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Mild tremor hits Palghar

Apr 06, 2020, at 01:23 pm

Palghar/UNI: A mild tremor was experienced at Dahanu taluka in Palghar district early on Monday, an official said.

UAE confirms 294 new COVID-19 cases, Total number approaches 1,800: Health Ministry

Apr 06, 2020, at 01:21 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed 294 new cases of the coronavirus across the country, with the total number of people infected having reached 1,799, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention said.

US hopes to stabilize COVID-19 mortality rate next week: White House Official

Apr 06, 2020, at 01:18 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI:  White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Deborah Birx told reporters during a briefing that the US officials were hoping that the coronavirus mortality rate throughout the country would stabilize due to the introduced restrictions already next week.

Morocco has over 1,000 coronavirus cases, 70 fatalities among them: Health Ministry

Apr 06, 2020, at 01:14 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI:  The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Morocco has surpassed 1,000 with the country’s COVID-19 death toll currently standing at 70, according to the Moroccan Ministry of Health.

Brazil registers 11,130 COVID-19 cases, 486 deaths

Apr 06, 2020, at 01:11 pm

Rio De Janeiro/Xinhua/UNI:  Brazil's Health Ministry said the country's death toll from COVID-19 has climbed to 486 as 11,130 people tested positive to the coronavirus disease.

Kyrgyzstan reports 216 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more fatalities – response center

Apr 06, 2020, at 12:57 pm

Bishkek/Sputnik/UNI:  The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Kyrgyzstan has grown by 69 to a total of 216 cases with four fatalities, the country's COVID-19 response center said on Monday.

Number of COVID-19 cases in Germany exceeds 95,000, Death Toll Tops 1,434 : Koch Institute

Apr 06, 2020, at 12:41 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI:  The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has jumped by 3,677 to 95,391, and the death toll has risen by 92 to 1,434 in the past 24 hours, the Robert Koch Institute said.

COVID-19 toll in India crosses 100 as country enters 13th day of lockdown

Apr 06, 2020, at 12:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The toll in Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in India crossed 100 on Monday while the South Asian country of 1.3 billion people entered the 13th day of a nationwide lockdown which began on Mar 25.

Jharkhand records fourth COVID-19 case

Apr 06, 2020, at 12:38 pm

Ranchi/UNI: Jharkhand has recorded its fourth confirmed case of Coronavirus as a woman has tested positive for the disease.

New Zealand confirms 39 new cases of COVID-19

Apr 06, 2020, at 12:33 pm

Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: New Zealand reported 39 confirmed and 28 probable cases of COVID-19 on Monday, lifting the total number of confirmed and probable infections to 1,106 in the country.

S Korea registers 47 new COVID-19 cases, fewest daily number since Feb: Reports

Apr 06, 2020, at 10:29 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: South Korea has confirmed 47 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, which is down by 34 from the previous day, marking the fewest daily number since the drastic outbreak of the disease in February, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday.

Iraq: UN health agency helps beat ‘latest bottleneck’ in COVID-19 battle

Apr 06, 2020, at 10:22 am

New York/IBNS: With a global shortage of supplies and equipment to fight the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the UN health agency has assisted in successfully producing urgently needed laboratory items for testing suspected COVID-19 cases in Iraq.

COVID-19: British PM Boris Johnson admitted to hospital

Apr 06, 2020, at 10:03 am

London/IBNS: Ten days after he was tested positive for COVID-19, British PM Boris Johnson was hospitalised for tests, Downing Street said.

COVID-19: Death toll in India now stands at 109

Apr 06, 2020, at 09:45 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 infection in India touched 109 on Monday, Ministry of Health said.

Number of COVID-19 deaths in United States surpasses 8,500: Johns Hopkins University

Apr 05, 2020, at 08:54 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The COVID-19 death toll in the United States has risen above 8,500, according to the latest data published by Johns Hopkins University at 08:30 EST (13:30 GMT).

Tokyo reports 143 new cases of COVID-19, total number tops 1,000

Apr 05, 2020, at 08:16 pm

Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: Tokyo confirmed 143 new cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday afternoon, metropolitan government officials said, marking the highest rate of increase on record since the outbreak began.

Kuwait reports 77 new COVID-19 cases, 556 in total

Apr 05, 2020, at 08:12 pm

Kuwait City/Xinhua/UNI: Kuwait reported on Sunday 77 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in the country to 556, the Health Ministry said in a statement.

Hong Kong reports 28 new COVID-19 cases, 890 in total

Apr 05, 2020, at 08:07 pm

Hong Kong/Xinhua/UNI: Hong Kong's Center of Health Protection (CHP) reported on Sunday 28 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong to 890.

Iran's COVID-19 cases near 60,000

Apr 05, 2020, at 08:03 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iran's novel coronavirus cases rose by 2,483 on Sunday to a total of 58,226, state TV reported.

Spain witnesses continued fall in coronavirus cases, deaths for the third day

Apr 05, 2020, at 07:59 pm

Madrid/UNI: Spain on Sunday saw the third continuous day of fall in the number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths in the last 24-hours in the country, according to the Spanish Ministry for Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Services.

Senegal's confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 219, 82 cured

Apr 05, 2020, at 07:54 pm

Dakar/Xinhua/UNI: Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action reported on Sunday that there are three new cases of COVID-19 and ten more patients have been cured, bringing the country's total number of confirmed cases and cured cases to 222 and 82 respectively.

Fight against COVID-19: Bangladesh govt extends lockdown

Apr 05, 2020, at 05:43 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: In a bid to fight against COVID-19 outbreak, the Bangladesh government on Sunday extended the lockdown till Apr 14, media reports said.

India records 472 COVID-19 infected cases in 24 hours: Ministry of Health

Apr 05, 2020, at 05:31 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India has recorded 472 COVID-19 positive cases in the past 24 hours, Health Ministry official said on Sunday.

COVID-19: Twelve Nizamuddin congregation returnees test negative in Nanded

Apr 04, 2020, at 05:52 pm

Nanded/UNI: Twelve persons, who returned here after attending the Nizamuddin congregation, have tested COVID-19 negative, authorities informed on Saturday.

Coronavirus: One more death, 10 new cases in Gujarat, 4 recovered

Apr 04, 2020, at 05:45 pm

Gandhinagar/UNI: Gujarat has reported one more death and ten new cases of Novel Coronavirus (Covid 19) infection in last 12 hours taking the overall positive cases to 105, including the 10 deaths and 14 recoveries so far.

‘Endless list’ of people from Assam at Nizamuddin Markaz event

Apr 04, 2020, at 04:39 pm

Guwahati/UNI: With Assam tracing 24 out of its total 25 COVID 19 positive cases to Nizamuddin Markaz event in Delhi, the state government is facing an ‘endless list’ of people who attended the congregation and most are refusing to cooperate with the government.

‘Overwhelmed’ health systems have little room for sick refugees, migrants, UN agencies warn

Apr 04, 2020, at 01:57 pm

New York/IBNS: Four prominent United Nations system entities have called on countries to protect refugees, migrants, stateless persons and those forcibly displaced by disasters and conflict – some of the world’s most vulnerable populations – against the rapidly expanding COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus cases in UP touches 200 after Nizamuddin attendees test positive

Apr 04, 2020, at 01:54 pm

Lucknow/UNI: The number of COVID-19 cases in the state reached the 200-mark with 48 people having links to Delhi's Tablighi Jamaat congregation testing positive for the virus.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases cross 2900-mark in India

Apr 04, 2020, at 12:49 pm

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI:  The total number of Novel Coronavirus confirmed cases in India on Saturday morning shot up to 2902, with casualties touching 68, officials said.

China registers 19 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, 4 people died – authorities

Apr 04, 2020, at 12:40 pm

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI:  China has registered 18 new imported cases of COVID-19 and one case of internal transmission within the past 24 hours, with four people having died of the disease, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.