Fight against COVID 19: Bangladesh to contribute $1.5 million to proposed Saarc fund
Mar 22, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the country will contribute $1.5 million to the proposed fund to combat Covid-19 in eight countries belonging to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc).
Pakistan records fourth COVID 19 death
Mar 22, 2020, at 09:55 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan on Sunday reported its fourth Coronavirus-infected patient's death.
Mar 22, 2020, at 09:52 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan seems to be failing to provide the necessary steps and arrangements required to combat the coronavirus outbreak in the country. With reports of a doctor getting effected by COVID 19 in Gilgit, it seems there is slow break-down of medical setup of the nation.
Bangladesh reports three more COVID 19 infected cases
Mar 22, 2020, at 07:40 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh on Sunday confirmed three more COVID 19 positive cases in the country, taking the number of infected people to 27.
UN welcomes response by Libyan parties to calls for humanitarian pause
Mar 22, 2020, at 06:43 pm
New York/IBNS: The United Nations on Saturday welcomed the “positive responses” of Libya’s Tripoli-based government and the Libyan National Army (LNA) to calls for a pause to stop the fighting, in the hopes that this would allow humanitarian access throughout the crisis-torn country and head off the potential threat of COVID-19.
COVID 19 scare: Chinese students escaping UK amid racist attacks
Mar 22, 2020, at 05:45 pm
Beijing/London/IBNS: Amid reports of racist attacks triggered by so-called 'maskaphobia', several Chinese students are attempting to 'flee' the United Kingdom to reach their home country, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion hits Kabul city, 2 civilians hurt
Mar 22, 2020, at 03:21 pm
Kabul/IBNS: An explosion triggered by an improvised explosive device left at least two civilians wounded in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said.
Covid-19 in Pakistan: Coronavirus pandemic hits normal life in south Punjab
Mar 22, 2020, at 11:53 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid reports that the Pakistan government is not providing proper set-up needed to combat the disease, the coronavirus outbreak has hit various regions in the country including South Punjab.
US has 3rd largest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins
Mar 22, 2020, at 11:07 am
Washington/Sputnik: The United States is now third in the world in terms of the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, it is surpassed by Italy and China, the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center count shows.
Coronavirus infects 22000 people in Germany, death toll reaches 76: Reports
Mar 22, 2020, at 10:24 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Germany has increased beyond 22,100 cases and the number of fatalities has reached 76, German media reported.
Amid tightened lockdown, Italy records over 4825 deaths from COVID-19
Mar 22, 2020, at 09:30 am
Rome/IBNS: Even as Italy ordered a complete lockdown, the number of deaths in the country from the spread of novel Coronavirus took a gigantic leap on Saturday to reach 4,825, a number which surpassed China's death toll from where the virus outbreak commenced.
COVID19 Impact: Experts believe Pakistan's economy might witness bloodbath
Mar 22, 2020, at 03:27 am
Islamabad/ IBNS: The Coronavirus outbreak may hit Pakistan's economy, which is already bleeding hard with experts assuming that the nation's exports may dip by 25 percent in March.
Israel reports 178 new coronavirus cases, 883 in total
Mar 21, 2020, at 07:33 pm
Tel Aviv/Xinhua/UNI: 178 more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Israel, bringing the total number of the cases to 883 in the country on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health.
Malaysia reports 4th death due to COVID-19, 153 new cases
Mar 21, 2020, at 06:32 pm
Kuala Lumpur/Xinhua/UNI: Malaysia on Saturday announced the fourth death due to COVID-19, besides 153 newly confirmed cases to bring the total in the country to 1,183, according to the Health Ministry.
Bangkok orders malls, markets closure as COVID-19 cases total 411
Mar 21, 2020, at 06:23 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua/UNI: Bangkok's governor Asawin Kwanmuang on Saturday announced a 22-day closure of shopping malls, markets and beauty salons in the capital from March 22 to April 12 amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Bangladesh reports second Coronavirus death
Mar 21, 2020, at 04:50 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh on Saturday reported its second Coronavirus infected patient's death, media reports said.
Mar 21, 2020, at 12:22 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: As the number of confirmed Coronavirus-hit patients touched 495 on Friday, reports of lack of proper implementation of the system by PM Imran Khan-led government to combat the menace have been sneaking out from Pakistan which is suspected to have an increased number of infected in the nation since the past few days.
US Firms' revenue to fall by $4Trln over COVID-19, global losses to reach $12Trln – Report
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:38 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US companies may lose up to $4 trillion in revenue over the pandemic of COVID-19, while the global losses may reach $12 trillion, Bridgewater Associates, the world's biggest hedge fund, said in a report.
UN chief congratulates Uzbekistan on decision to end statelessness for 50,000 people
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:19 am
New York/IBNS: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated Uzbekistan on the passage this week of legislation set to end statelessness for some 50,000 people in the Central Asian country.
UN campaign to tap into personal connections in bid to protect religious sites
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:16 am
New York/IBNS: The United Nations will soon launch a campaign highlighting the personal connections of individuals with religious sites as part of its efforts to protect places of worship around the world.
UNHCR delivers much-needed aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:10 am
New York/IBNS: Nearly 94 tonnes of emergency aid has been airlifted into Chad to support thousands of people who have fled ongoing violence in Sudan’s West Darfur state, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Friday.
UN aid teams work round the clock amid COVID-19 pandemic to ensure humanitarian support to millions
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:05 am
New York/IBNS: As the global humanitarian response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues at breakneck speed, UN assistance remains critical for some 100 hundred million people living in emergency situations, and life-saving food aid is essential for 87 million people across the world.
UN rights chief urges South Sudan authorities to address inter-communal violence
Mar 21, 2020, at 09:59 am
New York/IBNS: Authorities in South Sudan must address intercommunal violence if the nation is to achieve lasting peace, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday, in response to a recent escalation in fighting in the east and central parts of the country.
Pakistan records its third Coronavirus death
Mar 20, 2020, at 06:00 pm
Karachi/IBNS: Pakistan recorded its third death due to Coronavirus on Friday as the country is witnessing a massive rise in the number of cases in recent times.
New Zealand's COVID-19 cases climb to 39
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:24 pm
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: Eleven new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand were confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 39 on Friday.
Sri Lanka declares islandwide curfew amid COVID-19 outbreak
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:22 pm
Colombo/Xinhua/UNI: The Sri Lankan government declared a nationwide curfew which will begin at 6:00 p.m. Friday and end at 6:00 a.m. local time Monday to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the island country.
Afghanistan reports 2 imported COVID-19 cases
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:21 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: The Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry on Friday reported two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections.
8 killed, 22 injured in IED explosion in N. Afghan
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:14 pm
Taluqan, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Two civilians and six Taliban militants were killed and 22 people injured following an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Afghanistan's northern province of Takhar, a provincial government spokesman confirmed on Friday.
Number of COVID-19 Infections in Bulgaria Increases to 112
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:12 pm
Sofia/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria has reached 112, the country's Health Ministry said on Friday.
Hong Kong reports 48 new COVID-19 cases, biggest increase for single day
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Honk Kong/Xinhua/UNI: Hong Kong's Centre of Health Protection (CHP) reported 48 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest number for a single day since the outbreak of the virus.