Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 31 (ANI): In order to contain the COVID-19 infection in the state, the Odisha government on Sunday extended the ongoing lockdown till June 17 morning.
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): There is no evidence to indicate if COVID-19 was zoonotic infection or it was artificially created, said Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar, former Head Scientist of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], May 30 (ANI): In a bid to provide proper medical facilities to patients infected with coronavirus, a COVID Care Centre is ready to be functional from Monday to offer free treatment in Siliguri.
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 30 (ANI): Nepal has reported over 3,700 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide cumulative count of infections to 557,124.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 6,999 new COVID-19 infections, the health ministry said Sunday, bringing the national total to 565,533.
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): With 78 new deaths in the last 24 hours, Delhi's single day COVID-19 death toll dropped below 100 for the first time since April 13, while recording 946 fresh infections, according to the Delhi government's health bulletin on Sunday.
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that though overweight and obesity are risk factors for many diseases, a higher BMI can be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections.
Manila [Philippines], May 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported Sunday 7,058 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,223,627.
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): India's daily COVID-19 cases continue to decline further as 1,65,553 fresh infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday.
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 30 (ANI): In an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infection across the country, a mass vaccination drive was organised in the Manjakote area of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir.
Cachar (Assam) [India], May 30 (ANI): Health workers continue to face enormous challenges in their battle against Covid-19. A case in point is when an ambulance driver in Assam's Cachar district resorted to ferrying a coronavirus infected man on a bicycle for over a kilometre as the road lea
Lahore [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): Amid the surge in COVID-19 infection, the Pakistan's Punjab Higher Education Department (HED) has issued a notification for reopening of all private and government colleges across the province from Monday.