Oman Reports 598 New COVID-19 Cases, 134,326 In Total

MUSCAT, Feb 1 (NNN-ONA) – The Omani health ministry, yesterday, announced 598 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Sultanate to 134,326. Meanwhile, 282 people newly recovered, taking the overall recoveries to 126,854, while two deaths were reported, pushing the death toll up to 1,529,…

Pakistani Navy To Host Multinational Maritime Exercise

ISLAMABAD, Feb 1 (NNN-APP) – Over 40 countries are expected to participate in a multinational maritime exercise, to be hosted by the Pakistani Navy under the theme “Together for Peace,” a spokesperson of the navy said yesterday. The exercise is expected to commence from Feb 10, and the participating countries…

Tokyo Logs Nearly 40,000 COVID-19 Cases In Jan, Doubling From Previous Month

TOKYO, Feb 1 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s capital, Tokyo, logged nearly 40,000 new COVID-19 cases in Jan, marking a record that doubled the number of infections in the previous month, figures released by the metropolitan government showed. The data revealed significant increase in infections, before Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, declared…

Myanmar State Counsellor, President, Senior Officials Of Ruling NLD Detained By Military: Party’s Spokesperson

YANGON, Feb 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, President, U Win Myint, and other senior officials have been detained by the military early Monday (today), Dr. Myo Nyunt, spokesperson of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) told Xinhua. Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s president and…

Iraq Reports 714 New COVID-19 Cases, 619,636 In Total

BAGHDAD, Feb 1 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported yesterday, 714 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally to 619,636. It also recorded six new deaths, raising the death toll to 13,047. And 1,272 cases recovered, bringing the total recoveries to 592,129. A total of 5,622,543 tests have been…

Palestinian Shot Dead After Trying To Stab Soldier: Israeli Army

JERUSALEM, Jan 31 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli troops today shot and killed a Palestinian man, after he attempted to stab a soldier, in a West Bank crossroad, the military said. The incident took place at the Gush Etzion Junction, a crossroad in a major settlement bloc, south of Jerusalem. An Israeli…

UK Police Probe Blaze In South-Eastern England

LONDON, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – British police launched an investigation into a fire, which broke out on Friday afternoon, at a barracks in Kent in south-eastern England, where the British government is holding hundreds of asylum seekers, local media reported yesterday. Asylum seekers have been temporarily moved from the barracks,…

Brazil Sees 1,279 New COVID-19 Deaths

SAO PAULO, Jan 31 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil reported 1,279 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its death toll to 223,945, the Health Ministry said. Meanwhile, 58,462 new cases of COVID-19 were detected, bringing its nationwide tally to 9,176,975. The state of Sao Paulo, the most populated in…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,746,183, With 13,052 New Cases

NEW DELHI, Jan 31 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,746,183 today, as 13,052 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 154,274, as 127 patients died since yesterday…

Kind Shah Alam Family Set Up Free Food Bank In Front Of House, Inspires More Generosity From Malaysians

SHSH ALAM, Jan 31 (NNN-TRP) – A generous family living in Shah Alam, about 26 km from Kuala Lumpur, are being praised online after organising a free food bank, to help those who are financially struggling, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The family provided basic food items, such as cooking…