BEIJING, June 7 (Reuters): China will strengthen international cooperation in future COVID-19 clinical vaccine trials, building on earlier collaboration in vaccine development, the science and technology m
GENEVA, June 5 (Reuters): The number of COVID-19 cases in India has been doubling every three weeks but the epidemic is not growing exponentially in the country and South Asia region, the World Health Organizat
BRASILIA, June 5 (Reuters): One of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks, a paralyzed economy sending investors fleeing for the exit, and accusations that he has undermined Brazil's young democra
In a repeat of Tuensang gaffe, a returnee from Peren test positive for COVID-19 after reaching home district without test result
Peren, June 4 (MExN): Following the report of a COVID-19 posit
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, June 4 (Reuters): Rural parts of India have begun to see a surge in novel coronavirus infections, as millions of migrant workers returning from big cities and industrial hubs bring the vi
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The malaria drug promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID-19 was ineffective in preventing infection in people exposed to the coronavirus, according to a widely anti
Tuensang, June 3 (MExN): MLAs of Tuensang Sadar I & Sadar II, Toyang Changkong Chang and Kejong Chang convened a meeting in the office chamber of the Deputy Commissioner, Tuensang on June 2 to take stock of
Mon, June 2 (MExN): A meeting was convened by Pohwang Konyak, Advisor Fire and Emergency Services, SIRD and Relief & Rehabilitation at DC’s conference hall, Mon on May 30.
A DIPR report sta
New Delhi, June 2 (PTI): The novel coronavirus death toll rose to 5,598 in India on Tuesday with 204 more fatalities, while 8,171 new cases took the number of infections to 1,98,706, the Health Ministry said.
GENEVA, June 2 (Reuters): New cases of COVID-19 reported daily are steadily declining in Western Europe, but not in hotspots in Russia and Eastern Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesda
BEIJING, June 2 (Reuters): The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus outbreak first emerged, found no new cases of COVID-19 and 300 asymptomatic carriers after testing most of its 11 million r
BENGALURU, JUNE 2 (IANS): Lack of awareness on rail travel norms led to a tense situation on a Karnataka train as a female passenger was forced to disembark midway after her fellow passengers raised a hue and c
BENGALURU, June 2 (Reuters): India's government said on Tuesday it has approved Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for emergency use in treating COVID-19 patients.
Remdesi
DHAKA, June 2 (Reuters): An elderly Rohingya refugee has become the first person to die from coronavirus in the camps in southern Bangladesh, officials said on Tuesday.
The man, aged 71, died
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The World Health Organization (WHO) should have enough information in 24 hours to decide whether to continue suspending its trials of hydroxychloroquine for use against the new coronavirus, its chief
DIMAPUR, JUNE 1 (MExN): Dimapur Police today informed that one person has been traced for circulation of fake news regarding a missing patient from the COVID-19 District Hospital. In a post on Twitter, the Dima
DIMAPUR, JUNE 1 (MExN): The Konyak Union Mon and Konyak Baptist Church Dimapur donated Rs 2 lakh (one lakh each) to the COVID 19 Hospital Dimapur.
The cash was handed over to the Medical Superintende
NAJAF, Iraq, June 1 (Reuters): Iraqi paramedic Sarmad Ibrahim cut his teeth treating fellow Shi'ite Muslim militiamen in the war against Islamic State. Now, he buries COVID-19 victims - an exhausting t
SINGAPORE, June 1 (Reuters): The Singapore government is racing to create additional housing for about 60,000 migrant workers by the end of this year, as it seeks to reduce the density in dormitories which