COVID-19: ‘Top priority’ must be on containment, insists WHO’s Tedros

Mar 03, 2020, at 10:04 am

New York/IBNS: Containing the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic should still be everyone’s “top priority”, UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.

Death toll from Novel Coronavirus disease in mainland China rises to 2,943 - Authorities

Mar 03, 2020, at 08:10 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in China has risen by 31 to 2,943, the number of confirmed cases has increased by 125 to 80,151, the state health committee said.

Sixty Six die in Iran over new coronavirus infection

Mar 02, 2020, at 05:21 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI:  Death toll over infection of the new coronavirus, officially named as COVID-19, has risen to 66 in Iran, said the latest report by Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Monday.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan confirms two new cases of coronavirus in India    

Mar 02, 2020, at 04:05 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Monday confirmed that with two more cases emerging from New Delhi and Telangana, one from each region, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India now stands at five.

India confirms two more cases of coronavirus

Mar 02, 2020, at 03:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Monday confirmed two more cases of novel coronavirus in the country.

First Coronavirus cases reported in New York state : Governor’s statement

Mar 02, 2020, at 09:12 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The first case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been confirmed in the state of New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement.

UK confirms 12 more COVID-19 cases

Mar 02, 2020, at 08:55 am

London/Xinhua/UNI: Britain has confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the country's total number of infections to 35, according to British health authorities.

Italy’s Coronavirus infection tally reaches 1,577 with 34 deaths : official

Mar 02, 2020, at 08:36 am

Rome/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Italy has reached 1,577 and five more died, bringing the death toll to 34, the civil protection chief said Sunday.

Number of Coronavirus cases in Spain reaches 58 : reports

Mar 01, 2020, at 10:30 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people infected with the coronavirus disease, officially named COVID-19, has reached 58 in Spain, media reported on Saturday.

South Korea now has over 3,500 confirmed Coronavirus cases : KCDC

Mar 01, 2020, at 10:27 pm

Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: South Korea has registered 376 more coronavirus cases, which brings the total number of those infected with COVID-19 in the country to 3,526 according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).

UN health agency warns against coronavirus COVID-19 criminal scams

Mar 01, 2020, at 07:31 pm

New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that criminals are taking advantage of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, to steal money or sensitive information.

Qatar confirms first case of coronavirus

Feb 29, 2020, at 06:27 pm

Doha/IBNS: Qatar on Saturday confirmed the first case of coronavirus infection in the country.

S Korea confirms 813 more cases of COVID-19, 3,150 in total

Feb 29, 2020, at 04:35 pm

Seoul/Xinhua/UNI:  South Korea confirmed 813 more cases of the COVID-19 on Saturday, raising the total number of infections to 3,150.

Turkey suspends flights to Italy due to coronavirus

Feb 29, 2020, at 04:34 pm

Ankara/UNI: The Turkish Airlines on Saturday announced the suspension of its flights to Italy due to coronavirus outbreak that has so far claimed 14 lives in the European country.

Kochi: Man admitted in Medical College Hospital for suspected coronavirus infection dies

Feb 29, 2020, at 04:28 pm

Kochi/UNI:  A 36-year-old man, who was admitted to the government Medical College Hospital, at Kalamassery here with suspected coronavirus infection, died on Saturday, though he was tested negative for the disease.

China's Hubei reports 423 new coronavirus cases

Feb 29, 2020, at 12:10 pm

Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 423 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 45 new deaths on Friday, the provincial health commission said Saturday.

Bill Gates says COVID-19 could be once-in-a-century pathogen

Feb 29, 2020, at 12:07 pm

New York/Xinhua/UNI: COVID-19 could be a once-in-a-century pathogen and the world should respond effectively, said Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in an article published Friday in The New England Journal of Medicine.

New US coronavirus case confirmed in Santa Clara, California - Reports

Feb 29, 2020, at 12:04 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: A new case of the coronavirus has been confirmed in Santa Clara County in northern California, the Washington Post reported.

Chinese ambassador calls for China-US cooperation amid coronavirus epidemic

Feb 29, 2020, at 12:03 pm

Washington/Xinhua: UNI: Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai called on Beijing and Washington to cooperate to address global challenges, warning against "political virus" disseminated by politically-motivated people.

Five people who contacted coronavirus-infected Iranian hospitalised in Moscow

Feb 29, 2020, at 11:42 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Five people who contacted a coronavirus-infected citizen of Iran during his transit stay in Moscow have been hospitalized to the Russian capital’s infectious diseases hospital, the virus was not found in them, the center for monitoring and control of the coronavirus situation reported.

Coronavirus COVID-19 risk increased to ‘very high’ but containment still possible

Feb 29, 2020, at 10:37 am

New York/IBNS: Countries must act quickly and robustly to contain the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization said on Friday, as it raised the global risk assessment of the infection to “very high”.

Coronavirus cases in France double to 38 : Health Ministry

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:43 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in France has risen to 38, Minister of Social Affairs and Health Olivier Veran said Thursday.

650 coronavirus cases confirmed in Italy, recoveries rise

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:37 pm

Rome/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 650 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Italy, an increase by 122 cases compared to the previous count provided by authorities at midday Thursday.

Apple CEO optimistic about China putting coronavirus under control

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:33 pm

San Fransisco/Xinhua/UNI:  Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook is optimistic that the coronavirus epidemic is getting under control in China as the number of infections continues to fall, the FOX Business Network reported Thursday.

S.Korea confirms 256 more cases of COVID-19, 2,022 in total

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:32 pm

Seoul/Xinhua: South Korea confirmed 256 more cases of the COVID-19 on Friday, raising the total number of infections to 2,022.

Novel Coronavirus death toll in mainland China rises to 2,788 : Health authorities

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:29 pm

Bejing, Feb 28 (Sputnik) - The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in mainland China has risen by 44 to 2,788, the number of confirmed cases has increased by 327 to 78,824, the state health committee said Friday.

Number of Coronavirus Disease Cases in Spain Rises From 14 to 23 : Reports

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:27 pm

Moscow/Sputni/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Spain has risen to 23, El Pais newspaper reported.

No country should make ‘fatal’ mistake of ignoring COVID-19: Tedros

Feb 28, 2020, at 10:57 am

New York/IBNS: All countries should do more to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus and none should make the “fatal” mistake of assuming that it won’t be affected,  UN health agency chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Thursday.

Smoking and drinking link to recreational drug use by young people: UN-backed report

Feb 28, 2020, at 10:36 am

New York/IBNS: The use of alcohol and tobacco by young people and children is closely linked to the use of illicit drugs, a UN-backed narcotics control body warned on Thursday.

As many as 112 Wuhan evacuees including 36 foreigners taken to ITBP quarantine facility

Feb 27, 2020, at 11:11 pm

New Delhi/UNI: As many as 112 evacuees including 36 foreigners, who arrived from the Coronavirus epicenter Wuhan in China, were taken to makeshift quarantine facility of Indo Tibetan Border Police’s (ITBP) at Chhawla here on Thursday.