Treating severe COVID-19 patients will be hard in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh : WHO
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Valentina Shvartsman Treating severe patients suffering from the COVID-19 lung disease would be particularly challenging in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh due to crowded settings and lack of space for additional health facilities, Catalin Bercaru, a communication officer for the World Health Organization (WHO) country office in Bangladesh, told Sputnik.
Covid-19 cases under reported in Pakistan: Opposition blames Imran Khan govt
Islamabad: Main opposition party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has accused the government of under reporting the number of Coronavirus cases in the country and claimed that the tally has crossed the 1,00,000-mark.
COVID-19: Britain may take harder stance against China
London: The British government's mollifying stance on China is likely to harden in the coming months once the immediate concerns regarding the COVID-19 outbreak are dealt with, media reports said.
Take ‘all appropriate public health measures’ to protect detainees from coronavirus, UN urges
New York/IBNS: UN agency chiefs on Wednesday highlighted the heightened vulnerability to COVID-19 of detainees, and others in confinement, urging Governments to take “all appropriate public health measures” to keep them safe from the deadly disease.
Amid COVID-19 scare, Chinese police clash with protesters in Hong Kong
Beijing/Hong Kong: China seems to be using their trick of moving into Hong Kong even as the world is busy combating COVID-19.
Belgium registers 53,779 COVID-19 cases, death toll at 8,761
Brussels/Xinhua: Belgium has recorded 330 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, pushing the total to 53,779 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a statement by the public health institute Sciensano released Tuesday.
US to reach 10Mln COVID-19 tests this week
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States stands to reach 10 million coronavirus testings this week, consolidating its world leadership in the field, US President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday.
Pakistan ranks 19th in COVID-19 infected list
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has ranked in the 19th position in the global coronavirus ranking, as per data released on Sunday.
Amid COVID-19 outbreak, China starts trial of digital currency
Beijing/IBNS: Amid financial meltdown globally due to COVID-19 outbreak, China's central bank—People's Bank of China (PBoC)— recently introduced the trial of a homegrown digital currency across four cities, media reports said.
Singapore reports 876 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore/Xinhua/UNI: Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 876 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 23,336.
Ensure city poor and vulnerable are fed, amidst lockdown hunger risk, urges UN
New York/IBNS: The UN food agency, FAO, warns that hunger and fatalities could rise significantly in urban areas, without measures to ensure that poor and vulnerable residents have access to food. In Latin America, cities are finding ways to keep food supplies flowing, despite the current restrictions on movement and supplies.
Breaking COVID-19 lockdown norms, Chinese nationals clash with police in Kathmandu
Kathmandu/IBNS: Breaking all COVID-19 lockdown and social distancing norms, 33 Chinese nationals clashed with the police in Nepal's capital city Kathmandu recently, leaving six people hurt.
Bangladesh eases lockdown restrictions for businesses in some parts
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has eased the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the COVID-19 spread by allowing some of the businesses to reopen in different parts of the country like Dhaka and Chattogram, an official said on Sunday.
COVID-19 cases in Indonesia surpass 14,000
Jakarta/Xinhua: The Indonesian government announced 387 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of infections in the archipelagic country to 14,032.
Philippines reports 184 new COVID-19 cases, total at 10,794
Manila/Xinhua: The Philippines reported 184 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 10,794.