19, bringing the total number of the confirmed cases in the country to 237.

Oman reports 93 new COVID-19 cases, 1,998 in total

Apr 27, 2020, at 03:09 pm

Muscat/Xinhua/UNI: The Omani Ministry of Health has announced 93 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,998.

New York state to reopen with phased strategy, says governor

Apr 27, 2020, at 03:07 pm

New York/Xinhua/UNI: The US state of New York will restart its economy after the peak of the coronavirus outbreak in a multi-phase manner, said Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Over 3Mln COVID-19 tests conducted in Russia : Watchdog

Apr 27, 2020, at 01:58 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Over 3 million tests to detect COVID-19 have been conducted in Russia, and 183,000 people across the country remain under medical monitoring due to suspicions of being infected, the national public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Monday.

Maharashtra: One more tested positive in Nanded

Apr 27, 2020, at 01:57 pm

Nanded/UNI: One more person has been tested positive for COVID-19 at Abchal Nagar area of the city, on Sunday.