Halting funding for WHO during a health crisis is as dangerous as it sounds: Bill Gates
Apr 15, 2020, at 11:22 am
Washington/IBNS: Hours after US President Donald Trump announced that he has instructed his administration to stop US funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), tech billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday said halting such a fund during a world health crisis is as dangerous as it sounds.
COVID-19 outbreak in India: Death toll stands at 377
Apr 15, 2020, at 10:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 in India now stands at 377, as per latest Ministry of Health data revealed on Wednesday.
Death toll due to COVID-19 in India touches 353
Apr 14, 2020, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 in India stands at 353, as per the latest figures released by Ministry of Health.
Maharashtra: Three booked for storing used masks with selling intent
Apr 14, 2020, at 05:40 pm
Palghar/UNI: Three persons have been arrested for allegedly storing used N-95 masks after washing and repackaging them at a residential locality in Vasai suburb of this district, police stated here on Tuesday.
Iran sees lowest daily rise in coronavirus deaths in month
Apr 14, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus rose to 4,683 on Tuesday after 98 more people died overnight.
Maharashtra: Pune sees four more nCoV deaths
Apr 14, 2020, at 05:31 pm
Pune/UNI: Four more novel coronavirus patients who were admitted at Sassoon and Naidu hospitals, here, lost their lives on Tuesday, taking the total number of deaths in this district to 38.
Assam reports fresh COVID-19 positive case, state tally surges to 31
Apr 14, 2020, at 01:53 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has reported one more COVID-19 positive case on Monday taking the state tally increased to 31.
26-year-old Mizo woman tests positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai
Apr 14, 2020, at 01:51 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A 26-year-old woman from Mizoram tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Nongenarian dies of COVID-19, toll jumps to 12 in Tamil Nadu
Apr 14, 2020, at 12:28 pm
Karur/Chennai/UNI: A nonagenarian, who was tested positive for coronavirus, died at the Karur Government Medical College Hospital on Tuesday, taking the number of COVID related deaths in Tamil Nadu to 12.
Coronavirus: Pune registers 42 new cases, 326 cases
Apr 14, 2020, at 12:19 pm
Pune/UNI: With 42 new cases reported in Pune, the total number of Coronavirus positive cases has reached 326, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Five more COVID positive patients recover in OdishaÂ
Apr 14, 2020, at 12:15 pm
Bhubnaeswar/UNI: In a positive development five more COVID-19 patients in Odisha recovered after their samples tested negative.
COVID-19: Pune records 42 new cases
Apr 14, 2020, at 11:48 am
Pune/UNI: With 42 new cases reported in Pune, the total number of Coronavirus positive cases has reached 326, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Coronavirus death toll in Kazakhstan rises to 14 - Health Minister
Apr 14, 2020, at 11:39 am
Nur-Sultan/Sputnik/UNI: The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease in Kazakhstan has risen by two to 14 over the past 24 hours, the republic's Health Minister Yelzhan Birtanov said.
UK to Extend COVID-19 Lockdown Measures Until At Least May 7 – Reports
Apr 14, 2020, at 10:40 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is currently standing in for Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid his recovery from COVID-19, will announce the prolongation of lockdown measures to curb the spread of the disease until at least May 7 on Thursday, The Times newspaper reports.
Number of Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Worldwide Tops 2 Million - Johns Hopkins University
Apr 14, 2020, at 10:36 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) worldwide has exceeded 2 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Italy's COVID-19 death toll exceeds 20,000, minor breaches to lockdown over Easter
Apr 14, 2020, at 10:02 am
Rome/Xinhua/UNI: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 20,465 lives in locked-down Italy as of Monday, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries to 159,516, according to latest data released by the country's Civil Protection Department.
China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases
Apr 14, 2020, at 09:49 am
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province Monday, local health authority said Tuesday.
COVID-19 : Cases in India cross 10,000-mark, 339 deaths
Apr 14, 2020, at 09:29 am
New Delhi/UNI: Novel coronavirus cases on Tuesday morning crossed the 10,000 mark in the country with the figure rising to 10,363, the Health Ministry said.
Assam detects another COVID-19 case linked to Nizamuddin; tally at 30
Apr 13, 2020, at 08:45 pm
Guwahati/UNI: After a gap of three days, a new case of COVID- 19, linked to Nizamuddin area of Delhi, was detected in Assam on Monday, taking the state’s tally to 30.
ICMR Kolkata counters Mamata govt. on Covid-19 test kit, says not getting enough samples
Apr 13, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Countering West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that there were minimum Covid-19 test kits available in the state, the Director of ICMR-NICED in Kolkata, Shanta Dutta, on Monday confirmed that there was no shortage of Covid-19 test kits in their lab, but they were not getting enough samples from the state for test.
Bangladesh records biggest daily jump of 182 new COVID-19 cases
Apr 13, 2020, at 06:41 pm
Dhaka/Xinhua/UNI: Bangladesh health officials on Monday said in the past 24 hours 182 more people have been found positive of the coronavirus infection, the biggest daily jump in new cases since March 8 when first infected cases were reported in the country.
Sudan imposes quarantine to fight COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 13, 2020, at 06:26 pm
Khartoum/Sputnik/UNI: Sudan has introduced a nationwide quarantine, banning its citizens from traveling across the country, as a move to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the press office of the cabinet of ministers said on Monday.
Hong Kong reports five newly confirmed COVID-19 cases
Apr 13, 2020, at 06:00 pm
Hong Kong/Xinhua/UNI: Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported on Monday five additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong to 1,009.
COVID-19: Positive cases rise to 523 in Uttar Pradesh
Apr 13, 2020, at 01:44 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The number of positive patients by Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh rose to 523 on Monday after 40 new cases were detected.
44 Indian evacuees from Iran released from quarantine facility in Mumbai
Apr 13, 2020, at 01:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: At least 44 Indians evacuated from Iran last month in the wake of Novel Coronavirus outbreak, completed their quarantine period at the Indian Navy's facility at Ghatkopar-based Material Organisation in Mumbai and returned back to their respective homes in Srinagar of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh.
COVID-19: 12 new positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, death toll rises to 7
Apr 13, 2020, at 01:12 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: Andhra Pradesh is witnessing a steady rise in Coronavirus positive cases with 12 new active cases reported during the last 12 hours taking the total number of cases to 432 in the state.
COVID-19 infections reach 41 in Myanmar
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:15 pm
Yangon/Xinhua/UNI: Myanmar reported two more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on early Monday, bringing the total number of infections to 41 in the country, according to a release of Ministry of Health and Sports.
Chile sees 7,213 COVID-19 cases, 80 deaths
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:13 pm
Santiago/Xinhua/UNI: Chile's government on Sunday reported a total of 7,213 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and 80 have died of the disease since the start of the outbreak.
Chinese mainland reports 108 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:11 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority said Monday that it received reports of 108 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Sunday, of which 98 were imported.
88 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:10 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 88 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospitals Sunday on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Commission.