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New York : The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that the number of COVID-19 cases in Africa has now risen to more than 10,000, claiming more than 500 lives. more
‘Say no to hate speech and xenophobia’, urges Guterres, marking 26 years since genocide in Rwanda

New York : Fighting must stop immediately in Libya if it is to have any chance of staving off the COVID-19 outbreak, the top United Nations official in the North African country said on T ...

S.Korea reports 53 more COVID-19 cases, 10,384 in total

Seoul/Xinhua: South Korea reported 53 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Wednesday local time, raising the total number of infections to 10,384.

Australia approaches 6,000 COVID-19 cases despite slowed spread

Canberra/Xinhua: Health Minister Greg Hunt has issued a plea for Australians to maintain social distancing to continue limiting the spread of COVID-19.

Trump says US has made 'Tremendous' progress on COVID-19 therapeutics

Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump during a press briefing said the United States has made progress developing therapeutics for the novel oronavirus (COVID-19).

New Zealand offers COVID-19 mental health support

Wellington/Xinhua: A range of support is being rolled out across New Zealand to help people look after their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister David Clark said o ...

Pakistan continues to witness major surge in COVID-19 cases, doctors protest in pockets

Islamabad: Amid reports of improper implementation of policies by PM Imran Khan-led government, Pakistan continues to witness a major surge in the number of COVID-19 patients with the fig ...

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

Moscow/Sputnik: 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 Insti ...

New Zealand confirms 39 new cases of COVID-19

Wellington/Xinhua: 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.

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

New York : 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 laborator ...