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Kathmandu/Xinhua: Two days after recording of the sixth positive case of COVID-19, the Nepali government on Saturday confirmed three new cases in a single day in the far western region of the country. more
Death toll from COVID-19 in Sri Lanka rises to 5

Colombo/Xinhua: The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka reached five on Saturday after a 44-year-old man who was under treatment died earlier in the day, the government inf ...

COVID-19 should not herald rollback in rights for people with autism: UN chief

New York: The rights of persons with autism must be taken into account in efforts to address the COVID-19 coronavirus: “a public health crisis unlike any other in our lifetimes&rdqu ...

S.Korea's reported COVID-19 cases top 10,000

Seoul/Xinhua: South Korea's reported cases of the COVID-19 topped 10,000 as of midnight Friday local time as 86 more cases were confirmed for the past 24 hours.

WHO says worldwide number of COVID-19 cases reaches 900,306, with over 45,000 fatalities

Moscow/Sputnik: The worldwide number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease has reached 900,306, with 45,693 having died of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on la ...

Italy’s Coronavirus death count higher than reported - WSJ

Moscow/Sputnik: Italy's death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is higher than reported, the Wall Street Journal said.

Australia tops 5,000 COVID-19 cases

Canberra/Xinhua:The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia has surpassed 5,000.

Coronavirus poses latest threat to battered health system in DR Congo

New York : The looming threat of the new coronavirus disease COVID-19 is just the latest challenge to the beleaguered health care system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), whi ...

Shanghai reports seven new imported COVID-19 cases

Shanghai/Xinhua: Shanghai reported seven new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from overseas, the municipal health commission said on Wednesday.

Germany registers over 4,600 new COVID-19 cases, 128 fatalities over past 24 hours

Moscow/Sputnik: The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus infection has increased by 4,615 to 61,913 in Germany while the death toll has risen by 128 to 583 in the past 24 hours, t ...