Chinese leader thanks Microsoft founder for taking action against COVID-2019

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:53 pm

Beijoing/Sputnik/UNI:  Chinese President Xi Jinping has written a thank-you letter to Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his spouse, Melinda, for their support of the global efforts against the COVID-2019 disease outbreak.

Peng Yinhua: Wuhan doctor dies of coronavirus before wedding

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:49 pm

Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: At a meeting room-turned memorial hall at a Wuhan hospital, doctors and nurses wrote down their memories of Peng Yinhua on three notebooks before rushing back to treat patients infected with the novel coronavirus.

China's Liaoning, Gansu lower coronavirus response level

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:45 pm

Lanzhous/Shenyang/Xinhua/UNI: The two Chinese provinces of Liaoning and Gansu have lowered their emergency response from first-level to third-level after having reported no new coronavirus case.

Wuhan to complete nucleic acid tests for all elderly care institutions by Feb. 28

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:40 pm

Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, will conduct nucleic acid tests for all elderly care institutions by Feb. 28 as some confirmed and suspected cases were reported in the facilities, local authorities said Saturday.

Indian advises citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Singapore

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:20 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Cabinet Secretary chaired a high-level meeting to review the status, actions taken and preparedness of States/UTs regarding management of Novel Coronavirus (COVID19), here on Saturday.

Simple urine test could improve early detection of bladder cancer – WHO study

Feb 21, 2020, at 06:01 pm

New York/IBNS: A new study conducted by researchers from the United Nations health agency revealed that bladder cancer mutations can be detected in urine up to 10 years before clinically diagnosing the disease.

Coronavirus death toll in mainland China reaches 2,236, over 75,000 infected – Authorities

Feb 21, 2020, at 04:41 pm

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI:  The number of people, who have been infected with a new coronavirus across mainland China, has reached 75,465, with 2,236 patients having died, the National Health Commission said on Friday.

COVID-19 cases confirmed in east China prison

Feb 21, 2020, at 04:40 pm

Jinan/Xinhua/UNI:  A total of 207 infection cases of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, have been confirmed in an east China prison, according to a press conference held by the Shandong provincial government Friday morning.

Coronavirus-hit Hubei greenlights 23 virus-related research projects

Feb 21, 2020, at 04:27 pm

Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Central China's Hubei Province, the center of COVID-19 outbreak, launched 23 projects on the research of the novel coronavirus, the provincial science and technology department said.

S Korea confirms 100 more cases of novel coronavirus, 204 in total

Feb 21, 2020, at 04:16 pm

Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea on Friday confirmed 100 more cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), raising the total number of infections to 204.

Japan confirms 3 new Coronavirus cases, including country's youngest patient - Reports

Feb 18, 2020, at 04:55 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Three additional people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Japan, and they are located in the western prefecture of Wakayama, the national NHK broadcaster reported on Tuesday, citing local health officials.

Mainland China's death toll from coronavirus outbreak rises to 1,868

Feb 18, 2020, at 10:33 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The death toll in mainland China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has increased by 98 over the past 24 hours and has reached 1,868, the Chinese state health committee said on Tuesday.

Russian national confirmed infected with COVID-19 on quarantined Diamond Princess: Embassy

Feb 17, 2020, at 05:15 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A Russian national aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise liner has been diagnosed with the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Russian embassy in Japan confirmed on Monday.

South Korea confirms 30th case of coronavirus infection

Feb 17, 2020, at 09:52 am

Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: South Korea on Monday confirmed the 30th case of infection with the new type of coronavirus in the country, according to the South Korean Health Ministry's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).

Death toll from coronavirus in China’s Hubei province approaching 1,700

Feb 17, 2020, at 09:16 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people who have died from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Chinese province of Hubei has gone up to 1,696, regional health authorities report, with 100 new deaths having occurred in the past 24 hours.

UAE Reports 9th Case of Coronavirus Infection

Feb 17, 2020, at 09:00 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) on Sunday announced it has detected a ninth case of coronavirus infection in the country.

All Bangladeshi evacuees from Wuhan go home after coronavirus quarantine

Feb 16, 2020, at 07:18 pm

Dhaka/Xinhua/UNI: All 312 Bangladeshi evacuees from the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, have been released from a 14-day quarantine in the capital of Dhaka.

Number of cruise ship infections in Japan rises to 355 with 70 new cases

Feb 16, 2020, at 07:14 pm

Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: Test results showed that 70 more people on a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo are infected with the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number to 355, Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said Sunday.

Taiwan records first coronavirus-related death: Reports

Feb 16, 2020, at 07:05 pm

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: Taiwanese health officials announced the first fatality as a result of the coronavirus infection on Sunday, media reported.

India to send medical supplies to China as death toll crosses 1,600

Feb 16, 2020, at 07:01 pm

Beijing/UNI: India will send a consignment of medical supplies to China to deal with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), India's Ambassador Vikram Misri said, as the death toll from the epidemic jumped past 1,600 on Sunday.

‘This is a time for facts, not fear,’ says WHO chief as COVID-19 virus spreads

Feb 16, 2020, at 09:36 am

New York/IBNS: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday cautioned against panic over COVID-19 but also urged governments to step up their efforts to prepare for the virus, saying “it’s impossible to predict which direction this epidemic will take.”

Chinese hospitals discharge 9,419 coronavirus patients after recovery

Feb 16, 2020, at 09:14 am

Beijing/Xinhua: As many as 9,419 patients infected with the novel coronavirus have been discharged from hospital after they recovered by the end of Saturday, Chinese health authorities announced on Sunday.

France: Chinese tourist dies due to coronavirus in France

Feb 15, 2020, at 04:37 pm

Paris/IBNS: Away from China, the first coronavirus death has been reported in the European country of France, media reports said.

Newly licensed vaccine, ‘milestone in the fight’ against Ebola in Africa, UN health agency

Feb 15, 2020, at 09:50 am

New York/IBNS: Four countries in Africa have licensed an Ebola vaccine to “cement hard-fought progress” in keeping their people safe from the deadly disease, the UN health agency said on Friday.

Egypt confirms first novel coronavirus case

Feb 15, 2020, at 09:45 am

Cairo/Xinhua/UNI: The first case of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Egypt, the health ministry announced on Friday.

World Health Organization: Coronavirus must generate ‘solidarity not stigma’

Feb 15, 2020, at 09:29 am

New York/IBNS: Investing in preparedness is the smartest way to ensure that the coronavirus and other disease outbreaks are “identified and stopped quickly”, the UN health agency said on Friday.

Over 25,000 doctors from all parts of China arrive in Hubei to fight coronavirus –Official

Feb 15, 2020, at 09:04 am

Beijing/Sputnik: More than 25,000 doctors from all parts of China have arrived in the province of Hubei to help their colleagues fight the outbreak of a new coronavirus, Deputy Director of the National Health Commission Wang Hesheng said on Saturday.

China reports 2,641 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, 143 new deaths

Feb 15, 2020, at 08:46 am

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority Saturday said it received reports of 2,641 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 143 deaths on Friday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

Over 30 countries assisting China to combat novel coronavirus – Foreign Ministry

Feb 14, 2020, at 06:37 pm

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China is grateful to more than 30 countries and four international organizations for sending necessary medical supplies to aid the country contain the spread of the new strain of coronavirus, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Friday.

Full team of WHO experts to arrive in China over weekend

Feb 14, 2020, at 06:30 pm

Geneva/Xinhua/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that all members of a WHO team of international experts are expected to arrive in China over the weekend to work with their Chinese colleagues against the novel coronavirus pneumonia.