Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 17 (ANI): Seventeen persons were tested positive for COVID-19 in the Dharavi area of Mumbai on Wednesday, taking the number of positive cases to 2,106, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
Washington DC [USA], June 17 (ANI): Besides washing hands and wearing masks, it is also important to close the toilet lid before flushing to contain the spread of COVID-19, as per a new study.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 17 (ANI): Uttarakhand's COVID-19 cases have risen to 1,985 after 43 more persons tested positive for coronavirus, said the State Health Department on Wednesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): As many as 5,839 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Pakistan, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 154,760, the country's health ministry said on Wednesday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 17 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Tuesday said that 79 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the State, of which 47 had returned from other countries.
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Following a directive from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the last rites of some of the coronavirus infected patients in Delhi were conducted by hospitals with the consent of their families, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Tuesday.
Geneva, [Switzerland], June 17 (Sputnik/ANI): The global number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus infection has surpassed 7.9 million, with over 434,000 fatalities being registered since the beginning of the outbreak, according to the latest data provided by the World Health Organizat
London [UK], June 16 (ANI): Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases globally and the rush to find proper vaccinations for the disease, two researchers in the UK have found steroid drug dexamethasone helpful in treating the critical patients dependent on ventilators or oxygen.
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): With 1,859 COVID-19 cases reported in the national capital on Tuesday, the total coronavirus cases in Delhi rises to 44,688, as per the Directorate General of Health Services, Delhi.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], June 16 (ANI): Thirty police personnel, who came in contact with four criminals who were arrested recently and tested positive for COVID-19, have been quarantined.