Singapore Reports 4,297 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Feb 4 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 4,297 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 366,473. Of the new cases, 1,555 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 2,742 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of…

Four Terrorists, One Soldier Killed In Attacks On Military Camps In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (NNN-APP) – Four terrorists and one soldier were killed, when Pakistani security forces repulsed attacks on two camps of paramilitary troops Frontier Corps (FC), in two districts of the country’s south-western Balochistan province last night, an army statement said. The attacks happened in Panjgur district, located near…

Malaysia Kicks Off Vaccination Drive For Children Aged 5-11

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia kicked off its vaccination drive for children aged five to 11 years old today, in a bid to protect the age group from COVID-19. The move came, as 147,282 were infected in the past six months, with 26 deaths recorded, Health Minister, Khairy…

Wild Weather Hits Western Part Of New Zealand’s South Island

WELLINGTON, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A local state of emergency was declared for the Westland District, western part of South Island, by the National Emergency Management Agency New Zealand, yesterday. A record of 235 millimetres of rainfall has been recorded in the past 24 hours, in Fox Township in the…

Cambodia Sends 12th Batch Of Peacekeepers To Lebanon

PHNOM PENH, Feb 3 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia dispatched the 12th batch of 184 peacekeepers, including 29 women, to join a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, yesterday. The military engineer corps will replace the 11th batch, whose one-year term has come to an end, Gen. Sem Sovanny, director-general of the…

Indonesia Reports 17,895 New COVID-19 Cases, 25 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Feb 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia, yesterday confirmed 17,895 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total tally of infections to 4,387,286, the country’s Health Ministry, said. The ministry’s senior official, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said yesterday that, the total number of confirmed cases with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country…

Singapore Reports 3,101 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Feb 3 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 3,101 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the tally to 362,176. Of the new cases, 1,366 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 1,735 through ARTs (antigen rapid tests), according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health. Among…

Brunei Logs 133 New COVID-19 Cases

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 3 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 133 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally to 16,691. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, the newly recorded cases included 129 local infections and four imported cases. As of Tuesday, 94.8 percent of Brunei’s population had received at least…

Pakistan Allows People To Buy COVID-19 Kits For Home Testing

ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan approved the general public conducting self-testing for COVID-19 with testing kits to be bought over the counter from pharmacies, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan said, in a statement yesterday. According to the authority, the tests, which require nasal swabs or saliva specimens have…

New Zealand To Reopen Border In Five Stages From Feb 27

WELLINGTON, Feb 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – The New Zealand border will reopen to vaccinated Kiwis and other current eligible travellers from Australia, at 11:59 p.m. on Feb 27, and to the same groups from the rest of the world on Mar 13. The government’s five-step reconnecting plan will see all New…