Brunei Reports Two New Imported COVID-19 Cases, 268 Cases In Total

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jul 11 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported two new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the national tally to 268. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, the new cases are a 22-year-old man and a woman aged 28 years old, and both arrived from Jakarta, Indonesia on Jun 27. Both…

Local Gov’t In India’s Tamil Nadu Extends COVID-19 Lockdown Until Jul 19

NEW DELHI, Jul 11 (NNN-PTI) – The local government in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, yesterday extended the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown until Jul 19, with certain relaxations, officials said. According to the new order, shops can remain open for an hour longer and need to shut only by…

Turkey Reports 5,530 Daily COVID-19 Cases

ANKARA, Jul 11 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday confirmed 5,530 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,476,294, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus rose by 37 to 50,192, while 5,217 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. A total of 224,184 tests…

Situation In Gaza Serious Due To Tightening Israeli Blockade: UN Official

GAZA, Jul 11 (NNN-WAFA) – A UN official warned yesterday, the situation in the Gaza Strip is serious, and increasing Israeli blockade will lead to a new round of violence. Adnan Abu Hasna, media advisor of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA),…

COVID-19 Cases Rise To 188,752 In Myanmar

YANGON, Jul 11 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases rose to 188,752, after 4,377 new infections were reported in Myanmar, in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports yesterday. A total of 71 new deaths were reported, bringing the death toll…

Bangladesh Juice Factory Owner, Four Sons Among Eight Arrested After Deadly Fire

DHAKA, Jul 11 (NNN-BSS) – Police in Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, arrested the owner, his four sons and three others of a juice factory, where 52 people were killed in one of the country’s deadliest fires. Bangladeshi Home Minister, Asaduzzaman Khan announced the news, while talking to reporters, after visiting the…

Israel Reports 474 New COVID-19 Cases

JERUSALEM, Jul 10 (NNN-PNN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health, yesterday reported 474 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 845,379. The total number of active COVID-19 cases in Israel rose by 196 to 3,793, the highest since Apr 10, the ministry said. The death toll from the…

Explosion Heard In Northern Tehran, No Casualties Reported

TEHRAN, Jul 10 (NNN-ISNA) – An explosion was heard around Mellat Park, in northern Tehran early today, but no casualties were reported, according to local media. Firefighters did not find any trace about the reported explosion in the Iranian capital, a spokesman for the Fire Department said. Early this morning,…

109 Militants Killed In S. Afghanistan Battles

KANDAHAR, Jul 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 109 Taliban militants were killed and 25 wounded, during battles and clashes in two Afghan southern provinces yesterday, as fighting raged in the country, the military confirmed today. In Kandahar province, 70 Taliban militants were killed and eight others wounded, after Afghan National…

S. Korea’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Break Record For Three Straight Days

SEOUL, Jul 10 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases, broke record for three straight days, due to resurgence in the Seoul metropolitan area, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said today. The country reported 1,378 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago,…