Wuhan Covid-19 whistleblower doctor's widow gives birth to baby boy

Beijing/IBNS: The wife of Dr Li Wenliang, the Wuhan whistleblower,who was the first to raise coronavirus alarm and succumbed to the infection in February, has given birth to a baby boy, according to Chinese media.

Women integral to battling coronavirus and pushing for lasting peace and security

New York: The coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharp focus the differentiated impacts that COVID-19 is having on women, including new obstacles to their meaningful participation in peace processes.

COVID-19 highlights ‘life and death’ stakes for greater digital cooperation

New York/IBNS: Managing the digital divide better, has become “a matter of life and death” for people unable to access essential healthcare information during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief has told a virtual high-level meeting on rapid technological change.

China engaged in targeted influence operations and disinformation campaigns: EU

Brussels: When Beijing is facing heat over the origin of the deadly COVID-19 virus from China, European Union has now claimed that  it is running disinformation campaigns.

COVID-19: ‘Unparalleled economic shock’ threatens development hopes and gains

New York: As the diverse and severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt across the world, an “unparalleled economic shock” is putting development gains at risk, the UN chief told a meeting of high-powered business leaders on Wednesday.

Pakistan's opposition leader tests positive for COVID-19

Islamabad/Xinhua: The leader of the opposition in Pakistan's National Assembly or the lower house of the parliament Shahbaz Sharif and several other politicians have tested positive for COVID-19, local media reported on Thursday.

Bangladesh: COVID-19 death toll reaches 1,012

Dhaka/UNI:  The death toll from novel coronavirus in Bangladesh has reached 1,012 as 37 more people died in the last 24 hours.

Afghanistan records 684 new COVID-19 positive cases

Kabul/Xinhua: Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry has confirmed 684 new COVID-19 positive cases over the past 24 hours, totaling the number of patients infected with the disease to 22,143 in the country, said a statement of the ministry released Wednesday.

US to reopen consulate in Wuhan before end of June - State Department

Washington/Sputnik: The US State Department intends to reopen the consulate in Wuhan, China, on or before the end of June, Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs Mary Elizabeth Taylor said in a notice.

Act now to avert COVID-19 global food emergency: Guterres

New York/IBNS: Although the COVID-19 pandemic could push nearly 50 million more people into extreme poverty, this and other dire impacts of the crisis can be avoided if countries act immediately to shore up global food security, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday.

Conflict-hit Nigerian families living under COVID-19 lockdowns, on ‘life-support’

New York/IBNS: Help and funding are needed urgently for millions of people in Nigeria who have been hit severely by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, including conflict-hit communities “on life-support” in the north-east, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.

Prisoners protest over Pakistan's jail COVID-19 infections

Islamabad/Xinhua:  Prisoners in Pakistan's south Sindh province lodged a protest and held four policemen hostage after their seven inmates were tested positive of COVID-19, local media reported on Tuesday.

COVID-19 peak might be reached by end of July: Pakistan PM warns

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Monday warned his countrymen that the peak of COVID-19 cases might be reached by the end of July or at the beginning of August.

COVID-19 episode unveils China's local censorship story 

The COVID-19 outbreak may have opened a major Pandora's box in China where people are facing censorship if they try to reveal the truth behind the disease that has now spread globally.

COVID-19: Bangladesh records 42 more deaths

Dhaka, Jun 8 (UNI) The death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh has surged to 930 with 42 new fatalities on Monday.