Jordan Reports 883 New COVID-19 Cases, 316,427 In Total

AMMAN, Jan 20 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan yesterday reported 883 new COVID-19 cases, increasing the caseload to 316,427, the government announced. It reported 17 new deaths, raising Jordan’s death toll to 4,170, according to a joint statement issued by the Prime Ministry and the Ministry of Health. The cases comprised 408…

Fuel Tanker Explodes In Central Syria, Causes Massive Fire

DAMASCUS, Jan 20 (NNN-SANA) – A fuel tanker exploded yesterday, in Syria’s central province of Homs, causing a massive fire. The fuel tanker exploded near the Syrian Gas Company, and firefighters are dealing with the blaze. The cause of the explosion is not yet known. The explosion comes, as the…

Iraq Approves Emergency Use Of Chinese, British COVID-19 Vaccines

BAGHDAD, Jan 20 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq approved the emergency use of China’s Sinopharm and British AstraZeneca vaccines, to contain the spread of COVID-19. The Iraqi Ministry of Health said, the Iraqi National Board for Selection of Drugs (NBSD) approved the emergency use of the two vaccines. Health Minister, Hassan al-Tamimi,…

13 Killed, Many Injured In Two Road Accidents In India’s West Bengal

NEW DELHI, Jan 20 (NNN-PTI) – A total of 13 people were killed and 11 others were injured, in two road accidents in as many districts of West Bengal today, police said. While seven persons died in South 24, Parganas district, six others fell victim to the other accident in…

Turkey Extends COVID-19 Vaccination To Nursing Homes, Elderly Over 90

ANKARA, Jan 20 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s vaccination campaign extended to people staying and working in care and nursing homes, and citizens over 90. The state-run TRT news broadcaster released footage of the elderly and their caregivers, getting their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, developed by China’s Sinovac at the…

Israel Extends Nationwide COVID-19 Lockdown By 10 Days

JERUSALEM, Jan 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israel’s cabinet decided to extend by 10 days, a weeks-long nationwide lockdown, to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ministers voted in favour of extending the tight lockdown until Jan 31, according to a cabinet statement. The cabinet also decided that, travellers entering…

Israeli Tanks Strike Hamas Posts In Gaza After Rocket Fire

JERUSALEM, Jan 20 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli army said last night, it attacked Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit southern Israel. In a statement, a military spokesperson said, Israeli tanks fired artillery into Gaza, targeting military posts belonging to Hamas. The spokesperson said,…

New Zealand Reports Six Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation

WELLINGTON, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported six more cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation, since the last media statement on Monday, according to the Ministry of Health today. The newly reported imported cases came from South Africa, Britain, Zimbabwe, the United States and Russia. There are no new…

S.Korean President Names Ex-Top Security Adviser As New Foreign Minister

SEOUL, Jan 20 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in today named Chung Eui-yong, former top national security adviser, as the new foreign minister, according to the presidential Blue House. Chung, a career diplomat, served as the director of the presidential National Security Office (NSO), for the first three years…

Malaysia Reports 3,631 New COVID-19 Cases, Expands Movement Restrictions To Counter Spread

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia will expand tighter movement restriction measures, by including most of the country, to contain the spread of COVID-19, Defence Minister, Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. Ismail, who coordinated the implementation of COVID-19 restrictions, told a press briefing, the states of Kedah, Perak, Negeri Sembilan,…