Beijing Takes Swift, Targeted Measures To Curb Latest COVID-19 Resurgence

BEIJING, Jan 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Beijing Municipality swung into action, adopting swift and targeted measures, to contain the spread of infections, after a local resurgence in COVID-19 cases was reported recently. Yesterday, Fengtai, a district of about two million people, conducted district-wide nucleic acid testing, to mitigate the risk of…

Cambodian Official Wishes Beijing Winter Olympics Success

PHNOM PENH, Jan 24 (NNN-AKP) – A senior sports official and ordinary people in Cambodia, yesterday, voiced their full support for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, expressing their confidence that the Games will be a great success. Speaking while visiting a photo exhibition on the Beijing Winter Olympics, National Olympic…

New Zealand Reports 24 New Community Cases Amid Omicron Alerts

WELLINGTON, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 24 new community cases of COVID-19 yesterday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. Among the 24 new community infections, 16 are in the largest city, Auckland, five in the Lakes region, two in Northland and one in Waikato. In addition,…

Magnitude 5.3 Quake Hits Southern Philippines

MANILA, Jan 24 (NNN-PNA) – An offshore earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3, hit Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines yesterday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said, the quake, which occurred at 2:23 p.m. local time, hit at a depth of 19…

Seven Killed, 16 Injured In Rain-Related Incidents In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 24 (NNN-APP) – At least seven people were killed and 16 others injured, in separate rain-related incidents, during a recent spell of heavy rains in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said, yesterday. Women and children were among those who lost their lives,…

Omicron Driving Spike In New COVID-19 Cases In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jan 24 (NNN-BSS) – The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is driving a huge spike in fresh infections in Bangladesh, a senior official said yesterday. Nazmul Islam, a spokesman for the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), told reporters, “A huge spike in infections is being driven by the Omicron…

Israel Approves Probe Into German Submarine Procurement

JERUSALEM, Jan 24 (NNN-PNA) – Israel’s cabinet decided yesterday, to launch a state investigation, into the procurement of submarines and other vessels from Germany, amid corruption allegations, involving confidants of former Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. According to a government spokesperson, the cabinet approved establishing a state commission of inquiry, that…

Indonesia Reports 2,925 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 14 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Jan 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia, yesterday, confirmed 2,925 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s tally of infections to 4,286,378, according to the country’s Health Ministry. The ministry said, in the past 24 hours, the death toll from COVID-19 in Indonesia, rose by 14 to 144,220, while 712 more people…

Singapore’s Total COVID-19 Cases Rise To 313,772

SINGAPORE, Jan 24 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 3,496 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 313,772. Of the new cases, 2,007 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 1,489 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of…

Omicron Drives Surging COVID-19 Cases In Nepal: Health Authority

KATHMANDU, Jan 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is now driving daily cases to surge in Nepal, accounting for 88 percent of the samples tested recently, the country’s Ministry of Health and Population said yesterday. “During the latest gene sequencing of 32 samples of COVID-19 patients, the Omicron…