All Bangladeshi evacuees from Wuhan go home after coronavirus quarantine

Feb 16, 2020, at 07:18 pm

Dhaka/Xinhua/UNI: All 312 Bangladeshi evacuees from the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, have been released from a 14-day quarantine in the capital of Dhaka.

Number of cruise ship infections in Japan rises to 355 with 70 new cases

Feb 16, 2020, at 07:14 pm

Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: Test results showed that 70 more people on a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo are infected with the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number to 355, Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said Sunday.

Taiwan records first coronavirus-related death: Reports

Feb 16, 2020, at 07:05 pm

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: Taiwanese health officials announced the first fatality as a result of the coronavirus infection on Sunday, media reported.

India to send medical supplies to China as death toll crosses 1,600

Feb 16, 2020, at 07:01 pm

Beijing/UNI: India will send a consignment of medical supplies to China to deal with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), India's Ambassador Vikram Misri said, as the death toll from the epidemic jumped past 1,600 on Sunday.

‘This is a time for facts, not fear,’ says WHO chief as COVID-19 virus spreads

Feb 16, 2020, at 09:36 am

New York/IBNS: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday cautioned against panic over COVID-19 but also urged governments to step up their efforts to prepare for the virus, saying “it’s impossible to predict which direction this epidemic will take.”

Chinese hospitals discharge 9,419 coronavirus patients after recovery

Feb 16, 2020, at 09:14 am

Beijing/Xinhua: As many as 9,419 patients infected with the novel coronavirus have been discharged from hospital after they recovered by the end of Saturday, Chinese health authorities announced on Sunday.

France: Chinese tourist dies due to coronavirus in France

Feb 15, 2020, at 04:37 pm

Paris/IBNS: Away from China, the first coronavirus death has been reported in the European country of France, media reports said.

Newly licensed vaccine, ‘milestone in the fight’ against Ebola in Africa, UN health agency

Feb 15, 2020, at 09:50 am

New York/IBNS: Four countries in Africa have licensed an Ebola vaccine to “cement hard-fought progress” in keeping their people safe from the deadly disease, the UN health agency said on Friday.

Egypt confirms first novel coronavirus case

Feb 15, 2020, at 09:45 am

Cairo/Xinhua/UNI: The first case of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Egypt, the health ministry announced on Friday.

World Health Organization: Coronavirus must generate ‘solidarity not stigma’

Feb 15, 2020, at 09:29 am

New York/IBNS: Investing in preparedness is the smartest way to ensure that the coronavirus and other disease outbreaks are “identified and stopped quickly”, the UN health agency said on Friday.

Over 25,000 doctors from all parts of China arrive in Hubei to fight coronavirus –Official

Feb 15, 2020, at 09:04 am

Beijing/Sputnik: More than 25,000 doctors from all parts of China have arrived in the province of Hubei to help their colleagues fight the outbreak of a new coronavirus, Deputy Director of the National Health Commission Wang Hesheng said on Saturday.

China reports 2,641 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, 143 new deaths

Feb 15, 2020, at 08:46 am

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority Saturday said it received reports of 2,641 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 143 deaths on Friday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

Over 30 countries assisting China to combat novel coronavirus – Foreign Ministry

Feb 14, 2020, at 06:37 pm

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China is grateful to more than 30 countries and four international organizations for sending necessary medical supplies to aid the country contain the spread of the new strain of coronavirus, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Friday.

Full team of WHO experts to arrive in China over weekend

Feb 14, 2020, at 06:30 pm

Geneva/Xinhua/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that all members of a WHO team of international experts are expected to arrive in China over the weekend to work with their Chinese colleagues against the novel coronavirus pneumonia.

Jack Ma Foundation donates another 1.4 mln USD for coronavirus drug development

Feb 14, 2020, at 06:25 pm

Hangzhou/Xinhua/UNI:  The Jack Ma Foundation has announced that it will donate 10 million yuan (1.43 million U.S. dollars) to the research group led by Chinese respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan to support the development of novel coronavirus drugs.

Japan allocates 94 million USD to combat novel Coronavirus

Feb 14, 2020, at 06:20 pm

Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: The Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday said it will use reserve funds amounting to 10.3 billion yen (about 93.8 million US dollars) to cover measures to combat the novel coronavirus.

Gay and bisexual men have higher rate of skin cancer: Study

Feb 14, 2020, at 05:31 pm

Boston/IBNS: In the largest study of skin cancer rates among gay, lesbian or bisexual individuals, investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital report important differences in skin cancer prevalence among sexual minorities.

Valentine's Day: Smelling your lover’s shirt could improve your sleep, says study

Feb 14, 2020, at 05:22 pm

Toronto/IBNS: The scent of a romantic partner can improve sleep, suggests new psychology research from the University of British Columbia.

Singapore: Two more Bangladesh nationals infected with coronavirus

Feb 14, 2020, at 04:59 pm

Singapore City/IBNS: Two more Bangladeshi migrant workers, who are currently in Singapore, have been infected nu coronavirus, country's officials said.

Coronavirus death toll in China reaches 1,380

Feb 14, 2020, at 09:46 am

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people, who have been infected with a new coronavirus across China, has reached 63,851, with 1,380 patients having died, the National Health Commission said on Friday.

Outside China, Coronavirus transmission ‘iceberg’ may not be as big as feared

Feb 14, 2020, at 08:57 am

New York/IBNS: As infections from COVID-19 coronavirus continue to rise, a senior UN health expert on Thursday said that there were some indications that disease transmission outside China might not be the tip of the “iceberg” that had been feared.

Political commitment at highest levels leading govt’s response on Coronavirus: Harsh Vardhan

Feb 13, 2020, at 08:30 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid a global scared over the deadly Novel Coronavirus threat, which had an outbreak in China and claimed over 1100 lives so far, Union Health Minister Harsha Vardhan on Thursday asserted that political commitment at the highest levels is leading the government’s response on the matter.

DR Congo Ebola outbreak still an international public health concern

Feb 13, 2020, at 01:14 pm

New York/IBNS: The Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains an international public health concern, experts meeting in Geneva concluded on Wednesday.

UN health agency developing COVID-19 virus treatment master plan

Feb 13, 2020, at 01:05 pm

New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) is developing a master plan for coordinating clinical trials that could lead to potential therapies for patients infected with the COVID-19 virus, the agency’s chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced on Wednesday.

Only coronavirus infected person in Tibet discharged

Feb 12, 2020, at 07:22 pm

Beijing/UNI: The only person infected with a deadly new strain of coronavirus in China’s autonomous region-- Tibet has been discharged from hospital, making the region the only area in the country to be free of the infection, the state-owned China Central Television broadcaster reported on Wednesday.

$683 million appeal to deliver reproductive health services, where they’re most needed

Feb 12, 2020, at 10:30 am

New York/IBNS: With more than half of all maternal deaths occurring in countries affected by humanitarian crises and fragility, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is calling for greater international support to provide life-saving reproductive health and protection services in these locations.

Meeting of top scientists underway to slow coronavirus spread

Feb 12, 2020, at 10:12 am

New York/IBNS: Deaths from the coronavirus epidemic have surpassed 1,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Tuesday, as hundreds of health experts began meeting at its headquarters in Geneva to help halt the spread of the disease, now officially known as COVID-19.

Singapore: Bangladeshi worker infected with coronavirus

Feb 12, 2020, at 09:52 am

Singapore City/IBNS: Singapore has confirmed that a Bangladeshi national has been infected by coronavirus.

106 coronavirus patients discharged from hospital in Wenzhou

Feb 11, 2020, at 06:33 pm

Wenzhou/Xinhua/UNI: The eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou on Tuesday discharged seven more patients infected with the novel coronavirus from hospital, local authorities said.

Coronavirus outbreak in China: Death toll touches 1000

Feb 11, 2020, at 09:32 am

Beijing/IBNS: The coronavirus outbreak in China has claimed over 1000 lives in the country so far, media reports said on Tuesday.