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29 dead as Gujarat receives heavy rainfall, more showers predicted over next two days | 'Enough is enough': President Droupadi Murmu expresses anguish over RG Kar case | Bengal junior doctors reject Mamata Banerjee's appeal to resume work, says CM's words seemed like 'passive threat' | 'How dare you threaten Assam?' Himanta Biswa Sarma slams Mamata Banerjee on her 'burn' remark | Himachal Pradesh passes bill to raise women's minimum age for marriage to 21 years | S Jaishankar, Alberto van Klaveren discuss trade and investment during 2nd India-Chile Joint Commission | Supreme Court reiterates 'bail is a rule and jail the exception' observation | RG Kar: 'I don't want to take action,' says Mamata Banerjee urging protesting junior doctors to resume work | Mamata Banerjee demands justice in RG Kar case, slams CBI for no progress in probe | BJP wants to dilute justice for RG Kar demand: Mamata Banerjee on Bengal bandh

COVID-19: Maharashtra records 23 new cases; tally mounts to 891

Apr 07, 2020, at 04:52 pm

Mumbai/UNI:  Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally on Tuesday surged to 891 after 23 new confirmed cases were recorded across the State, officials said here.

Emmanuel Macron wishes Boris Johnson for speedy recovery

Apr 07, 2020, at 04:48 pm

Paris/UNI:  France President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday wished for speedy recovery of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has been admitted to an Intensive Care Unit following his detriorated heatlh due to the novel coronavirus.

WHO official pays tribute to nurses fighting COVID-19

Apr 07, 2020, at 04:44 pm

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI:  World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in China Gauden Galea Tuesday expressed gratitude to nurses on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19.

Kuwait reports 78 new COVID-19 cases, 743 in total

Apr 07, 2020, at 04:41 pm

Kuwait City/Xinhua/UNI:  Kuwait reported on Tuesday 78 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in the country to 743, the Health Ministry said in a statement.

Odisha: Covid-19 positive case rises to 40

Apr 07, 2020, at 04:35 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: The number of COVID-19 positive cases in Odisha went up to 40 after a 32-year-old man from Kendrapara tested positive last night.

COVID-19: Karnataka reports two fresh cases

Apr 07, 2020, at 04:27 pm

Kalaburagi /UNI: Kalaburagi reported two more case of COVID-19 on Tuesday taking the number of positive cases to 7 in the district.

Haryana: Covid-19 positive cases rise to 119

Apr 07, 2020, at 04:25 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: The tally of Corona positive cases rose to 119 in Haryana as 23 fresh cases have been reported in the state on Tuesday.

Covid 19: Catholic Church of Asia head Cardinal Charles Maung Bo holds Chinese govt accountable

Apr 07, 2020, at 03:19 pm

Yangon (Myanmar)/IBNS: Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, head of the Catholic Church in Asia, has minced no words in blaming the Chinese regime for the global Covid-9 contagion. The prelate, who is also the Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar, wants China to accept moral culpability for the pandemic and pay compensation for the worldwide havoc it has caused.

Another COVID-19 positive in Assam

Apr 07, 2020, at 01:23 pm

Guwahati/UNI: A new positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Assam today, taking the tally of patients to 27.

Covid-19: China reports zero fatality in past 24 hrs

Apr 07, 2020, at 01:21 pm

Beijing/UNI: China on Tuesday reported zero casualty due to the novel coronavirus, a first such day since January.

COVID-19: Number of cases reaches 10,331 in S Korea

Apr 07, 2020, at 12:57 pm

Seoul/UNI: The number of confirmed cases in South Korea has risen to 10,331, with 47 new cases being registered over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry confirmed on Tuesday.

Bihar: No new case of Corona in the past 2 days 

Apr 07, 2020, at 12:44 pm

Patna/UNI: No new case of Corona infection was detected during the past two days in Bihar where 32 cases were detected so far out of which 10 have been cured of the infection.

COVID-19: Death toll touches 114 in India

Apr 07, 2020, at 09:58 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 infection in India on Tuesday touched 114, Ministry of Health said.

Expert highlights mental agony during Coronavirus lockdown

Apr 06, 2020, at 06:24 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Pandemics are not just a medical phenomenon, they affect individuals and society on many levels, causing disruptions.

COVID-19 death toll hits 3,739 in Iran

Apr 06, 2020, at 05:58 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 3,739 COVID-19 patients have died in Iran as of Monday, according to the latest figure from Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education, state TV reported.

693 new COVID19 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours: Health Ministry 

Apr 06, 2020, at 04:30 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Health Ministry on Monday said 693 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported from across India in the past 24 hours.

Mild tremor hits Palghar

Apr 06, 2020, at 01:23 pm

Palghar/UNI: A mild tremor was experienced at Dahanu taluka in Palghar district early on Monday, an official said.

UAE confirms 294 new COVID-19 cases, Total number approaches 1,800: Health Ministry

Apr 06, 2020, at 01:21 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed 294 new cases of the coronavirus across the country, with the total number of people infected having reached 1,799, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention said.

US hopes to stabilize COVID-19 mortality rate next week: White House Official

Apr 06, 2020, at 01:18 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI:  White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Deborah Birx told reporters during a briefing that the US officials were hoping that the coronavirus mortality rate throughout the country would stabilize due to the introduced restrictions already next week.

Morocco has over 1,000 coronavirus cases, 70 fatalities among them: Health Ministry

Apr 06, 2020, at 01:14 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI:  The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Morocco has surpassed 1,000 with the country’s COVID-19 death toll currently standing at 70, according to the Moroccan Ministry of Health.

Brazil registers 11,130 COVID-19 cases, 486 deaths

Apr 06, 2020, at 01:11 pm

Rio De Janeiro/Xinhua/UNI:  Brazil's Health Ministry said the country's death toll from COVID-19 has climbed to 486 as 11,130 people tested positive to the coronavirus disease.

Kyrgyzstan reports 216 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more fatalities – response center

Apr 06, 2020, at 12:57 pm

Bishkek/Sputnik/UNI:  The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Kyrgyzstan has grown by 69 to a total of 216 cases with four fatalities, the country's COVID-19 response center said on Monday.

Number of COVID-19 cases in Germany exceeds 95,000, Death Toll Tops 1,434 : Koch Institute

Apr 06, 2020, at 12:41 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI:  The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has jumped by 3,677 to 95,391, and the death toll has risen by 92 to 1,434 in the past 24 hours, the Robert Koch Institute said.

COVID-19 toll in India crosses 100 as country enters 13th day of lockdown

Apr 06, 2020, at 12:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The toll in Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in India crossed 100 on Monday while the South Asian country of 1.3 billion people entered the 13th day of a nationwide lockdown which began on Mar 25.

Jharkhand records fourth COVID-19 case

Apr 06, 2020, at 12:38 pm

Ranchi/UNI: Jharkhand has recorded its fourth confirmed case of Coronavirus as a woman has tested positive for the disease.

New Zealand confirms 39 new cases of COVID-19

Apr 06, 2020, at 12:33 pm

Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: New Zealand reported 39 confirmed and 28 probable cases of COVID-19 on Monday, lifting the total number of confirmed and probable infections to 1,106 in the country.

S Korea registers 47 new COVID-19 cases, fewest daily number since Feb: Reports

Apr 06, 2020, at 10:29 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: South Korea has confirmed 47 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, which is down by 34 from the previous day, marking the fewest daily number since the drastic outbreak of the disease in February, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday.

Iraq: UN health agency helps beat ‘latest bottleneck’ in COVID-19 battle

Apr 06, 2020, at 10:22 am

New York/IBNS: With a global shortage of supplies and equipment to fight the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the UN health agency has assisted in successfully producing urgently needed laboratory items for testing suspected COVID-19 cases in Iraq.

COVID-19: British PM Boris Johnson admitted to hospital

Apr 06, 2020, at 10:03 am

London/IBNS: Ten days after he was tested positive for COVID-19, British PM Boris Johnson was hospitalised for tests, Downing Street said.

COVID-19: Death toll in India now stands at 109

Apr 06, 2020, at 09:45 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 infection in India touched 109 on Monday, Ministry of Health said.