COVID-19 in UP: Ten more recover in Bulandshahr
May 09, 2020, at 01:42 pm
Bulandshahr/UNI: After their reports came back negative, ten people were discharged from the hospital in this Uttar Pradesh district on Saturday.
Covid-19 tally in Odisha reaches 287 with 7 fresh cases
May 09, 2020, at 01:37 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Covid 19 positive among the Surat returnees continued to rise in Odisha as the tally reached 287 with the report of 17 fresh cases ,16 of them being Surat returnees.
COVID-19 positive cases in Karnataka touches 789
May 09, 2020, at 01:33 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: With the reporting of 36 fresh cases of novel coronavirus, 12 from Bengaluru Urban and 10 from Uttara Kannada district, the total number of persons contracted with the disease, in Karnataka was surged to 789 on Saturday.
China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases for 35 consecutive days
May 09, 2020, at 12:54 pm
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province on Friday, the provincial health commission said Saturday.
Mexico reports 1,906 new COVID-19 cases, 199 more deaths
May 09, 2020, at 12:46 pm
Mexico City/Xinhua/UNI: Mexico reported 1,906 new COVID-19 cases and 199 more deaths during the last 24 hours, bringing the total cases in the country to 31,522 cases and the death toll to 3,160, the country's health ministry said on Friday.
NYC kid dies of syndrome possibly linked to COVID-19
May 09, 2020, at 12:12 pm
New York/Xinhua/UNI: A five-year-old boy in New York City (NYC) has died from a rare syndrome potentially associated with COVID-19, raising new concerns about the pandemic's full impact on children.
Maharashtra: Three new nCoV cases in Kolhapur
May 09, 2020, at 12:10 pm
Kolhapur/UNI: A total of three persons, two from Ajara tehsil and one from Chandgad tehsil, who had come from Mumbai, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday morning.
South Africa sees highest single-day surge in COVID-19 cases
May 09, 2020, at 12:07 pm
Cape Town/Xinhua/UNI: South Africa on Friday reported 663 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the highest number since March 5 when the country reported its first case, raising the total number of cases in the country to 8,895.
May 09, 2020, at 10:40 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam government has transferred the Deputy Commissioner of Cachar district after 10 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the district in last 48 hours.
Hydroxychloroquine: First large study does not support routine use in COVID-19 patients
May 09, 2020, at 10:14 am
New York/IBNS: A study of nearly 1,400 patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease at a single New York hospital found that patients who received the drug fared no better than patients who did not receive the drug.
India's COVID-19 positive cases tally inches towards 60000 mark
May 09, 2020, at 09:42 am
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: With 3320 more people testing positive in past 24 hours, the total number of novel coronavirus cases in India touched 59,662 on Saturday, as per government data released.
BM Birla, CMRI brave Covid-19 fear factor to save lives in Kolkata
May 08, 2020, at 06:52 pm
Committed to patient care and providing quality cardiac care, CK Birla Hospitals like BM Birla Heart Research Centre and CMRI remain focused even during the lockdown period, writes Supriyo Hazra
Pakistan witnesses jump in COVID-19 cases, death toll at 610
May 08, 2020, at 05:30 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has seen a jump of 838 Covid-19 positive cases in Punjab as the nation recorded 26435 positive cases till Friday.
Spain records over 1,000 cases over past 24 hours again - Health Ministry
May 08, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Madrid/Sputnik: Spain has recorded more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours (754 yesterday), bringing the total to 222,857, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
West Bengal student who recently brought back from Kota tests COVID positive
May 08, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: One of the 2368 West Bengal students, who had been stranded in Rajasthan's Kota due to lockdown and was recently brought back to their home by the state government, has tested positive for Covid-19, reports said.
Kyrgyzstan tallies 906 COVID-19 cases
May 08, 2020, at 03:35 pm
Bishkek/Xinhua/UNI: Kyrgyzstan reported 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total to 906.
Winds hamper efforts to put out forest fire in China's Sichuan
May 08, 2020, at 03:25 pm
Chengdu/Xinhua/UNI: Firefighters were forced to suspend their work to put out a forest fire in southwest China's Sichuan Province due to strong winds, fire police said Friday.
Eight arrested for poaching Tibetan antelopes
May 08, 2020, at 03:19 pm
Lhasa/Xinhua/UNI: Police in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region arrested eight people on suspicion of illegally killing endangered animals, local police said on Friday.
Kolkata: CISF man posted at Indian Museum succumbs to Covid-19
May 08, 2020, at 03:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), who was posted at National Museum in Kolkata and had tested positive for Covid-19, died at Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata on Thursday, reports said on Friday.
COVID-19: 38 new cases found in Nashik
May 08, 2020, at 03:11 pm
Nashik/UNI: As many as 38 new COVID-19 cases were detected here on Friday taking this district's pandemic tally to 559 among which 19 persons have died while 46 others have been cured, stated District Civil Hospital.
About 48 pc of Covid-19 patients in Uttar Pradesh are young men, shows data
May 08, 2020, at 02:14 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Of the total positive cases of Coronavirus detected in the state, around 48.23 per cent are men in the age group of 21 to 40 years, health officials said on Friday.
Rare golden monkeys born in China's Shaanxi
May 08, 2020, at 01:35 pm
XI'an/Xinhua/UNI: Two healthy golden snub-nosed monkeys, one of the most endangered species in the world, were born in a wildlife breeding center in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, the center said Friday.
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Covid-19 continues to rise in Odisha, tally reaches 245
May 08, 2020, at 01:15 pm
Bhubaneswar: Covid 19 cases continued to rise in Odisha and touched 245 today with the detection of 26 more cases, mostly Surat returnees, who have arrived in thousands during the last one week.
COVID-19 in Maharashtra: 142 new cases found in Thane
May 08, 2020, at 01:11 pm
Thane/UNI: A record 142 new COVID-19 cases were detected in this district taking the pandemic tally to 1,655 among which 44 patients have died, informed official data released on Thursday late night.
New Zealand reports 2 more COVID-19 cases in "reassuring" situation
May 08, 2020, at 01:09 pm
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: New Zealand reported two more COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 1,490.
Covid-19 tally mounts to 48 in Himachal
May 08, 2020, at 01:07 pm
Shimla/UNI: The tally of pandemic novel coronavirus mounted to 48 in Himachal Pradesh as a 41-year-old man, belonging to Bijheri subdivision of Hamirpur district, was tested positive on late Thursday, official said on Friday.
COVID-19 in Maharashtra: 72 jawans among 90 new cases in Aurangabad
May 08, 2020, at 12:45 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: As many as 90 persons, including 72 jawans and 18 civilians, tested COVID-19 positive on Friday, the largest single-day hike in pandemic cases here, stated authorities.
Maharashtra: Three new COVID-19 cases found in Nanded
May 08, 2020, at 12:27 pm
Nanded/UNI: Three new COVID-19 cases, including a woman, were found here on Friday taking this district's pandemic tally to 38, stated District Civil Surgeon Dr Neelkanth Bhoshikar.
Zimbabwe seeks to conduct 100,000 tests for COVID-19 per month - ambassador
May 08, 2020, at 12:26 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Zimbabwe's government is seeking to increase the number of coronavirus tests conducted per month to 100,000, Zimbabwean Ambassador to Russia Mike Sango told Sputnik.
COVID-19 causes some illegal drug prices to surge, as supplies are disrupted worldwide
May 08, 2020, at 12:15 pm
New York/IBNS: Measures by governments across the world to curb the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the widespread disruption of trafficking routes for illegal drugs, mainly by air and on land, upping some prices, according to a new UN report published on Thursday.