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Tokyo/Xinhua: Japan confirmed 1,002 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, exceeding 1,000 for the first time, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities. more
COVID-19 is not just seasonal, cautions WHO, as ‘first wave’ continues

New York: The COVID-19 virus is likely not impacted by the changing seasons like other respiratory diseases, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, before urging much greater respect for p ...

Coronavirus: Reshape the urban world to aid ‘ground zero’ pandemic cities

New York: Cities have proved to be “ground zero” the world over for the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said on Tuesday, encouraging leaders everywhere to “rethink and r ...

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine worked well in monkeys: Study

Giving humanity yet another hope that a solution will be reached soon, US Biotech major  Moderna said its COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response and prevented the coronavi ...

J&K shows roadmap to curb COVID-19: European Parliamentarian

Brussels: A European Parliament has said the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir has effectively controlled the COVID-19 spread and brought daily life in the region to normal  even as ...

We must all accept hard choices if we’re to beat COVID-19, urges WHO

New York:Governments everywhere should adopt a much more focused approach to stopping coronavirus transmission if they want to avoid having to impose sweeping lockdowns once again.

Canada surpasses 114,000 COVID-19 cases, death toll exceeds 8,890 - Health Agencies

Toronto/Sputnik: Newly released data on COVID-19 cases in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec indicate that the total number of infections for the whole country has surpassed 114 ...

WHO chief says global COVID-19 cases double over past six weeks

Geneva/Xinhua: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday that he will reconvene the Emergency Committee on Thursday to re-evaluate the COVID- ...

Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 650,000: Johns Hopkins University

New York/Xinhua: Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 650,000 on Monday, reaching 650,029 as of 2:00 p.m. (1800 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Joh ...

China registers 61 new COVID-19 cases within 24 Hours - Health Commission

Beijing/Sputnik: China has diagnosed 61 new COVID-19 cases and 44 asymptomatic carriers within the last 24 hours, the National Health Commission said on Monday.