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WHO hails Wuhan for clearing all COVID-19 cases
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the news that there were no more hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus originated last December, praising its people's "tireless…
Russian PM Mishustin tests positive for Covid-19
Moscow: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Thursday that he has tested positive for coronavirus.
Mishustin was made the Prime Minister in January this year and he has been actively involved in the country's battle against…
Students wear unique headgear in China to keep social distancing in class
China: China is slowly returning to normalcy after a long battle against coronavirus that has killed more than 4600 people in the country. Several students returned to school on Monday, months after the novel coronavirus outbreak hit the…
US COVID-19 deaths top 50,000 with over 8 lakh infections
Washington: More than 50,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the United States while debates are heightening over reopening the country's economy severely battered by the virus.
A total of 870,468 cases have been reported in the United…
Novel coronavirus will be with us for a long time: WHO chief
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the coronavirus continues to be extremely dangerous and will remain for a long time.
"Make no mistake: We have a long way to go. This virus will be with us for a long…
Two pet cats in New York test positive for COVID-19
New York: Two pet cats in New York have been infected with the novel coronavirus, becoming the first pets in the United States to test positive for the virus, federal agencies said.
The two cats, which live in separate areas of New York…
NASA steps in to help develop COVID-19 solutions
Washington: In a bid to find solutions that can address shortage of critical medical equipment like ventilators in tackling the COVID-19 crisis, the US space agency has joined forces with a task force in California to build medical devices…
Over 22,000 healthcare workers infected by COVID-19: WHO
Geneva:The COVID-19 pandemic has hit over 22,000 healthcare workers across 52 countries and regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
According to its daily situation report on Saturday, 22,073 COVID-19 cases among healthcare…
Global COVID-19 cases crosses 1 million mark
Washington: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally has crossed the 1 million mark, according to the new tally from Johns Hopkins University.
A total of 1,015,403 people have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus across…
‘It’s horrible’, says Indian-American doctor on COVID-19 frontlines
New York: "It's horrible, horrible, people are dying in the emergency room (ER)," said an Indian-American doctor on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic describing the grim conditions at hospitals here where patients are lined up in the…
