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Trump's VA secretary confirms first veteran coronavirus case
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 5 (ANI): United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Robert Wilkie on Wednesday (local time) confirmed that one veteran is being treated for coronavirus at a VA facility in Palo Alto, California.
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Ukraine parliament accepts PM Oleksiy Honcharuk's resignation
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine] Mar 5 (ANI): Ukraine's Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has accepted the resignation of the country's Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk after six months in the position.
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US House passes USD 8.3 billion emergency bill to combat coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a USD 8.3 billion emergency funding bill to help contain and treat the novel coronavirus outbreak in the United States.
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Coronavirus cases outside of China exceed 12,600: WHO
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 5 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered over 2,100 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) outside of China, whereas the total number of infected people has exceeded 12,600.
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WHO stresses on agile response capacities as South-East Asia confirms more
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): With India, Indonesia and Thailand confirming new cases of coronavirus, World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged the countries in its South-East Asia region to strengthen preparedness for all possible scenarios and ensure early containment measures.
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Coronavirus outbreak could lead to USD 50 bn trade losses: UNCTAD
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could inflict a USD 50 billion damage to international trade, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Wednesday (local time), citing its recent estimates of the situa
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Italy closes schools, universities as coronavirus death toll rises
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Mar 5 (ANI): The Italian government on Wednesday (local time) announced that it will temporarily close all schools and universities as the coronavirus death toll has mounted to 107 in the country.
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Netanyahu urges Israelis to adopt 'Namaste' to greet amid coronavirus scar
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Mar 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has encouraged Israelis to adopt the Indian way of greeting -- the 'Namaste' -- instead of the handshake as a preventive measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Andhra Pradesh govt to appeal to Centre to use 2010 questionnaire for NPR
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government is going to make an appeal to the Centre to use the 2010 questionnaire for National Population Register (NPR) exercise, state Information and Public Relations Minister Perni Venkatramaiah said here on Wednesday.
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SC directs trial court to ensure presence of absconding Nithyananda in rap
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed a trial court in Ramanagara district of Karnataka to ensure the presence of absconding self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda to face trial in a 2010 rape case.
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BJP doing 'poaching politics' in Madhya Pradesh, says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhu
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of resorting to "poaching politics" in order to bring down the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh.
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Crew member of ship moved to Cuttack hospital over suspected Coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): In a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, a crew member of a cargo ship was shifted to a hospital in Cuttack on Tuesday after he developed symptoms of fever and sore throat, informed Paradip Port Trust Chairman Rinkesh Roy today.
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