India records 3900 new COVID-19 cases in a day, death toll stands at 1568
May 05, 2020, at 09:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has recorded a major spike of 3,900 COVID-19 new cases in 24 hours as the nation crossed the 46000-mark on Tuesday, as per the Ministry of Health released data.
Kolkata: BSF driver who drove IMCT's escort jeep tests positive for Covid-19
May 04, 2020, at 05:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Kolkata on Monday said that one of its drivers, who reportedly drove of escort jeep of MHA's Intern-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT)'s convoy weeks ago, has tested positive for novel coronavirus.
Ukraine's COVID-19 cases exceed 12,000
May 04, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Kiev/Xinhua/UNI: Ukraine on Monday reported 418 new cases, raising its total to 12,331 with 303 deaths, according to the country's health ministry.
Genetics study helps tiger conservation
May 04, 2020, at 04:19 pm
Uma Ramakrishnan, one of India’s leading scientists, works to conserve the tiger population in the country using population genetics reports Natasa Milas of SPAN
Coronavirus: Doctor tests positive in Rai Bareli
May 04, 2020, at 04:05 pm
Rai Bareli/UNI: After a doctor tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his family members have been quarantined in this Uttar Pradesh district, sources said on Monday.
COVID-19 in Maharashtra: 75 new cases detected in Thane
May 04, 2020, at 04:04 pm
Thane/UNI: Seventy-five new COVID-19 cases were detected in this district hence taking the pandemic tally to 1,183, official bulletin stated.
Thailand's new COVID-19 infections jump to 18
May 04, 2020, at 04:03 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua/UNI: Thailand's daily new COVID-19 infections rose to 18 on Monday, compared with three cases on Sunday, and all of them were illegal immigrants held at a detention center in Thailand's Southern Province of Songkhla.
Indonesia reports 395 new COVID-19 cases, 19 new deaths
May 04, 2020, at 03:55 pm
Jakarta/Xinhua/UNI: Indonesia has reported 395 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 11,587, the government's spokesperson for the COVID-19-related matters Achmad Yurianto said at a press conference on Monday afternoon.
Bulgaria reports downward trend in new COVID-19 cases: official
May 04, 2020, at 03:52 pm
Sofia/Xinhua/UNI: Bulgarian authorities have registered a downward trend in new COVID-19 cases last week, the secretary of the national coronavirus task force Associate Prof. Dimo Dimov said in a statement on Monday.
New Zealand reports zero new coronavirus cases in 24-hour period: Health Official
May 04, 2020, at 01:16 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: No new coronavirus cases were registered in New Zealand in the past 24 hours, according to Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield.
S Korea reports 8 more COVID-19 cases, 10,801 in total
May 04, 2020, at 01:15 pm
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea reported eight more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of 0:00 a.m. Monday local time, raising the total number of infections to 10,801.
COVID-19: Another central team to visit Bengal today
May 04, 2020, at 12:44 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (UNI) The Centre is sending another central team to Bengal on Monday to take stock of the COVID-19 situation.
COVID-19: West Midnapore expects withdrawal from Red Zone tag
May 04, 2020, at 11:58 am
Midnapore/UNI: The Central Government's decision of declaring West Midnapore District as Red Zone may come to an end with six out of seven RPF jawans affected with Corona freed from Baroma hospital on Sunday, the district CMOH said.
Italy Sees Smallest Daily Coronavirus Death Toll Since Mid-March
May 04, 2020, at 10:56 am
Rome/Sputnik/UNI: The number of coronavirus-related deaths in Italy rose by 174 on Sunday, the smallest daily addition since mid-March, the figures published by the civil protection agency showed.
More Than 3.5 Million Coronavirus Cases Confirmed Globally - Johns Hopkins University
May 04, 2020, at 10:47 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of coronavirus cases confirmed all over the world has surpassed 3.5 million, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Resource Center.
Coronavirus Deaths in New York State Rise by 280 - Governor
May 04, 2020, at 10:42 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people killed by the new coronavirus rose in the US state of New York by 280 from the past day, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Sunday.
COVID-19: Total cases in India touch 42,000 mark, death toll stands at 1373
May 04, 2020, at 10:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: With 2,553 new infections reported in the past 24 hours, India's COVID-19 tally touched 42,553 on Monday, as per Indian government data released.
Chinese mainland reports 3 new imported COVID-19 cases
May 04, 2020, at 09:42 am
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: The Chinese mainland reported three new imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,675, the National Health Commission said Monday.
COVID-19 : Sonowal constitutes economic advisory committee to revive economy of Assam
May 03, 2020, at 10:18 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday constituted an economic advisory committee as a measure to revive the economy of the state and break the stagnation brought by COVID-19 pandemic.
Karnataka reports 8 new COVID-19 cases
May 03, 2020, at 08:53 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: With eight more people testing positive for COVID-19 infection on Sunday evening, taking the tally in the state to 614.
India fights: COVID-19 tally crosses 40,000 mark, death toll touches 1306
May 03, 2020, at 07:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Sunday crossed the psychological mark of 40,000 COVID-19 infected patients in the country as the death toll due to the deadly vrus now stands at 1306, as per released Ministry of Health data.
Belgium confirms 389 new coronavirus cases as daily deaths decline
May 03, 2020, at 07:44 pm
Brussels/Sputnik/UNI: Belgium recorded 389 new coronavirus cases in the past day, with further 79 people confirmed or suspected to have died from it, the national crisis response center said Sunday.
Spain reports lowest numbers of new deaths, new cases since March 15
May 03, 2020, at 07:40 pm
Madrid/Xinhua/UNI: Spanish health authorities on Sunday confirmed the lowest numbers of new deaths and new infection cases in a 24-hour period in the country since it was placed under a State of Alarm on March 15.
Covid-19 outbreak: West Bengal reports 127 new cases, 15 deaths in last 48 hours
May 02, 2020, at 10:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Issuing an official Covid bulletin after a pause of 48 hours, West Bengal Health and Family Welfare department on Saturday night stated that 127 fresh Covid-19 cases and 15 deaths directly caused by novel coronavirus were reported in last two days in the stae.
Covid-19 cases close to 38,000 in India; lockdown 3.0 set to begin on May 4
May 02, 2020, at 06:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the country of 1.3 billion people spread across 28 states and eight union territories, is going through an unprecedented surge of Covid-19 cases as the tally is racing towards 38,000 with a day left to enter into the third phase of anti-Coronavirus lockdown.
Rajasthan records 12 new cases, two more deaths; tally reaches 2,678
May 02, 2020, at 06:02 pm
Jaipur/UNI: Rajasthan on Saturday added 12 fresh cases and two more deaths to its novel coronavirus tally, taking the total number of injections to 2,678 while fatalities to 65.
Covid claims life of 62-yr-old Ambala woman
May 02, 2020, at 05:58 pm
Ambala/UNI: A 62-year-old Ambala woman died of novel coronavirus at the PGI Chandigarh on Saturday, health official confirmed.
Uttar Pradesh: Covid-19 cases touch 2455
May 02, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Lucknow/UNI: With 127 fresh cases surfacing in the past 24 hours, the total number of Covid-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh rose to 2455 on Saturday.
Thailand sees 6 new COVID-19 cases while preparing to ease lockdown
May 02, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua/UNI: Thailand on Saturday reported six new COVID-19 cases and no deaths, with accumulated infections standing at 2,966.
Coronavirus restrictions eased in Australian capital
May 02, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) announced a slight easing of coronavirus social distancing restrictions from this weekend.