New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI: For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday informed that India's Case Fatality Rate (CFR) has dropped below 2.5 per cent.
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 19 (ANI): The total number of coronavirus cases has reached 17,658 in Nepal after 156 new infections were reported on Sunday, stated the country's Ministry of Health and Population.
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 19 (ANI): As many as 1,412 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Bihar, informed the State Health Department on Sunday. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state now stands at 26,379.
Brussels [Belgium], July 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov called on the European Union (EU) countries to agree on a health protocol to streamline coordination as the coming period will prove critical in the coronavirus pandemic.
Hong Kong, July 19 (ANI): With the city facing a high daily toll of more than 100 coronavirus infections, most of Hong Kong's 180,000 civil servants will resume work-from-home arrangements next week, reported South China Morning Post citing sources.
Moscow [Russia], July 19 (ANI): Russia has registered 6,109 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours bringing the total to 771,546, Sputnik reported the country's coronavirus response centre.
Wellington [New Zealand], July 19 (Xinhua/ANI): New Zealand reported three new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation in New Zealand on Sunday, said New Zealand Ministry of Health in a statement.
Beijing [China], July 19 (ANI): China has registered 16 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Sputnik reported citing the country's National Health Commission said on Sunday.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 19 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha on Saturday said that there are no plans to enforce a lockdown all over the state.
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 19 (ANI): Goa Food and Drugs Administration has urged people, chemists, and druggists that rapid diagnostic kits approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research and DCGI must be used.