In India, Attendant Attacks Doctors, Flees With COVID-19 Patient

HYDERABAD, Apr 15 (NNN-ANI) – In a shocking incident, the attendant of a person with symptoms of COVID-19, attacked doctors at Osmania General Hospital and later fled with the patient. Furthermore, after their escape, results showed the patient had tested positive for the disease, following which a police team tracked…

Philippines Reports 291 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally At 5,223

MANILA, Apr 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Philippines reported, on Tuesday, 291 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 5,223. The Department of Health (DOH), also reported that 20 COVID-19 patients have died, bringing the death toll to 335. The DOH added that, 53…

COVID-19 is 10 times more deadly than swine flu: WHO

GENEVA, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus is 10 times more deadly than swine flu, which caused a global pandemic in 2009, the World Health Organization said, stressing a vaccine would be necessary to fully halt transmission. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from Geneva that…

IMF Projects Global Economy To Contract By Three Percent In 2020, Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON, Apr 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The global economy is on track to contract “sharply” by three percent in 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, much worse than during the 2008-09 financial crisis, according to a World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on…

Lock-down extended in India till May 3

NEW DELHI, Apr 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, extended the lock-down till May 3, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. India has been under the 21-day lock-down since Mar 25, which was planned to end midnight (last night), even as the number of deaths in the country rose to 339…

Global COVID-19 Cases Surpass Two Million — Johns Hopkins University

BEIJING, Apr 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The world is now in a battle against COVID-19, a disease caused by a previously unknown coronavirus that has spread to over 200 countries and regions. The following are the updates on the contagious disease. NEW YORK — Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide topped two million…

ASEAN Holds Special Summit On Response To COVID-19 Pandemic

HANOI, Apr 14 (NNN-VNA) – The Special Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, on the COVID-19 Response, kicked off this morning, in videoconferencing format, to affirm their commitment to combating the global pandemic, ensuring peaceful life of people and sustainable development of countries in the region. In his capacity…

Rising relapse cases raise alert amid virus infection slowdown

SEOUL, April 14 (NNN-YONHAP) — The number of COVID-19 relapses in South Korea has steadily risen in the past few days, putting health authorities to the test again in the fight against the virus, though the country’s new infections have slowed, reported Yonhap News Agency. According to the Korea Centers…

Indonesia Reports 316 New Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19, 26 New Deaths

JAKARTA, April 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Indonesian government said, it received reports on 316 new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 and 26 deaths within the past 24 hours, from all the provinces in the country. At present, the number of confirmed cases in the country jumped to 4,557 and the…

Afghans Welcome Gov’t-Taliban Prisoners’ Swap As Step Towards Intra-Afghan Dialogue

KABUL, Apr 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghans welcomed the exchange of prisoners between the government and the Taliban outfit, as a step towards initiating intra-Afghan talks, to find negotiated solution to the country’s prolonged war. The government of Afghanistan freed 100 Taliban prisoners from Bagram prison on Apr 8, and since…
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