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Shanghai/Xinhua: Shanghai reported seven new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from overseas, the municipal health commission said on Wednesday. more
Germany registers over 4,600 new COVID-19 cases, 128 fatalities over past 24 hours

Moscow/Sputnik: The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus infection has increased by 4,615 to 61,913 in Germany while the death toll has risen by 128 to 583 in the past 24 hours, t ...

Shielding China, Screwing Up COVID-19 Response: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus under fire

The World Health Organization (WHO), the UN arm responsible for international public health, has been called out by many over the way it handled the ongoing outbreak of the COVID 19 in it ...

Coronavirus necessitates global increase in protective equipment, medical supplies: UN health chief

New York/IBNS: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for stepped-up production of medical equipment and supplies as health facilities and health workers in many count ...

COVID-19: UN donates 250,000 face masks to NYC health workers

New York : On behalf of the city, the Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, was on hand to receive 250,000 face masks donated by the UN on Saturday, destined for health workers in the metrop ...

WHO working closely with Turkey to protect Northwestern Syria from COVID-19 - official

Moscow/Sputnik The World Health Organization (WHO) is coordinating closely with Turkey to prevent the spreading of COVID-19 into northwestern Syria, including on samples processing in Tur ...

COVID-19 death toll in US tops 3,000: Johns Hopkins University

Washington/Xinhua: The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States has topped 3,000, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Eng ...

People who are overweight, have diabetes fall in COVID19 high risk group

Moscow/Sputnik: The coronavirus high risk group includes not only the elderly but also people who are overweight and those who have diabetes, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told ...

Chinese mainland reports 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said Monday it received reports of 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, of which 30 were imported.

Covid-19: After Spain, now the Netherlands recalls defective masks imported from China

Amsterdam: Joining nations like Spain and the Czech Republic, the Netherlands has now recalled hundreds of thousands of face masks they had imported from China after they were found to be ...