Denmark's confirmed COVID-19 cases reach 6
Copenhagen/Xinhua/UNI: A further two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed here by both the Danish Patient Safety Authority and the National Health Board in press releases on Tuesday, bringing the total number to six.
Pope Francis tests negative for coronavirus: reports
Genoa/ Sputnik/UNI: Pope Francis has tested negative for coronavirus, he is simply suffering a minor cold, Il Messaggero newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Ukraine confirms first case of coronavirus infection in man returning from Italy
Kiev/Sputnik/UNI: Ukraine announced its first case of coronavirus infection in a man who returned from Italy, Deputy Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said Tuesday.
Coronavirus Scare: Sri Lanka to quarantine passengers from Italy, Iran, S Korea
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka's Health Ministry on Tuesday said that all passengers arriving from Italy, Iran and South Korea would have to undergo a 14-day quarantine period to prevent the COVID-19 from entering the island country.
EU raises coronavirus infection risk as 2,100 cases confirmed - Health Commissioner
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has increased the risk level of infection with the novel coronavirus in the EU from low-moderate to moderate-high, as the number of cases in the bloc reaches 2,100, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides said Monday.
Washington state guv declares state of emergency after first Coronavirus death in US
Washington/Sputnik: Governor of Washington State, Jay Inslee, declared on Saturday a state of emergency across the state following the announcement of the first death from the coronavirus disease, dubbed COVID-19, in the United States.
Over 30 more people die from Coronavirus in China, death toll at 2,870: Authorities
Beijing/Sputnik: Thirty-five people have died from the new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in mainland China in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death toll up to 2,870 the country’s National Health Commission informs.
Beijing considers Pakistan little more than a subordinate colony to be exploited, feels expert Â
Islamabad/IBNS: The recent developments related to Pakistan's silence over the oppression on Muslims in China and the manner in which Imran Khan government remained unmoved in evacuating its own students from Coronavirus-hit Wuhan city shows that Beijing simply considers the Muslim-majority nation as little more than a subordinate colony to be exploited but not heard.
Coronavirus reaches Afghanistan capital Kabul
Kabul/IBNS: With Coronavirus spreading across several nations in the world since its outbreak in China, 15 suspect cases of the disease infected people were reported from Kabul, Baghlan, Herat, and Ghor provinces in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Number of coronavirus cases in Iran rises to 95, 15 dead
Tehran/Sputnik: Total number of people infected with novel coronavirus, officially named COVID-19, in Iran rose to 95, while 15 of them were killed by the virus, the country’s Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on Tuesday.
4 Iraqis infected with COVID-19 after visiting neighbouring Iran
Baghdad/Xinhua: Iraq announced four new cases of novel coronavirus disease in the country's northern province of Kirkuk on Tuesday, bringing the total number in Iraq to five.
COVID-19 death toll rises to 10 in South Korea as number of cases grow to 977
Moscow/Sputnik: South Korea’s health officials reported on Tuesday afternoon the 10th death from the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, while the number of confirmed cases has risen by 84 people up to 977, compared to the morning of the same day.
Italian tourist on Canary Islands tests positive for COVID-19, 1,000 quarantined: reports
Moscow/Sputnik: Up to 1,000 people in a hotel on the Spanish island of Tenerife were placed under quarantine on Tuesday after one visitor tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), media reported.
New Zealand extends travel ban on foreign citizens from China - Prime Minister
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: New Zealand has extended its travel ban on foreign citizens from mainland China for a further eight days but will review the restrictions every two days, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.
Afghanistan reports three suspected cases of coronavirus in Herat
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan officials have reported three suspected cases of coronavirus in Herat province of Afghanistan, media reports said.