COVID-19 Infections Rise To 322,838 In Myanmar

YANGON, Aug 7 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 infections has risen to 322,838, with 11,262 deaths in Myanmar yesterday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health. The release said, the country reported 3,588 new COVID-19 cases with 274 more deaths in the past 24 hours. The number…

One Killed In Firing Near Punjab Chief Minister’s Vehicle

ISLAMABAD, Aug 7 (NNN-APP) – A man was killed, in firing, near the vehicle of the chief minister of Pakistan’s east Punjab province, late last night, officials said. In a tweet, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication, Shahbaz Gill, said, Punjab Chief Minister, Usman Buzdar, reached home…

China-Built Hydropower Station To Help Ease Power Shortage In E. Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN, Aug 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – China-built Turgusun hydropower plant operates at full capacity since mid-July, and will help ease the power shortage in East Kazakhstan Region. Built by China International Water and Electric Corporation, a subsidiary of the China Three Gorges Corporation, the station has an installed capacity of 24.9…

Bicycle Bomb Claims One Life, Injures 12 In Afghanistan’s Northern Mazar-I-Sharif City

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Aug 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – One person lost his life and 12 others sustained injuries, as a bicycle bomb went off in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, provincial police spokesman, Adil Shah Adil, said yesterday. “The terrorists placed explosive device in the cavities of a…

Sri Lanka Says No Lockdown, But Restrictions Imposed, Amid COVID-19 Case Spike

COLOMBO, Aug 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Army Chief and Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak, General Shavendra Silva, said that, a countrywide lockdown would not be imposed, in the wake of a spike in COVID-19 cases, but restrictions on public gatherings would come into…

Singapore Reports 97 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Aug 7 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 97 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 65,605. The new infections included 93 locally transmitted cases, of which 56 were linked to previous cases and have already been placed on quarantine, eight were…

Taliban Captures Provincial Capital In Western Afghanistan: Reports

KABUL, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Taliban militants yesterday captured Zaranj city, capital of Afghanistan’s western Nimroz province, a local TV channel reported. The militants took control of the city, after brief clashes, as the Afghan security forces retreated from the city to two neighbouring suburban districts, reported local TV channel,…

China, UNDP Launch Initiative To Help Nepali Hospitals Better Handle Medical Wastes

KATHMANDU, Aug 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Chinese government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), jointly launched a new initiative in Nepal, to help seven hospitals in the country, improve its healthcare waste management system, so as to better handle the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN agency said yesterday. Efforts shall…

Iran Reports 34,913 New COVID-19 Cases, 4,092,671 In Total

TEHRAN, Aug 7 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian health ministry reported yesterday, 34,913 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 4,092,671. The pandemic has so far claimed 93,086 lives in Iran, up by 458 in the past 24 hours, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education said in…

Yemen Welcomes Naming Swedish Diplomat Grundberg As New Envoy

ADEN, Aug 7 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen welcomed the United Nations’ naming of Swedish diplomat, Hans Grundberg, as a new envoy for the war-torn Arab country, the country’s Foreign Ministry said, yesterday. The ministry said that, the Yemeni government pledged its full support for Grundberg, to resume the political process and…