India shows a dip in COVID-19 cases, health ministry says nothing relaxing yet
Mar 26, 2020, at 08:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As India witnessed a dip in the number of infected cases after four consecutive days of tremendous rise in the number of positive ones, the health ministry said it is not taking things in a relaxed way.
COVID-19 could become a sesonal disease, says top scientist: Reports
Mar 26, 2020, at 06:30 pm
Washington/IBNS: The novel coronavirus could resurface in seasonal cycles and a vaccine and effective treatment would be key in overcoming the outbreaks in future, according to a senior US scientist, reported AFP.
Coronavirus cases in India rise to 650 as country enters day 2 of lockdown
Mar 26, 2020, at 10:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The total Novel Coronavirus cases in India increased to 650 as the South Asian country entered into the second day of three-week long lockdown imposed by the central government on Thursday.
West Bengal reports another positive case of Covid-19
Mar 26, 2020, at 03:23 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A 66-year-old man from Kolkata's Nayabad area has tested positive for Covid-19, taking the tally in West Bengal to 10, reports said on Wednesday midnight. Presently, eight Covid-19 infected patients are undergoing treatment at Beliaghata ID hospital.
Delhi doctor tests positive for Coronavirus, visitors sent on quarantine
Mar 25, 2020, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi doctor at a Mohalla Clinic in the northeast part of the city has tested positive for coronavirus, media reports said on Wednesday.
India registers 12th COVID 19 death
Mar 25, 2020, at 07:02 pm
Indore/IBNS: India registered its 12th COVID 19 death as an infected person died in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, media reports said.
Over 21,000 medical staff members leave Hubei as epidemic wanes
Mar 25, 2020, at 06:03 pm
WUHAN/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 21,046 medical personnel from across China aiding central China's Hubei Province had left the province as of Tuesday as the novel coronavirus outbreak is subdued, according to local authorities.
Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan reaches 1,000 - reports
Mar 25, 2020, at 06:03 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday that the number of COVID-19 cases in the country had reached 1,000, media reported, citing official statistics data.
China confirms man died of hantavirus amid fears of new outbreak
Mar 25, 2020, at 05:54 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Chinese authorities in Shaanxi province have confirmed that a man who died on a bus in southwestern Yunnan region this week had been infected with a hantavirus.
Bangladesh registers its fifth COVID 19 death
Mar 25, 2020, at 04:48 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh on Wednesday registered its fifth death due to COVID 19 infection as the country continued to fight against the disease which has extended its killer hands to more than 160 nations across the world.
COVID-19 Outbreak: 38 infected in UP, PM to interact with Varanasi electorate
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:57 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The number of Novel Coronavirus-infected patients reached 38 in the state on Wednesday, when a 33-year-old resident of Pilibhit tested positive for the deadly virus.
COVID 19: 562 confirmed cases across India
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 562 in India on Wednesday morning, the Health Ministry said.
Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil exceeds 2,000, death toll at 46 - Ministry
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:53 pm
Buenos Aires/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brazil has exceeded 2,200 people, 46 people have died, the country's Health Ministry said on Twitter.
COVID-19 Outbreak: 277 evacuees from Iran shifted at Army Wellness facility in Jodhpur
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:51 pm
New Delhi/Jodhpur/UNI: A group of 277 Indian nationals evacuated from coronavirus-hit Iran were shifted to Jodhpur-based Army Wellness Facility on Wednesday.
India under lockdown as total Coronavirus cases rise to 562
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the country of 1.3 billion people, on Wednesday began the 21-day long lockdown called by its Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the spread of Novel Coronavirus which has so far infected 562 people across the nation.
Magnitude 7.6 quake occurs 300 miles from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: Russian Seismologists
Mar 25, 2020, at 12:10 pm
Vladivostok/Sputnik/UNI: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred some 500 kilometers (300 miles) from the Russian Far Eastern city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the Kamchatka office of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences said.
Coronavirus: Mizoram person tests positive at Guwahati Hospital
Mar 25, 2020, at 11:59 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A person from Mizoram was on Wednesday tested positive for Novel Coronavirus at Guwahati Medical College Hospital, Assam Health department Principal Secretary Samir Sinha confirmed.
Amidst pandemic, now is the time for action to also beat tuberculosis, urges WHO
Mar 25, 2020, at 11:03 am
New York/IBNS: As countries across the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Health agency reminded everyone on Tuesday, World Tuberculosis Day 2020, that TB remains the world’s most deadly infectious disease.
Fight against COVID19: India under lockdown for 21 days
Mar 25, 2020, at 10:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The 21-day lockdown in India started from Tuesday midnight, one of the major measures announced by the Centre in its fight against the spread of deadly COVID 19 that has claimed 11 deaths so far.
One person dies of Hantavirus infection in China, 32 people under observation
Mar 24, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Beijing/IBNS: Even as the world grapples to contain the novel coronavirus menace, China has reported a death from Hantavirus.
Death toll of COVID-19 in Indonesia surpasses 50
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:31 pm
Jakarta/ Xinhua/UNI: The total number of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia surpassed 50 by 1200 hrs local time on Tuesday, according to the Indonesian government.
Laos confirms first 2 COVID-19 cases
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:30 pm
Vientiane/Xinhua/UNI: Laos has detected the first two confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, Lao Health Ministry officials told a press conference on Tuesday.
COVID-19 death toll rises to 4 in Bangladesh
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:28 pm
Dhaka/Xinhua/UNI: The Bangladeshi government said on Tuesday that there has been one more death from COVID-19 in the country in addition to six more confirmed cases.
Indian Govt asks manufacturers to increase mask production
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: To tackle the Coronavirus pandemic and curb its spread, the government has asked manufacturers to increase production of masks, sanitisers and related items.
Covid-19: Two Bhatkal men arrived from Dubai test positive
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Bhatkal, Karnataka/UNI: Two people, who arrived from Dubai at Mangaluru International Airport on March 21, were tested positive for coronavirus.
Indigenously developed COVID-19 test kit receives CDSCO approval
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Pune/IBNS: A Pune-based diagnostic company has received commercial approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for its COVID-19 test kit, said media reports.
Rwanda's COVID-19 cases jump to 36
Mar 24, 2020, at 01:13 pm
Kigali/Xinhua/UNI: Rwanda's COVID-19 cases jumped to 36 on Monday from 19 cases on Sunday, the health ministry said in a statement.
Suspected Covid-19 case found negative in Nagaland, Manipur records first incident
Mar 24, 2020, at 01:03 pm
Kohima/UNI: One suspected case of Corona Virus in Nagaland was found negative after all types of tests at Dibrugarh in Assam.
COVID-19:Maharashtra records 101 cases as 3 new tests positive
Mar 24, 2020, at 12:52 pm
Pune/UNI: The total number of positive Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra rises to 101 including three new cases in Pune and one in Satara.
Brazil reports 1,891 cumulative cases of COVID-19, 34 deaths
Mar 24, 2020, at 12:49 pm
Rio de Janeiro/Xinhua/UNI: Brazil has registered 1,891 COVID-19 cases, with 34 deaths, its Health Ministry said Monday.