Iran to be divided into 3 risk zones over COVID-19 impacts

Apr 26, 2020, at 09:14 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that the country will be divided into three risk zones based on the number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities, state TV reported.

Eighty per cent patients are asymptomatic in state: Maha CMUddhav Thackeray

Apr 26, 2020, at 09:07 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that 80 per cent patients in the state are asymptomatic and 20 per have mild, serious, or critical symptoms.

Covid-19 outbreak: West Bengal confirms 38 new cases, 2 more fatalities

Apr 26, 2020, at 08:09 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: With 38 fresh cases reported in last 24 hours, the number of active Covid-19 positive cases in West Bengal touched 461, officials said on Sunday.

Karnataka: COVID-19 cases soars to 503

Apr 26, 2020, at 08:01 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Two more cases of COVID-19 were reported from Kalaburagi, taking the number of contracted persons to 503, besides a 45-year-old woman, with medical underlying condition, succumbed to the virus on Sunday.

Jammu and Kashmir reports fresh 29 COVID-19 cases

Apr 26, 2020, at 07:51 pm

Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday informed that 29 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), (all from Kashmir division), have been reported thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 523.

Vietnam reports no COVID-19 cases, total confirmed cases remain at 270

Apr 26, 2020, at 07:46 pm

Hanoi/Xinhua/UNI: Vietnam reported no new cases of COVID-19 infection on Sunday, meaning that the number of confirmed cases in the country remained at 270, according to its Ministry of Health.

COVID-19: Nine fresh cases reported in Haryana

Apr 26, 2020, at 07:34 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: Nine fresh cases of Novel Coronavirus were reported in Haryana on Sunday, taking the count to 282.

Magnitude 4.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Sikkim

Apr 26, 2020, at 07:25 pm

Gangtok/UNI: A mild earthquake of 4.0 magnitude jolted Sikkim today.

Thailand's new COVID-19 infections dip to 15

Apr 26, 2020, at 07:17 pm

Bangkok/Xinhua/UNI: Thailand's new COVID-19 infections on Sunday dipped to 15, compared to Saturday's 53 cases.

Pakistan reports highest 24-hour spike in COVID-19 cases

Apr 26, 2020, at 06:14 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan witnessed a major jump in the number of COVID-19 cases in a day as the country reported nearly 1000 instances on Saturday, media reports said.

27 COVID-19 patients discharged from Assam hospitals

Apr 26, 2020, at 05:03 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has discharged 27 COVID-19 patients from different hospitals of the state so far.

Global coronavirus death toll crosses 2 lakhs, WHO says antibody response will provide some relief from reinfection

Apr 26, 2020, at 08:51 am

Geneva/IBNS: Hours after the World Health Organization claimed that recovery from coronavirus might not shield a person from reinfection, the global health body has clarified that people who are infected with COVID-19 will develop an antibody response that will provide some level of protection.

Bangladesh: Doctor of Kurmitola Hospital tests Coronavirus positive

Apr 25, 2020, at 06:51 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: A Bangladeshi doctor, who is working at Kurmitola General Hospital, has tested positive for COVID-19, media reports said.

Coronavirus lockdown : 3-day conditional inter-district travel for 1 lakh people begins in Assam

Apr 25, 2020, at 06:49 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: In a relief to the people who are stuck in different places of the state, Assam government on Saturday started 3-day conditional inter district transport movement for stranded people in the state.

COVID-19 cases in India: Death toll touches 779

Apr 25, 2020, at 06:11 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The number of deaths due to COVID-19 outbreak in the country touched 779 on Saturday, as per Indian government released data.

Pakistan: Senior Peshawar doctor dies due to COVID-19

Apr 25, 2020, at 05:45 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: A senior doctor at Peshawar's Hayatabad Medical Complex died after being infected by COVID-19, media reports said on Saturday.

No evidence that virus recovery stops reinfection: WHO warns

Apr 25, 2020, at 05:24 pm

Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organization on Saturday said there was currently "no evidence" to show that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from the second round of being hit by the infection.

Germany registers 179 more coronavirus-related deaths taking toll to 5,500

Apr 25, 2020, at 03:34 pm

Berlin/Sputnik/UNI: Germany’s coronavirus death toll has reached 5,500 people after 179 more deaths were reported by Robert Koch Institut (RKI) on Saturday.

Thailand confirms 53 new COVID-19 cases after beginning of 'Active Case Finding'

Apr 25, 2020, at 03:24 pm

Bangkok/Sputnik/UNI: Thailand's health authorities on Saturday confirmed 53 new coronavirus cases registered in the past 24 hours, taking the total number to 2,907, Taweesin Visanuyothin, a spokesman for the national coronavirus response center, said on Saturday.

Malaysia adds 51 new COVID-19 cases, total at 5,742

Apr 25, 2020, at 03:23 pm

Kuala Lumpur/Xinhua/UNI: The number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia totaled at 5,742 after 51 new cases were recorded, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

Maharashtra: Three members of family test positive for Coronavirus

Apr 25, 2020, at 03:03 pm

Aurangabad/UNI: Three members of a family have tested positive for the novel coronavirus here, Health officer of District General Hospital (DGH) Pradeep Kulkarni said on Saturday.

‘Landmark collaboration’ to make COVID-19 testing and treatment available to all

Apr 25, 2020, at 01:10 pm

New York/IBNS: World leaders, scientists, humanitarians and private sector partners united on Friday in “a landmark collaboration” that will make new tools and medicines to diagnose and treat COVID-19, accessible to people everywhere.

First Person: Finding new ways to save millions at risk during the coronavirus pandemic

Apr 25, 2020, at 12:55 pm

New York/IBNS: Millions of people are reliant on humanitarian supplies to survive, and the COVID-19 pandemic is making it even more difficult for aid workers to reach them. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), is having to rethink the way it operates in some of the most vulnerable places in the world.

Turkey confirms 3,122 new COVID-19 cases, 104,912 in total

Apr 25, 2020, at 11:43 am

Ankara/Xinhua: Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Friday confirmed 3,122 new COVID-19 cases and 109 more deaths in Turkey.

Italy records 192,994 coronavirus infections, death toll at 25,969

Apr 25, 2020, at 11:38 am

Rome/Xinhua/UNI: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 25,969 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries so far to 192,994, according to the latest data released by the country's Civil Protection Department on Fri

Germany reports over 150,000 COVID-19 cases

Apr 25, 2020, at 11:21 am

Berlin/Xinhua/UNI: Germany has reported 2,337 new infections of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, with total cases reaching 150,383, according to data from disease control agency Robert Koch Institute (RKI) released on Friday.

COVID-19: Death toll in India touches 775

Apr 25, 2020, at 10:13 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 in India has touched 775, as per government data released on Saturday.

India reports 1,684 new COVID cases in last 24 hrs, no new infection in 15 districts for last 28 days

Apr 24, 2020, at 06:07 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Health Ministry on Friday said 1,684 new Coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours while 15 districts across the country remained infection-free for the last 28 days.

Chinese pharma offers to conduct clinical trials of Coronavirus vaccine in Pakistan

Apr 24, 2020, at 03:23 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: A major Chinese pharmaceutical company has invited Pakistan's National Institute of Health (NIH)  to collaborate in conducting clinical trials of the recently developed inactivated vaccine for Covid-19, media reports said.

‘Leave no one behind’ mantra matters more than ever, as coronavirus threatens all humanity: Guterres

Apr 24, 2020, at 02:59 pm

New York/IBNS: Secretary-General António Guterres issued a three-point global “Call to Action” on Thursday to cushion the colossal fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, pressing Governments to unify around a defining moment in history, as the new session of the UN’s Financing for Development Forum got underway.