Amid complaints, ICMR directs states not to use COVID-19 rapid testing kits for 2 days

Apr 21, 2020, at 04:48 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After complaints of faulty kits, the  Indian Council of Medical Research  on Tuesday directed states not to use the  rapid testing kits for two days.

Bangladesh: COVID-19 death toll touches 110

Apr 21, 2020, at 04:17 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Taking the death toll to 110, Bangladesh on Tuesday recorded the death of nine more people due to COVID-19, media reports said.

Meghalaya reports fresh COVID-19 positive case, state tally surges to 12

Apr 21, 2020, at 02:06 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Meghalaya on Tuesday reported a fresh positive case for COVID-19 taking the state's tally to 12.

Libya reports 3 new COVID-19 recoveries

Apr 21, 2020, at 02:01 pm

Tripoli/Xinhua/UNI: Libya's National Center for Disease Control on Tuesday announced three new COVID-19 recovery cases in the country.

New York state reports total of 247,512 COVID-19 cases, 14,347 deaths

Apr 21, 2020, at 01:54 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US state of New York has confirmed 247,512 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, while the total number of fatalities has climbed to 14,347, the New York State Department of Health said on Monday.

Turkey confirms 4,674 new COVID-19 cases, 90,980 in total

Apr 21, 2020, at 01:47 pm

Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey's total confirmed cases of COVID-19 have climbed to 90,980 with 4,674 new ones reported in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Monday.

Kuwait extends curfew time to curb spread of COVID-19

Apr 21, 2020, at 01:41 pm

Kuwait City/Xinhua/UNI: The Kuwaiti government has decided to extend the curfew time by three hours as part of the efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, the government spokesman said Monday.

Lifting lockdowns does not signal the end of COVID-19: WHO chief

Apr 21, 2020, at 12:43 pm

New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated its stance on the lifting of lockdown measures aimed at protecting the public against the spread of COVID-19.

Pakistan witnesses jump in COVID-19 deaths at 192 as it buckles on allowing Ramadan mosques prayers

Apr 21, 2020, at 12:15 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has witnessed the biggest jump in the number of death cases in a day as the toll due to COVID-19 touched 192, media reports said.

Bringing Nollywood star power to Nigeria’s fight against COVID-19: a UN Resident Coordinator blog

Apr 21, 2020, at 11:57 am

New York/IBNS:All of the UN bodies in Nigeria are working closely together, to ensure that the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is effective, and saves as many lives as possible. By the UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon.

UN issues appeal to bolster COVID-19 ‘logistics backbone’, warns global response could stutter to a halt

Apr 21, 2020, at 11:46 am

New York/IBNS: The heads of major UN humanitarian agencies and offices have launched an urgent appeal for $350 million to support global aid hubs to help those most at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.

India fights COVID-19: Death toll climbs to 590

Apr 21, 2020, at 09:58 am

New Delhi/IBNS:  The death toll due to the highly infectious COVID-19 now stands at 590, as per Indian government data released on Tuesday.

IIT Kharagpur to fund healthcare technology development for COVID-19

Apr 20, 2020, at 10:23 pm

Kharagpur (West Bengal)/IBNS: One of the premier educational institutes of India, IIT Kharagpur, has set up research funding for R&D work related to COVID-19.

Study finds when does back pain become chronic?

Apr 20, 2020, at 07:31 pm

New York/IBNS: The psyche plays a crucial role in acute pain becoming chronic. In about 35 to 40 per cent of all patients, with back pain the complaints are chronic. However, the way they feel the pain and how much it affects their life can vary greatly from person to person.

WHO-recommended disinfectants are effective against novel coronavirus

Apr 20, 2020, at 07:25 pm

Geneva/IBNS: When used correctly, both alcohol-based hand disinfectants recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) are effective against the novel coronavirus Sars-Cov-2, as confirmed by an international research team headed by Professor Stephanie Pfänder from the Department of Molecular and Medical Virology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB). The journal Emerging Infectious Diseases published the relevant article in its online edition on 13 April 2020.

Malaysia records lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in a month

Apr 20, 2020, at 06:59 pm

Kuala Lumpur/Xinhua/UNI: Malaysia recorded the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in over a month and zero deaths in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Monday.

Bangladesh: Coronavirus death toll exceeds 100

Apr 20, 2020, at 06:52 pm

Dhaka/UNI:  The number of novel coronavirus deaths in Bangladesh exceeded 100 on Monday after 10 more people died due to the virus in the past 24 hours.

Assam: 19 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals

Apr 20, 2020, at 05:54 pm

Guwahati, April 20 : Assam has discharged 19 COVID-19 patients from different hospitals of the state so far, officials confirmed on Monday.

Israeli scientist claims COVID-19 vaccine is two-third ready

Apr 20, 2020, at 05:44 pm

Jerusalem/IBNS: Giving a ray of hope to the world, an Israeli scientist has claimed that he is two-thirds into developing a vaccine for COVID-19.

India registered 36 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours: Ministry

Apr 20, 2020, at 04:40 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Health Ministry on Monday said 36 new deaths have been reported due to COVID-19 outbreak in the country in the past 24 hours.

Bangladesh: 23 doctors in Dhaka hospital test positive for COVID-19

Apr 20, 2020, at 04:14 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Twenty-three doctors have tested positive for COVID-19 in Bangladesh's Sir Salimullah Medical College or Mitford Hospital, media reports said on Monday.

EXPERTSPEAK: Immune Boosters: The Fight Against Covid-19

Apr 20, 2020, at 12:43 pm

It is an all-out war against an invisible enemy that strikes with impunity. With no strategic weapon in sight yet, the dependence is thus heavily on our tactical weapons- read immunity- to fight Covid-19.   

Over 2mln COVID-19 tests conducted in Russia - health watchdog

Apr 20, 2020, at 11:47 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Over 2 million tests for COVID-19 have been conducted in Russia, with 135,000 people across the country remaining under medical monitoring as they are suspected of being infected, the national public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Monday.

COVID-19: Death toll in India touches 543

Apr 20, 2020, at 09:44 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 outbreak in India touched 543, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.

West Bengal: COVID-19 positive cases touch 198 as situation worsens

Apr 19, 2020, at 09:00 pm

Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: With 24 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus recorded in last 24 hours, the number of active COVID-19 positive cases in West Bengal has reached 198 as CM Mamata Banerjee urged people in the districts and in Kolkata to follow lockdown measures strictly.

COVID-19 in India: Death toll touches 519, number of cases cross 16,000-mark

Apr 19, 2020, at 07:32 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 in India touched 519 on Sunday, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.

Death toll due to COVID-19 now stands at 507: Indian Health Ministry

Apr 19, 2020, at 04:57 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Sunday said with 27 COVID-19 related deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, the death toll in the country now stands at 507.

Three more COVID-19 positive cases detected at Mumbai Mizoram House

Apr 19, 2020, at 04:49 pm

Aizawl/IBNS: Three more COVID-19 positive cases have been detected among those residing at Mizoram House dormitory in Mumbai on Saturday.

Nobel Prize-winning virologist Luc Montagnier believes COVID-19 was developed in Wuhan laboratory

Apr 19, 2020, at 04:27 pm

Paris/IBNS: A Nobel Prize-winning French virologist has said he believes that the COVID-19  was developed in a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

COVID-19 in India: Death toll touches 488

Apr 18, 2020, at 06:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Health Ministry on Saturday announced that 488 people have died due to COVID-19 infection in India so far.