Washington [US], March 28 (ANI) A new study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science shows that deforestation, certain types of reforestation, and commercial palm plantations correlate with increasing outbreaks of infectious disease.
Maryland [US], March 28 (ANI): A new research conducted to minimise the risk of secondary infections aboard has used two models to help solve the airplane seating assignment problem because COVID-19 has been shown to spread on airplanes by infected passengers.
Caracas [Venezuela], March 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido says he has contracted the coronavirus but only has mild symptoms.
Beirut [Lebanon], March 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon registered on Saturday 2,957 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 458,338, the Health Ministry reported.
Paris [France], March 28 (ANI/Xinhua): France confirmed on Saturday 42,619 new COVID-19 infections in a 24-hour period, pushing its cumulative total to 4,508,575, according to the latest official data.
Kuwait City [Kuwait], March 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Kuwaiti Health Ministry reported on Saturday 1,198 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections in the country to 227,178.
Baghdad [Iraq], March 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Saturday 5,062 new coronavirus cases, raising the total nationwide infections to 827,157.
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI): Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday informed that six states -- Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh -- account for 79.57 pc of new COVID cases.
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI): As daily new COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said that lockdown is not a solution to deal with rising coronavirus infections.
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 27 (ANI): A 50-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura has been found infected with a South African strain of coronavirus.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 27 (ANI): The recruitment rally of the Indian Army for relatives of the Army and ex-Army personnel, ended on Friday at Light Infantry Centre in Srinagar.
Quito [Ecuador], March 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador recorded 2,795 new COVID-19 infections and 38 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total figures to 321,451 cases and 11,797 deaths, the country's Public Health Ministry has said.