Coronavirus in India: Kerala on high alert after third citizen confirmed infected

Feb 04, 2020, at 04:27 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: After declaring Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as state calamity, the Kerala government has put all its health machineries on high alert as all three confirmed cases in India so far were reported from this southernmost state, senior health officials said.

Hong Kong reports first Coronavirus death

Feb 04, 2020, at 04:13 pm

Hong Kong/IBNS: Hong Kong City reported its first case of death from the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday.

Tackle ‘unacceptable inequalities’ in cancer care, saving up to seven million lives, WHO urges

Feb 04, 2020, at 10:27 am

New York/IBNS: Global cancer rates could rise by 60 per cent over the next 20 years unless cancer care is ramped up in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

Coronavirus emergency: here's what we know so far

Feb 04, 2020, at 10:14 am

New York/IBNS: A new strain of coronavirus (officially named 2019-nCoV), which has caused respiratory diseases in China, and spread to at least 23 other countries, has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO). Here are the basic facts you need to know about the virus (figures correct as of February 3 2020).

WHO official praises China's "proactive" response to coronavirus outbreak

Feb 03, 2020, at 10:17 pm

Manila/Xinhua: A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday praised China for its "proactive" effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Uttar Pradesh: Coronavirus: 132 Chinese tourists undergo check-up 

Feb 03, 2020, at 06:05 pm

Kushinagar/UNI: In view of the Coronavirus in China, 132 Chinese tourists were checked up by a team of the health department in this district of Uttar Pradesh.

Cabinet Secretary holds review meeting on Novel Coronavirus

Feb 03, 2020, at 05:09 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: At a time when third case of coronavirus outbreak was reported in India, the Cabinet Secretary held a high level review meeting on the preparedness for Novel Coronavirus with Secretaries of Health and Family Welfare,External Affairs, Home Affairs, Civil Aviation, Dept of Health Research, and representatives fromITBP, AFMS and NDMA, here on Monday.

French Health Minister says 20 evacuees from China showing signs of coronavirus infection

Feb 03, 2020, at 10:10 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: About 20 passenger of France’s evacuation flight from virus-stricken Wuhan, China have displayed symptoms of infection with coronavirus and are currently under medical supervision in the very plane they arrived, said Minister of Health Agnes Buzyn.

Coronavirus: Death toll touches 361, China set to open new hospital in Wuhan

Feb 03, 2020, at 09:41 am

Beijing/IBNS: China is all set to open a new hospital in Wuhan city of the country where the deadly Coronavirus outbreak took place.

Second coronavirus case reported in Kerala

Feb 02, 2020, at 10:39 pm

Thrissur/UNI: With India's second case of coronavirus reported in Kerala, medical officers in Thrissur have stepped up the monitoring and supervision of all suspected patients even as the condition of the affected girl student in the isolation ward of medical college is reported stable.

Free online medical services help curb coronavirus outbreak

Feb 02, 2020, at 09:03 pm

Hefei/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese hospitals and companies have launched free online medical consultation services in an effort to avoid cross-infections and ease pressure on hospitals amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Eighth coronavirus case in US confirmed in Boston, Massachusetts - health officials

Feb 02, 2020, at 09:00 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: An eighth case of coronavirus infection has been confirmed in the United States in a man in his 20’s returning to Boston from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak, state health officials said Saturday.

North Korea sends aid to China to help fight against coronavirus

Feb 02, 2020, at 08:52 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Pyongyang has sent aid to China to help it in battling the deadly coronavirus outbreak, while North Korean leader Kim Jong Un extended words of support in a letter to President Xi Jinping, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday.

Mother-to-child transmission of novel coronavirus possible: expert

Feb 02, 2020, at 08:47 pm

Hangzhou/Xinhua/UNI: There is a potential risk of mother-to-child transmission of the novel coronavirus infection, according to Chen Zhimin, an expert from the respiratory medicine department of the Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University.

First Coronavirus death outside China: Man dies in the Philippines

Feb 02, 2020, at 06:00 pm

Manila/IBNS: In the first case of death reported outside China, a person died from the disease in the Philippines, media reports said on Sunday.

Coronavirus death toll in China rises to 304 with 13,983 confirmed cases: Reports

Feb 02, 2020, at 09:34 am

Beijing/Sputnik: The death toll from the Novel Coronavirus in China has reached 304 with 45 new fatalities recorded by close of Saturday, Chinese state media reported.

Free online medical services help curb coronavirus outbreak

Feb 02, 2020, at 09:15 am

Hefei/Xinhua: Chinese hospitals and companies have launched free online medical consultation services in an effort to avoid cross-infections and ease pressure on hospitals amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Eighth coronavirus case in US: Boston Health officials

Feb 02, 2020, at 08:42 am

Washington/Sputnik: The eighth case of coronavirus infection has been confirmed in the United States as a man in his 20’s got infected with it after he returned to Boston from Wuhan city, China, the epicenter of the outbreak, state health officials said Saturday.

Chinese central bank promises support for coronavirus-affected companies

Feb 01, 2020, at 05:51 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The People's Bank of China on Saturday promised to help companies that have suffered losses from the coronavirus outbreak by lowering the interest rate on loans and increasing financial support for them.

Tests show 4 Chinese patients hospitalized in Moscow do not have coronavirus

Feb 01, 2020, at 09:42 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Four Chinese citizens were checked out of a hospital in Moscow after tests showed the absence of coronavirus among them, the deputy mayor of the Moscow Region, Anastasia Rakova, said on Friday.

Italy suspects coronavirus in 12 hospitalized Chinese nationals

Feb 01, 2020, at 09:32 am

Rome/Sputnik/UNI: A dozen Chinese citizens who have been hospitalized with the primary symptoms of coronavirus are being tested for the infection by experts of Italy's Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Emanuele Nicastri, an infectious disease specialist from the Institute, said on Friday.

First case of new coronavirus confirmed in Spain – Ministry of Health

Feb 01, 2020, at 09:26 am

Madrid/Sputnik/UNI: The first case of a new coronavirus has been confirmed in Spain, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.

Death toll from new coronavirus in China rises to 259 - authorities

Feb 01, 2020, at 07:33 am

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people, who have been infected with a new coronavirus across China, has reached 11,791, with 259 patients having died of the disease, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.

Japan isolates genome of new Coronavirus strain following China - Reports

Jan 31, 2020, at 07:38 pm

Tokyo/Sputnik: Scientists from Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases have isolated the genome of the latest strain of coronavirus that originated in China, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Friday.

China: Air India jumbo 747 flies to evacuate Indians from Coronavirus-hit Wuhan

Jan 31, 2020, at 04:56 pm

New Delhi/UNI: An Air India Jumbo Boeing-747 is flying on Friday to evacuate Indians from the locked-down Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China.

Odisha: Suspected Coronavirus student referred to SCB Medical College and Hospital

Jan 31, 2020, at 04:27 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: A student from Phulbani, pursuing his MBBS degree in China, was referred to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, on Friday after he developed symptoms of the Coronavirus disease .

UK: Two Coronavirus cases confirmed

Jan 31, 2020, at 04:00 pm

London/IBNS: The UK on Friday announced that two people have tested positive for Coronavirus in the UK, media reports said.

Vietnam suspends visas to tourists from coronavirus-hit areas

Jan 31, 2020, at 10:25 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Vietnam’s Public Security Agency asked immigration authorities to suspend visas to tourists from areas affected by the Chinese coronavirus, the government said on its news website on Thursday.

Coronavirus spread now a global emergency, declares World Health Organization

Jan 31, 2020, at 08:57 am

New York/IBNS: The rise in new coronavirus cases outside China, now constitutes a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee declared on Thursday, calling on all countries to take urgent measures to contain the respiratory disease.

Chinese embassy keeps close contact with India on novel Coronavirus control

Jan 30, 2020, at 08:08 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Chinese Embassy in India is maintaining close communication with the Indian government, holding timely briefings on the development of the epidemic, novel Coronavirus, and China’s efforts in epidemic prevention and control.