Over 2mln COVID-19 tests conducted in Russia - health watchdog

Apr 20, 2020, at 11:47 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Over 2 million tests for COVID-19 have been conducted in Russia, with 135,000 people across the country remaining under medical monitoring as they are suspected of being infected, the national public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Monday.

COVID-19: Death toll in India touches 543

Apr 20, 2020, at 09:44 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 outbreak in India touched 543, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.

West Bengal: COVID-19 positive cases touch 198 as situation worsens

Apr 19, 2020, at 09:00 pm

Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: With 24 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus recorded in last 24 hours, the number of active COVID-19 positive cases in West Bengal has reached 198 as CM Mamata Banerjee urged people in the districts and in Kolkata to follow lockdown measures strictly.

COVID-19 in India: Death toll touches 519, number of cases cross 16,000-mark

Apr 19, 2020, at 07:32 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 in India touched 519 on Sunday, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.

Death toll due to COVID-19 now stands at 507: Indian Health Ministry

Apr 19, 2020, at 04:57 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Sunday said with 27 COVID-19 related deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, the death toll in the country now stands at 507.

Three more COVID-19 positive cases detected at Mumbai Mizoram House

Apr 19, 2020, at 04:49 pm

Aizawl/IBNS: Three more COVID-19 positive cases have been detected among those residing at Mizoram House dormitory in Mumbai on Saturday.

Nobel Prize-winning virologist Luc Montagnier believes COVID-19 was developed in Wuhan laboratory

Apr 19, 2020, at 04:27 pm

Paris/IBNS: A Nobel Prize-winning French virologist has said he believes that the COVID-19  was developed in a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

COVID-19 in India: Death toll touches 488

Apr 18, 2020, at 06:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Health Ministry on Saturday announced that 488 people have died due to COVID-19 infection in India so far.

Bangladesh: Nine more COVID-19 deaths reported

Apr 18, 2020, at 05:59 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Nine more people have dead due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh, taking the toll to 84, media reports said on Saturday.

West Bengal confirms 23 fresh Covid-19 cases, death toll touches 12

Apr 18, 2020, at 05:54 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: With 23 new confirmed Covid-19 cases reported in past 24 hours, the number of active Covid-19 positive cases in West Bengal has reached 178 while the death count in the state has mounted to 12, state Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha said on Saturday.

Almost 29 percent of India's COVID-19 positive cases can be attributed to Nizamuddin cluster: Health Ministry

Apr 18, 2020, at 05:32 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed that 4291 COVID-19 cases in the country are connected to the Nizamuddin Markaz cluster.

12 COVID-19 patients discharged from Assam hospitals

Apr 18, 2020, at 05:20 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Three more COVID-19 patients were discharged from two hospitals in Assam on Saturday.

Punjab ACP dies of Novel Coronavirus

Apr 18, 2020, at 04:33 pm

Ludhiana/UNI: Ludhiana (North) Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Anil Kohli passed away here on Saturday due to Novel Coronavirus.

Coronavirus tests using rapid test kits commences in Tamil Nadu

Apr 18, 2020, at 04:22 pm

Chennai/UNI: With the arrival of rapid test kits, health officials in Tamil Nadu has put the kits to use with the first tests begin done at Salem, the home district of Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, today.

COVID-19: Police constable tests positive in Telangana

Apr 18, 2020, at 04:21 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: A police constable from Rangareddy district in Telangana on Saturday tested positive for COVID-19 taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 767.

Two more COVID-19 positive cases reported in Meghalaya

Apr 18, 2020, at 12:04 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Meghalaya on Saturday reported two more positive cases for the deadly Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19.

WHO says about 140,000 people died of COVID-19 worldwide

Apr 18, 2020, at 11:31 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that a total of 139,378 people had died due to COVID-19 worldwide, while the total number of confirmed cases had reached 2.074 million.

Chinese mainland reports 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Apr 18, 2020, at 11:23 am

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI:  Chinese health authorities said on Saturday that it received reports of 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland, of which 17 were imported.

Tunisia to extend COVID-19 quarantine

Apr 18, 2020, at 11:20 am

Tunis/Xinhua/UNI: Tunisian National Security Council decided on Saturday to extend the nationwide COVID-19 quarantine without specifying the extension period.

S.Korea reports 18 more COVID-19 cases, 10,653 in total

Apr 18, 2020, at 11:08 am

Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea reported 18 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Saturday local time, raising the total number of infections to 10,653.

New Zealand reports 13 new cases of COVID-19 as gov't steps up health response

Apr 18, 2020, at 11:04 am

Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: New Zealand reported 13 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as the government is stepping up its support for health services.

Maharashtra reports 118 COVID-19 positive cases in one day

Apr 18, 2020, at 10:59 am

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has reported 118 more cases of novel coronavirus taking the total number of infections in the state to 3,320.

US must improve COVID-19 strategy to keep tens of millions from falling into poverty, urges rights expert

Apr 18, 2020, at 10:15 am

New York/IBNS: The United States must take urgent additional steps to prevent tens of millions of middle-class Americans hit by the COVID-19 pandemic from being “plunged into poverty”, according to an independent UN human rights expert.

COVID-19 in India: Death toll touches 480

Apr 18, 2020, at 09:56 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Health Ministry of Saturday said the death toll due to COVID-19 in India stood at 480.

After implementing lockdown, doubling rate of COVID-19 cases has gone from 3 to 6.2 days: Indian government

Apr 17, 2020, at 04:50 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Health Ministry on Friday said since the implementation of lockdown last month, the doubling rate of COVID-19 cases has moved from 3 to 6.2 days.

45 corona suspects tested negative in Punjab

Apr 17, 2020, at 03:41 pm

Faridkot/UNI: A total of 45 suspected patients of novel coronavirus were tested negative here in this district on late Thursday.

Kashmir: One more COVID-19 patient succumbs in Kashmir, toll rises to 5

Apr 17, 2020, at 03:33 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A 70-year-old patient died on Friday due to Coronavirus in Kashmir valley, taking the total number of deaths due to the infection to five in the Union Territory of J&K.

COVID-19: India registers 13,387 confirmed cases, 437 deaths; 1,748 cured

Apr 17, 2020, at 03:22 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Novel Coronavirus cases on Friday morning crossed 13,000-mark in the country with the figure now standing at 13,387, Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

UK Extends COVID-19 Lockdown Measures For Another 3 Weeks - Foreign Secretary

Apr 17, 2020, at 12:48 pm

London, Apr 16 (Sputnik) The UK government has decided to extend lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus for another three weeks, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is currently standing in for Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid his recovery from COVID-19, said on Thursday.

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll nears 2,000 as over 30,000 test positive

Apr 17, 2020, at 12:44 pm

Brasilia/Xinhua/UNI: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil rose from 28,320 to 30,425, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.