Pakistan Reports 1,980 New COVID-19 Cases

ISLAMABAD, Jul 11 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday reported 1,980 new COVID-19 cases, as the country is witnessing a rising trend in daily cases, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said, today. The NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic, said that, the country’s number of overall confirmed…

Authorities Warn Situation May Be “Much Worse” As Sydney’s COVID-19 Cases Climb

SYDNEY, Jul 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Authorities of Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), warned that the situation might be “much worse,” as the daily increase of COVID-19 cases in Sydney continued climbing. Today, NSW Health, recorded 77 new locally acquired cases, in the 24 hours to 8:00 p.m. yesterday.…

Mongolia Adds 1,735 New COVID-19 Cases

ULAN BATOR, Jul 11 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – COVID-19 infections in Mongolia increased by 1,735 over the past 24 hours to 137,788, the country’s health ministry said, today. The ministry said that 11 more fatalities and 3,756 new recoveries were reported, taking the national counts to 711 and 103,666, respectively. The Asian…

Fiji Reports 506 New COVID-19 Cases, One More Death

SUVA, Jul 11 (NNN-PIN) – Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Health, James Fong, confirmed yesterday that, 506 new cases of COVID-19 and one COVID death had been reported in the last 24-hour period. Fong said the new death is a 55-year-old Suva woman. A ministry response team attended to her at…

Reinforcing Sanctions On China Only Undermines U.S. Hegemony: Expert

TOKYO, Jul 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hammering China with expansive sanctions resulted in diminishing returns and can only undermine U.S. hegemony, said a geo-strategist. In a commentary entitled: “Expanding China sanctions only undermines U.S. hegemony,” published by Nikkei Asia, Owais Zaheer, a Canada-based geo-strategist, who advises financial institutions on geopolitical developments…

Cambodia Receives New Batches Of Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines

PHNOM PENH, Jul 11 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia received new batches of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines, namely Sinovac and Sinopharm, yesterday, as the COVID-19 case total in the country neared the 60,000 mark. Health ministry’s secretary of state, Yok Sambath, said, the new arrivals included Sinovac vaccines, purchased from biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac…

Police In Indian Capital Bust Major Drug Haul Of 354 Kg Heroin

NEW DELHI, Jul 11 (NNN-PTI) – Police in the Indian capital city busted a major drug ring and seized 354 kg of heroin worth 335 million U.S. dollars, police officials said. “Four people – three from Haryana and one from Delhi – have been arrested so far, in the case,”…

Bangladesh Records 8,772 New COVID-19 Cases, 185 More Deaths

DHAKA, Jul 11 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 8,772 new COVID-19 cases and 185 new deaths yesterday, taking the tally to 1,009,315, and death toll to 16,189, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed that, 27,884 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, as of…

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…