COVID 19 death rate likely to hit its peak in 2 weeks: Trump
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Sunday said the highest peak of the death rate due to COVID 19 outbreak in the country is likely to hit in the next two weeks.
Saudi authorities impose curfew in Jeddah amid coronavirus pandemic - Interior Ministry
Beirut/Sputnik/UNI: Saudi Arabia has imposed a curfew in the western Jeddah province starting from Sunday at 15:00 local time (12:00 PM GMT) due to the spread of COVID-19, the Interior Ministry said.
Iran plans to use plasma of recovered people for new COVID-19 patients
Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Masih Daneshvari Hospital in Iran's capital Tehran is considering the use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma in the newly affected patients, Press TV reported on Sunday.
Pakistan: Five docs, one cop test positive for COVID 19 in Karachi
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan, which is seeing a spike in the number of COVID 19 patients, now reported that five doctors and one policeman have tested positive for the virus in Karachi city of the country, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Suspected COVID 19 patient dies in Barisal
Barisal/IBNS: A suspected COVID 19 patient, who was undergoing treatment at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, has died, media reports said on Sunday.
Canada: PM Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie recovers from COVID 19
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, who was one of the earliest celebrities since the outbreak occurred to have tested positive for the COVID 19, on Sunday said she has recovered from it.
Islamabad/IBNS: A Baloch leader has claimed that the Pakistani military is using the Coronavirus outbreak in the nation to expand its occupation and grip in Balochistan, media reports said.
New York/IBNS: UN Peacekeeping radio stations have in recent decades helped build support for peace process in a dozen countries around the world including Cambodia, Croatia, Namibia and Timor-Leste.
Pakistan: Five imams arrested for violating prayer codes
Islamabad/IBNS: Police in Pakistan's Gakhar Mandi city arrested four imams (prayer leaders) for allegedly violating prayer codes which have been enforced by authorities in the region at a time when the country is witnessing a major spike in the number of COVID 19 infected cases.
OneWeb blames COVID 19 for collapse
New York/IBNS: Blaming Coronavirus for the collapse, OneWeb, the global communications company, on Saturday announced that the company and certain of its controlled affiliates have voluntarily filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Bangladesh reports no COVID 19 case in 24 hours
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh did not report any new COVID 19 case in the past 24 hours.
Violence erupts in China as people attempt to leave COVID19-hit Hubei province
Beijing/IBNS: The Chinese government's decision to relax an epidemic lockdown, which was triggered following the spread of Coronavirus in Wuhan region seems to have backfired as violent protests occurred on a bridge between China’s virus-stricken Hubei province and neighbouring Jiangxi province recently, media reports said.
US COVID-19 relief bill includes $10Bln in funding for native American tribes
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The coronavirus relief stimulus bill just signed into law contains significant provisions for Native American tribal governments and communities across the United States, the National Congress of American Indians said in a news release on Saturday.
UAE records 72 new COVID-19 cases, 405 in total
Dubai/Xinhua/UNI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday reported 72 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 405, the Ministry of Health and Prevention said in a statement.
US: Number of COVID 19 confirmed cases touch 100,000
Washington/UNI: There are now more than 100,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, Johns Hopkins University announced on Saturday.