Kuwait Reports 1,962 New COVID-19 Cases, 342,929 In Total

KUWAIT CITY, Jun 23 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait registered yesterday, 1,962 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total infections in the country to 342,929, the Kuwaiti Health Ministry, said. The ministry also announced 11 more fatalities, taking the death toll in Kuwait to 1,888, while the tally of recoveries rose by 1,604…

Five Killed, 18 Injured As Roadside Bomb Hits Bus In S. Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Jun 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five people have been killed and 18 others injured, as a passenger bus ran over a land mine, in the restive Miwand district of Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, last night, provincial police spokesman, Jamal Barikzai, said today. “A mine planted by militants on a road…

Mongolia’s COVID-19 Cases Top 100,000

ULAN BATOR, Jun 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia recorded 2,213 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, raising the nationwide tally to 100,263, the country’s health ministry said today. One of the latest confirmed cases was imported from abroad, and the remaining ones were local infections. Mongolia’s COVID-19 surge continues,…

Australia’s Sydney Sealed Off With Latest Uptick In COVID-19 Cases

SYDNEY, Jun 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Sydney saw a further 16 locally acquired cases of COVID-19, the new one-day high in the latest outbreak. The health department recorded 10 new local cases in the past 24 hours, till 8:00 p.m. last night, among which seven were already announced yesterday, but…

Interview: We Never Thought Of Cancelling The Games, Says Tokyo 2020 Spokesman

By sportswriters Wang Zijiang and Yang Ting TOKYO, Jun 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – With 30 days to go and the COVID-19 pandemic far from being contained in Japan, and the world, the Tokyo 2020 organisers believed that the Games will kick off on the night of July 23. “Our preparation is…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Crosses 30 Million

NEW DELHI, Jun 23 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed the 30 million mark today, said the health ministry.– NNN-PTI

New Zealand’s Capital Region Raises COVID-19 Alert Level

WELLINGTON, Jun 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand’s Wellington region, raised its COVID-19 alert to level 2, from 6:00 p.m. today until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, after a visiting Sydney traveller tested positive for COVID-19, upon return to Australia. The Australian man visited Wellington from Jun 19 to 21. This is…

Vietnam Reports 244 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Jun 23 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 244 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 230 locally transmitted and 14 imported, raising the total tally to 13,727, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. Among the community cases, 136 were detected in the southern Ho Chi Minh City, 33 in the southern…

India’s Health Ministry Alerts Three States On Delta Plus Variant Of COVID-19

NEW DELHI, Jun 23 (NNN-PTI) – India’s health ministry, yesterday alerted Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh states, on a new variant of COVID-19 called, Delta Plus. The ministry described Delta Plus as a Variant of Concern (VOC). “Based on recent findings of Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia (INSACOG), the health ministry…

Daesh Militants Kill Two Men In Eastern Iraq: Source

BAGHDAD, Jun 23 (NNN-NINA) – A father and his son were shot dead yesterday, by the Daesh militants, in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a provincial police source said. The incident took place early in the morning, when the militants kidnapped the two, near their house, in the town of…