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Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority said Wednesday that no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday. more
Record number of countries contribute data revealing disturbing rates of antimicrobial resistance: WHO

Geneva: A record number of countries are now monitoring and reporting on antibiotic resistance - marking a major step forward in the global fight against drug resistance. But the data the ...

Bangladesh: First Rohingya refugee dies in Cox's Bazar due to COVID-19

Dhaka: Authorities in Bangladesh have said the country has registered the death of the first Rohingya person due to COVID-19 infection.

Optimal physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection can prevent spread of COVID-19: Study

London/IBNS: Keeping at least one metre from other people as well as wearing face coverings and eye protection, in and outside of health-care settings, could be the best way to reduce the ...

Central and South America now ‘intense zones’ for COVID-19 transmission

New York: Greater solidarity must be shown to Central and South American countries which have become “the intense zones” for COVID-19 transmission, a top official with the Wor ...

New Zealand confirms no new case of COVID-19 for 11 consecutive days

Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand reported no new case of COVID-19 on Tuesday for 11 consecutive days, with the combined total of confirmed and probable cases staying at 1,504, according to ...

COVID-19 disrupting services to treat non-communicable diseases, WHO survey finds

New York: The fight against COVID-19 has severely disrupted services to prevent and treat cancer, diabetes, hypertension and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which kill more than 40 ...

Remdesivir drug helps moderately ill COVID-19 patients, says Gilead

California: California-based biotech company Gilead Sciences, Inc on Monday announced topline results from the Phase 3 SIMPLE trial in hospitalized patients with moderate COVID-19 pneumon ...

China registers 16 New COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China confirmed 16 COVID-19 cases and three recoveries over the past 24 hours, the National Health Commission said on Monday, adding that the death toll did not chang ...

Uganda records highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases

Kampala/Xinhua: Uganda's ministry of health late Saturday reported 84 new cases of COVID-19, the highest daily increase so far, bringing the nationwide tally to 413.