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Costa Rica marks one year after first confirmed from Covid-19 case
Updated : 5 years ago IST
San Jose [Costa Rica], March 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Costa Rica on Saturday marked one year since the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was discovered in the country. Since then, the country has registered 206,640 cases and 2,833 deaths, an average of 566 cases and
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Qatar reports 460 new COVID-19 cases, 166,475 in total
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Doha [Qatar], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari Health Ministry on Saturday announced 460 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 166,475, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
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Iraq reports 4,068 new COVID-19 cases, 723,189 in total
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Saturday 4,068 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total nationwide infections to 723,189.
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Bangladesh records 540 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 540 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths on Saturday, making the tally at 549,724 and the death toll at 8,451, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
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COVID-19 cases rise to 142,023 in Myanmar
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 infections has risen to 142,023 in Myanmar on Saturday, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry.
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Ethiopia to receive 2.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopia is scheduled to receive its first 2.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX on Sunday morning, said the country's Federal Ministry of Health on Friday.
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Venezuelan Armed Forces launch military drills to bolster nation's defense
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The Chief of Staff of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) Admiral Remigio Ceballos on Friday launched military exercises to bolster Venezuela's defenses.
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Ecuador sees 1,335 daily cases of Covid-19, caseload tops 291,000
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador registered 1,335 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease and 33 more patient deaths in the past 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 291,070 and the death toll to 11,225, the Ministry of Health said Friday.
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14 killed in avalanche in northern Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Badakhshan [Afghanistan], March 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Fourteen villagers were killed and three others wounded after an avalanche struck a far-flung area in the northern Afghan province of Badakhshan on Thursday, a local government spokesman confirmed.
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South Sudan peace process fragile despite progress, says UN envoy
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 4 (ANI): The outgoing top UN envoy for South Sudan, David Shearer on Wednesday said that the peace process remains extremely fragile in the country despite some progress in the past four years, reported Xinhua.
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SpaceX rocket explodes after landing in test flight
Updated : 5 years ago IST
California [US], March 4 (ANI/Xinhua): An unmanned SpaceX's Starship prototype on Wednesday exploded on the ground shortly after landing in a test flight, according to a SpaceX video online.
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Spain's COVID-19 deaths surpass 70,000, over 4 million vaccine doses admin
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Madrid [Spain], March 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Spain's total COVID-19 deaths surpassed 70,000 on Wednesday after the Ministry of Health reported that 446 people had lost their lives to the virus in the past 24 hours. The total number of deaths has now risen to 70,247 since the start of the pandemi
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