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Melbourne: Melbourne researchers have mapped immune responses from one of Australia’s first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, showing the body’s ability to fight the virus and recover from the infection. more
South-East Asian countries urged to ‘do more’ to fight COVID-19

New York : With South-East Asia reporting more than 480 cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called for countries to “act now” an ...

China's Hubei cleared of suspected COVID-19 cases

Wuhan/Xinhua: Central China's Hubei Province reported zero new suspected case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for two consecutive days, the provincial health commission sa ...

US: Coronavirus hits 50 states

Washington:  The deadly coronavirus has now hit all 50 states in the US as death toll in the country reaches 105.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Israel rise to 200

Jerusalem/Xinhua:  Seven more people have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the total number of Israeli cases to 200 on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Heal ...

Iran's COVID-19 cases near 14,000

Tehran/Xinhua: Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Sunday announced the infection of 13,938 people with novel coronavirus.

Afghanistan: Five more Coronavirus infected cases confirmed

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan on Sunday recorded five more new Coronavirus cases, taking the number of infected people to 16 in the country, media reports said.

Uzbekistan confirms 1st case of Coronavirus disease

Tashkent, March 15 (Sputnik) Uzbekistan has confirmed the first case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in its citizen, who has recently returned from France, the country's Health ...

Coronavirus update: new WHO fund, Guterres calls for ‘prudence, not panic’

New York : In a video message recorded on Friday afternoon, UN chief António Guterres assured the world that the COVID-19 virus will peak, and the global economy will recover but, ...

Trudeau calls on Canadians to avoid non-essential international travel

Ottawa/Xinhua: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on Canadians to avoid all non-essential international travel due to rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic.