Bangladesh COVID-19 Cases Rise To 502,183, Death Toll Reaches 7,312

DHAKA, Dec 22 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 1,470 new COVID-19 cases and 32 more deaths yesterday, making the tally at 502,183, and the death toll at 7,312, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed that 15,669 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across…

Iran Suspends Flights From UK Over New COVID-19 Strain

TEHRAN, Dec 22 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, announced a two-week suspension of flights between Iran and the UK, to avoid the spread of the new COVID-19 strain. “Flights between Tehran and destinations in the UK will be suspended for two weeks, at the discretion…

Mongolia Reimposes Lockdown In Capital To Contain COVID-19 Resurge

ULAN BATOR, Dec 22 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – The Mongolian government decided yesterday, to reimpose lockdown measures in the capital city, starting tomorrow, to curb resurging local COVID-19 cases. The measures of “a state of public disaster preparedness and a 24-hour lockdown in the capital city Ulan Bator,” will be in effect…

Nigeria Adds 501 COVID-19 Cases

ABUJA, Dec 21 (NNN-IRIN) – Nigeria yesterday confirmed 501 new COVID-19 cases, over the past 24 hours, bringing the national total to 78,434, said the country’s Centre for Disease Control. Meanwhile, the nationwide death toll from the virus rose to 1,221. With COVID-19 cases flaring up again, in parts of…

Seven Killed In Roadside Bomb Explosions In Afghanistan

KABUL, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Seven people, including a highway police chief, were killed, in two improvised bomb explosions in Afghanistan today, local police confirmed. In eastern Parwan province, five police officers, including provincial highway police chief, Wali Mohammad, were killed, after the vehicle they were aboard, touched off a…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,055,560

NEW DELHI, Dec 21 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,055,560 today, while 24,337 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, according to the latest data from the federal health ministry. According to the data, the death toll mounted to 145,810, as 333 patients died since yesterday…

Australian State Borders Slam Shut On Sydney As COVID-19 Cluster Grows

SYDNEY, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s domestic borders have been slammed shut on residents in Sydney, as a COVID-19 outbreak in the city’s north increased by 15 cases to 83 today. Concerns over how far the cluster has spread prompted differing responses by state leaders across the country. The state…

Tropical Depression Leaves Eight Dead, One Missing In Philippines

MANILA, Dec 21 (NNN-PNA) – Floodwaters and landslides, triggered by a tropical depression that battered many areas in the Philippines over the weekend, have left at least eight people dead, two injured and one missing, authorities said today. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) of…

Tripartite Move To Support Int’l Peace Conference On Palestinian Issue

RAMALLAH, Dec 21 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian official said yesterday that, there is a joint Palestinian-Egyptian-Jordanian move, to support holding an international peace conference to solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The move came, as a result of a consultative meeting, held among foreign ministers of the three countries in Cairo on…

Brazil Reports 408 More Deaths From COVID-19, Including Famous Actress

SAO PAULO, Dec 21 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil’s health ministry, yesterday, reported 408 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll in the country to 186,764. During the same period, another 25,445 cases were registered, bringing the national tally to 7,238,600. Brazil ranks third in the world…