Tag: COVID19

April 6 (Reuters) - A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the first known case of a human infecting an animal and making it sick, the zoo’s chief veterinarian said on Sunday. Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was screened for the ...

Singapore, April 4 (TheStraitsTimes) - The Covid-19 pandemic is like a big black cloud that has descended on earth, bringing with it death and destruction. However, without minimising the seriousness of the situation we are in, I see some silver linings in the dark cloud. FIRST SILVER LINING It is hard to believe that Covid-19 began as an animal virus. ...

Melbourne, April 4 (Reuters) - Australia on Saturday reported more signs that the spread of the novel coronavirus has been stabilising, as New South Wales (NSW) health authorities defended the disembarking in mid-March of a virus-hit cruise ship. According to the federal health ministry data, there were 230 new cases of the coronavirus in the 24-hour period to early Saturday ...

Colombo, April 4 (Daily Mirror) - The Health Ministry yesterday urged the public to stop creating a stigma over the COVID-19 pandemic as this was leading to positive patients not seeking medical help on time. “We need to start addressing the stigma that has been created around this pandemic,” a senior official from the Ministry told Daily Mirror. “If we ...

Colombo, April 4 (newsin.asia) – A 44-year-old COVID-19 patient who was receiving treatment at the Welikanda Hospital, passed away a short while ago, bringing the total death toll from the virus to 5 in Sri Lanka. Reportedly, the patient had been in quarantine upon returning from Italy recently. He had no other ailments. A total of 159 confirmed COVID-19 patients ...

April 3 (newsin.asia) - More than 1,014,000 people have been diagnosed with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as the death toll nears 53,000. About 210,000 patients have recovered. Spain has passed 10,000 deaths on Thursday, as the country recorded its highest one-day number of deaths since the outbreak began, with the total rising by more than 1,000 yesterday. As of this writing, ...

Colombo, April 2 (newsin.asia) – A 58-year-old COVID-19 patient who was under treatment at the IDH, passed away a short while ago, bringing the total death toll from the virus to 4 in Sri Lanka. Reportedly, the patient had passed with the worsening of a pneumonia condition. A total of 151 confirmed COVID-19 patients have been reported in Sri Lanka ...

Manila, April 2 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned violators of coronavirus lockdown measures they could be shot for causing trouble and said abuse of medical workers was a serious crime that would not be tolerated. In a televised address, Duterte said it was vital everyone cooperates and follows home quarantine measures, as authorities try to slow the ...

Nairobi, March 31 (Standard) - A virus-threatened nation turned to God for help yesterday as it entered a defining week in the ongoing fight to keep the killer coronavirus at bay. Leading the prayers, President Uhuru Kenyatta, in his own way, let Kenyans have a peek into the state of preparedness of the country over the pandemic. Streamed live from ...

Jakarta, March 31 (The Straits Time) - Indonesia will temporarily ban all visits and transits by foreign nationals to the country to curb the further spread of the coronavirus. "President (Joko) sees that our current policy needs to be made stricter. We have decided that all visits and transits by foreign nationals to Indonesia will temporarily be banned," Foreign Minister ...