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New York : After more than a year of battling an Ebola virus outbreak that killed more than 2,200 people, UN officials are “cautiously optimistic” that the epidemic in the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will soon be history as the country gears up to face the emerging threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). more
World Bank Group announces up to $12 billion immediate support for COVID-19 country response

New York : As COVID-19 reaches more than 60 countries, the World Bank Group is making available an initial package of up to $12 billion in immediate support to assist countries coping wit ...

First coronavirus case registered in Poland

Warsaw/Sputnik: The first case of coronavirus was registered in Poland, Health Minister Lukasz Szumowski said on Tuesday.

Cure rates of COVID-19 patients in China climb for 19th consecutive day

Beijing/Xinhua: The proportion of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 in the virus-hit city of Wuhan, other places in Hubei Province, and other provincial-level regions in China out ...

Second Coronavirus case confirmed in New York state - Governor

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 s ...

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.