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Moscow/Sputnik: The first case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been confirmed in the state of New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement. more
Qatar confirms first coronavirus infection case

Doha: Qatar on Saturday confirmed the first case of coronavirus infection in the country.

No country should make ‘fatal’ mistake of ignoring COVID-19: Tedros

New York : All countries should do more to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus and none should make the “fatal” mistake of assuming that it won’t be affected,&nbs ...

S.Korea confirms 256 more cases of COVID-19, 2,022 in total

Seoul/Xinhua: South Korea confirmed 256 more cases of the COVID-19 on Friday, raising the total number of infections to 2,022.

Novel Coronavirus death toll in mainland China rises to 2,788 : Health authorities

Bejing/Sputnik/UNI: The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in mainland China has risen by 44 to 2,788, the number of confirmed cases has increased by 327 to 78,824, ...

COVID-19: More new virus cases outside China than in, ‘no time for complacency’, says UN health agency

New York:  The number of new COVID-19, or coronavirus, infections outside China has outpaced those inside the country for the first time, according to the World Health Organization ( ...

S.Korea confirms 334 more cases of COVID-19, 1,595 in total

Seoul/Xinhua: South Korea confirmed 334 more cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 1,595 as of 9:00 a.m. local time (0000 GMT) Thursday.The death toll was unch ...

Iraq announces new case of COVID-19

Baghdad/Xinhua: Iraq announced a new case of novel coronavirus disease in the country's capital Baghdad on Thursday, bringing the total number in Iraq to six.

Number of COVID-19 cases rises to 32 in Taiwan

Taipei/Xinhua/UNI: The total number of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases in Taiwan has increased by one to 32, according to the island's epidemic monitoring agency Wedn ...

COVID-19 not yet a pandemic, says UN health agency chief

New York : While a sudden increase in new cases of COVID-19 is of concern, the spread of coronavirus is not yet a pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. ...