New Delhi/NITN: Over 5000 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in India on Sunday as the total number of infected people in the country now stands at 96,169, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.

Harare/Xinhua/UNI:  Zimbabwe's COVID-19 cases have risen to 46 after two confirmed cases were reported in Harare on Sunday.

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: The Iranian health ministry on Monday reported 2,294 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number in the country to 122,492 since the outbreak in late February, state TV reported.

Kathmandu/Xinhua/UNI: The number of COVID-19 cases in Nepal crossed 300 mark with the addition of nine cases on Monday morning, Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population said.

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh on Monday reported 21 deaths and 1602 fresh coronavirus cases with 24 hours.

Ljubljana(Slovenia)/NITN: Slovenia has become the first European nation to call an end to Coronavirus pandemic after a joint assessment by its government and healthcare professionals.

Istanbul: Turkey has initiated a Healthy Tourism Certification programme, which shall be applicable as of summer season of 2020.

Islamabad/NITN: Pakistan has ranked in the 19th position in the global coronavirus ranking, as per data released on Sunday.

Madrid: COVID-19 has placed the whole world on lockdown, with new research from the World Tourism Organization showing that 100% of global destinations continue to have restrictions on travel in place, and 72% have completely closed their borders to international tourism.

Madrid/NITN: The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) was last month received by H.M. King Felipe VI of Spain to assess how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the tourism sector both nationally and internationally.

Madrid/NITN: The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted all destinations worldwide to introduce restrictions on travel, research by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has found.

Over time, the hospitality industry has weathered many calamities, man-made or natural, and bounced back. But this time, the Covid 19 pandemic has dealt such a hard blow that it will be difficult for the sector to put the pieces back together and stand on their feet, says Meena Bhatia, Vice President & General Manager of Le Meridien, New Delhi, in an interview with IBNS correspondent Nitin Waghela.

Jakarta/Bali/NITN: Even being in quarantine to combat the deadly Covid-19, millions of people can certainly learn six types of Indonesian dances staying indoors.

Manila/Xinhua/UNI:  The Philippines on Saturday reported 156 new COVID-19 cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 8,928.

Ulan Bator/Xinhua: Mongolia's National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) on Saturday reported one newly confirmed COVID-19 case, taking the tally of all confirmed cases in the country to 39.

Delhi/NITN: Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) has come up with some pertinent data that reveals the dire situation facing the sector owing to to the Covid-19 crisis and requested the chief ministers to come up with state-specific tourism recovery packages.