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Moscow/Sputnik: China has registered 54 new imported cases of COVID-19 and one case of internal transmission within the past 24 hours, with five people having died of the disease, the National Health Commission said on Friday. more
COVID 19: US overtakes China with most cases

Washington: The US has overtaken China and other countries as the nation with highest number of COVID 19 cases, media reports said.

UN rights chief urges quick action by governments to prevent devastating impact of COVID-19 in places of detention

New York : COVID-19 has begun to strike in prisons, jails and immigration detention centres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned on Wednesday, as she urged Gove ...

Spanish Parliament prolongs high alert regime until April 11 amid COVID-19

Madrid/Sputnik:  The Spanish parliament has supported the government's proposal to extend the high alert regime in place due to COVID-19 pandemic through April 11.

Australian COVID-19 death toll rises to 12

Canberra/Xinhua: Australia's COVID-19 death toll has increased from eight to 12 in a single day.

US Coronavirus death toll tops 1,000:Johns Hopkins University

Washington/Sputnik: The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States has topped 1,000, the private research Johns Hopkins University reported.

Pakistan PM still hesitant about imposing complete lock down even as confirmed COVID 19 cases cross 1000

Islamabad: At a time when several countries, including neighboring India, have announced lock down to combat COVID 19, Pakistan PM Imran Khan seems to be still hesitant towards taking the ...

UN in Nigeria strengthens COVID-19 containment and care, mobilizes $2 million for key support to Government

New York/IBNS: The United Nations system in Nigeria has mobilized $2 million to help the Government’s efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak and care for those in the West African ...

COVID-19: Lockdown across India, in line with WHO guidance

New York : India’s decision to impose a 21-day lockdown, which was announced on Tuesday, comes after a call from the UN health agency, WHO, for the country to take “aggressive ...

Amidst pandemic, now is the time for action to also beat tuberculosis, urges WHO

New York : As countries across the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Health agency reminded everyone on Tuesday, World Tuberculosis Day 2020, that TB remains the world&rsqu ...