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New York : The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), outlined his agency’s latest advice to countries on Monday in a statement, stressing that a mix of social distancing, testing, contact tracing and isolation, will be crucial to further curb the spread of the new coronavirus already devastating much of the globe. more
Pakistan: Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 100 amid defiance by mosques

Islamabad: Amid reports of improper implementation of policies by PM Imran Khan-led government, mistreatment of doctors and defiance of many clerics running mosques, the number of deaths ...

Iran sees lowest daily rise in coronavirus deaths in month

Tehran/Sputnik: Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus rose to 4,683 on Tuesday after 98 more people died overnight.

UK to Extend COVID-19 Lockdown Measures Until At Least May 7 – Reports

Moscow/Sputnik: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is currently standing in for Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid his recovery from COVID-19, will announce the prolongation of lockdow ...

COVID-19 cases in US top 550,000: Johns Hopkins University

New York/Xinhua: The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 550,000 on Sunday afternoon, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins ...

COVID-19 infections reach 41 in Myanmar

Yangon/Xinhua: Myanmar reported two more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on early Monday, bringing the total number of infections to 41 in the country, according to a release of Ministry of H ...

Belarus sees COVID-19 cases increase to over 2,500

Minsk/Xinhua: The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Belarus has risen to 2,578, the health ministry said on Sunday.

UN health agency working on strategies to gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions

New York : The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with countries on strategies to "gradually and safely" ease stay-at-home restrictions aimed at containing the spread of ...

Number of COVID-19 cases in Russia rises by 1,667 to 13,584

Moscow/Sputnik: The number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Russia has risen by 1,667 in the last 24 hours to 13,584, the country’s coronavirus response center ann ...

Living apart, ‘we must stand together’ to battle coronavirus pandemic – UN rights chief

New York : The COVID-19 pandemic is a “colossal test of leadership”, the top UN rights official said on Thursday, underscoring the need for “decisive, coordinated and in ...