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UN chief welcomes further release of detainees in Yemen
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US] Oct. 17 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the further release of detainees in Yemen, noting that prisoner exchange is proof that breakthroughs can be achieved through dialogue and compromise.
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Canada's daily COVID-19 cases continue to rise
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], October 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada's daily case counts continue to rise with an average of over 2,300 new cases being reported daily during the most recent seven days, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada on Friday.
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Iraq reports 3,501 new COVID-19 cases, 420,303 in total
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iran], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Health Ministry reported on Friday 3,501 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide infections to 420,303.
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Kuwait reports 729 new COVID-19 cases, 114,744 in total
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kuwait City (Kuwait), October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Kuwait on Friday reported 729 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths, raising the tally of infections to 114,744 and the death toll to 690 in the country, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
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Bangladesh COVID-19 cases reach 386,086, over 300,000 cured
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 1,527 new COVID-19 cases and 15 new deaths on Friday, bringing the total cases in the country to 386,086 and the total deaths to 5,623, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
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Indonesia reports 4,301 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 79 more deaths
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia increased by 4,301 in the past 24 hours to 353,461 with 12,347 deaths, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
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55 dead, 7 missing in central Vietnam's floods, natural disasters
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Floods and other natural disasters triggered by heavy downpours have killed 55 people and left seven others missing in central Vietnam over the past 10 days, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on
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Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 152,000
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 713 deaths in the last 24 hours from the novel coronavirus, raising the nationwide death toll to 152,460, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday.
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Israel decides to partially lift month-long lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's special cabinet for handling the COVID-19 decided on Thursday to partially lift a month-long lockdown on Sunday, by easing some of the restrictions.
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Spanish health minister confident that Madrid confinement to only last 15
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa on Thursday expressed confidence that the State of Alarm imposed by the central government on the Autonomous Community of Madrid on October 9 would only last 15 days.
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Israel's COVID-19 cases reach 298,500
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's health ministry reported on Wednesday that the number of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 298,500, after the addition of 1,848 new cases.
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Global tuberculosis progress mired by scarce funding, COVID-19: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Despite steady progress in tackling tuberculosis (TB) in recent years, global targets for prevention and treatment will likely be missed largely due to insufficient funding and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest report releas
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