Italy's COVID-19 death toll exceeds 20,000, minor breaches to lockdown over Easter
Apr 14, 2020, at 10:02 am
Rome/Xinhua/UNI: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 20,465 lives in locked-down Italy as of Monday, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries to 159,516, according to latest data released by the country's Civil Protection Department.
China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases
Apr 14, 2020, at 09:49 am
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province Monday, local health authority said Tuesday.
COVID-19 : Cases in India cross 10,000-mark, 339 deaths
Apr 14, 2020, at 09:29 am
New Delhi/UNI: Novel coronavirus cases on Tuesday morning crossed the 10,000 mark in the country with the figure rising to 10,363, the Health Ministry said.
Assam detects another COVID-19 case linked to Nizamuddin; tally at 30
Apr 13, 2020, at 08:45 pm
Guwahati/UNI: After a gap of three days, a new case of COVID- 19, linked to Nizamuddin area of Delhi, was detected in Assam on Monday, taking the state’s tally to 30.
ICMR Kolkata counters Mamata govt. on Covid-19 test kit, says not getting enough samples
Apr 13, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Countering West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that there were minimum Covid-19 test kits available in the state, the Director of ICMR-NICED in Kolkata, Shanta Dutta, on Monday confirmed that there was no shortage of Covid-19 test kits in their lab, but they were not getting enough samples from the state for test.
Bangladesh records biggest daily jump of 182 new COVID-19 cases
Apr 13, 2020, at 06:41 pm
Dhaka/Xinhua/UNI: Bangladesh health officials on Monday said in the past 24 hours 182 more people have been found positive of the coronavirus infection, the biggest daily jump in new cases since March 8 when first infected cases were reported in the country.
Sudan imposes quarantine to fight COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 13, 2020, at 06:26 pm
Khartoum/Sputnik/UNI: Sudan has introduced a nationwide quarantine, banning its citizens from traveling across the country, as a move to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the press office of the cabinet of ministers said on Monday.
Hong Kong reports five newly confirmed COVID-19 cases
Apr 13, 2020, at 06:00 pm
Hong Kong/Xinhua/UNI: Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported on Monday five additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong to 1,009.
COVID-19: Positive cases rise to 523 in Uttar Pradesh
Apr 13, 2020, at 01:44 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The number of positive patients by Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh rose to 523 on Monday after 40 new cases were detected.
44 Indian evacuees from Iran released from quarantine facility in Mumbai
Apr 13, 2020, at 01:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: At least 44 Indians evacuated from Iran last month in the wake of Novel Coronavirus outbreak, completed their quarantine period at the Indian Navy's facility at Ghatkopar-based Material Organisation in Mumbai and returned back to their respective homes in Srinagar of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh.
COVID-19: 12 new positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, death toll rises to 7
Apr 13, 2020, at 01:12 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: Andhra Pradesh is witnessing a steady rise in Coronavirus positive cases with 12 new active cases reported during the last 12 hours taking the total number of cases to 432 in the state.
COVID-19 infections reach 41 in Myanmar
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:15 pm
Yangon/Xinhua/UNI: Myanmar reported two more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on early Monday, bringing the total number of infections to 41 in the country, according to a release of Ministry of Health and Sports.
Chile sees 7,213 COVID-19 cases, 80 deaths
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:13 pm
Santiago/Xinhua/UNI: Chile's government on Sunday reported a total of 7,213 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and 80 have died of the disease since the start of the outbreak.
Chinese mainland reports 108 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:11 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority said Monday that it received reports of 108 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Sunday, of which 98 were imported.
88 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:10 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 88 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospitals Sunday on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Commission.
South Africa sees rapid rise in COVID-19 cases
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:09 pm
Cape Town/Xinhua/UNI: The total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in South Africa has risen to 2,173, up 145 from the previously reported cases, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Sunday.
Italy marks locked-down Easter as COVID-19 claims almost 20,000 lives
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:01 pm
Rome/Xinhua/UNI: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 19,899 lives in locked-down Italy since the pandemic first broke out in the country on Feb. 21, according to the latest official data released on Easter Sunday.
Egypt's COVID-19 cases mount to 2,065 with 159 deaths: ministry
Apr 13, 2020, at 11:57 am
Cairo/Xinhua/UNI: Egypt's Health Ministry confirmed on Sunday 126 new cases and 13 new deaths of COVID-19, raising the total number of cases registered in the country to 2,065, including 159 deaths.
France's coronavirus deaths reach 14,393, ICU cases continue to decrease
Apr 13, 2020, at 11:49 am
Paris/Xinhua/UNI: As of Sunday, the number of people who have died from the coronavirus in France totalled 14,393, representing a one-day increase of 561, down from Saturday's 643, while serious cases decreased for the fourth straight day.
Coronavirus in India: Death toll touches 308
Apr 13, 2020, at 09:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed that 308 people have died due to COVID-19 in the country so far.
Nagaland reports its first COVID-19 case
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:17 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Nagaland reported its first COVID-19 positive case on Sunday.
As Covid danger looms, expert cautions against unsustainable lockdowns
Apr 12, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The stage of community transmission, when the source of infection for a large number of Covid-19 patients cannot be traced to a confirmed case, has already set in the country and it is estimated that a significant number of India’s population could be infected, an expert said today.
ShareChat takes Aarogya Setu to its 60 million active users
Apr 12, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: ShareChat, Indian social media platform, announced on Saturday the setting aside of INR 50 million in ad-credits on its platform for an extensive outreach campaign of the Aarogya Setu app.
Three Kolkata doctors test positive for Covid-19, West Bengal's Coronavirus death toll touches seven
Apr 12, 2020, at 09:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Three doctors from Kolkata and its adjoining areas have tested positive for COVID-19 as death toll due to the disease touched seven on Sunday.
Belarus sees COVID-19 cases increase to over 2,500
Apr 12, 2020, at 09:07 pm
Minsk/Xinhua/UNI: The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Belarus has risen to 2,578, the health ministry said on Sunday.
Thirteen new COVID-19 cases reported in last 24 hrs in Chhattisgarh
Apr 12, 2020, at 08:23 pm
Raipur/UNI: Thirteen new cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection were reported from Katghora town of Korba district in Chhattisgarh during last 24 hours. With these new cases, the number of Coronavirus infected patients in the state has increased to 31.
Vietnam's COVID-19 cases increase to 260
Apr 12, 2020, at 08:19 pm
Hanoi/Xinhua/UNI: Vietnam's Ministry of Health confirmed two new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total in the country to 260.
Bangladesh: Four more die due to COVID-19
Apr 12, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government on Sunday said four more people have died due to COVID-19 infection in the country.
Indian recorded 909 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours: Officials
Apr 12, 2020, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Sunday confirmed that 909 cases of COVID-19 infected patients have emerged in the country in the past 24 hours.
Containment plus lockdown saved India from reaching 8.2 lakh cases by mid-April:Health Ministry
Apr 12, 2020, at 02:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday said COVID-19 cases in India would have touched 8.2 lakh if the country had not implemented either containment or nationwide lockdown, and the pre-emptive and proactive measures have restricted the cases to 7,447 cases on Apr 11.