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Washington/Sputnik: The US state of New York has recorded its second case of the novel coronavirus in a patient who did not travel to any of e most affected areas, Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a press conference on Tuesday. more
Iraq confirms 5 new cases of COVID-19

Baghdad/Xinhua: The Iraqi Health Ministry on Tuesday announced five more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 31.

Number of people infected with novel coronavirus outside of China exceeds 10,000 - WHO

Moscow/Sputnik: The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered over 1,700 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside of China, whereas the total numb ...

New Zealand confirms second case of COVID-19

Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand on Wednesday confirmed the second case of COVID-19, which involved a woman who returned from Italy after the country's first case was confirmed last wee ...

Number of COVID-19 cases in Australia jumps to 41

Sydney/Xinhua: The number of COVID-19 cases in Australia on Wednesday jumped to 41, with a woman aged care worker in Sydney becoming the third person infected while on Australian soil.

COVID-19: ‘Top priority’ must be on containment, insists WHO’s Tedros

New York : Containing the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic should still be everyone’s “top priority”, UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.

91 cases of COVID-19 reported in US

Washington/Xinhua: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Monday that there are currently 91 cases of COVID-19 in the country, up from just 60 cases a day ag ...

UN health agency warns against coronavirus COVID-19 criminal scams

New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that criminals are taking advantage of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, to steal money or sensitive information.

Coronavirus COVID-19 risk increased to ‘very high’ but containment still possible

New York : Countries must act quickly and robustly to contain the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization said on Friday, as it raised the global risk assessment of t ...

EU raises coronavirus infection risk as 2,100 cases confirmed - Health Commissioner

Moscow/Sputnik:  The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has increased the risk level of infection with the novel coronavirus in the EU from low-moderate to moderate-h ...