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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 number of infected people exceeded 10,000. more
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.

91 cases of COVID-19 reported in US

Washington/Xinhua: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Monday that there are currently 91 cases of COVID-19 in the country, up from just 60 cases a day ag ...

UN health agency warns against coronavirus COVID-19 criminal scams

New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that criminals are taking advantage of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, to steal money or sensitive information.

Coronavirus COVID-19 risk increased to ‘very high’ but containment still possible

New York : Countries must act quickly and robustly to contain the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization said on Friday, as it raised the global risk assessment of t ...

First Coronavirus case reported in New York state : Governor’s statement

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.

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 ...

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 ( ...