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,…

Thai PM Says Only Public Hospitals Allowed To Use Imported COVID-19 Vaccines

BANGKOK, Jan 20 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, said, the government will only allow public hospitals to use imported COVID-19 vaccines, in the initial stage of the vaccination programme. Thais will be vaccinated only by public hospitals and health units, in the initial stage, during which no private…

Sri Lanka To Offer Relaxed Safety Protocols For Foreign Tourists

COLOMBO, Jan 20 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka will relax restrictions on foreign tourists, when the country re-opens its international airports later this week for commercial flights, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) was quoted by local media as saying. The SLTDA said, it published a more relaxed set of…

Singapore Reports 30 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jan 20 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 30 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases to 59,157. Of the new cases, 26 are imported and four are in the community, according to the MOH. All the imported cases had already been placed on Stay-Home…

Iran Records 5,806 New COVID-19 Cases, 1,336,217 In Total

TEHRAN, Jan 19 (NNN-MNA) – Iranian health authorities announced yesterday, 5,806 new confirmed infections, taking the country’s overall count to 1,336,217 cases. Of the newly infected in the past 24 hours, 586 had to be hospitalised, according to the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education’s spokeswoman, Sima Sadat Lari.…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,581,837 With 10,064 New Cases

NEW DELHI, Jan 19 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,581,837 today, as 10,064 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours. According to official data, death toll mounted to 152,556, as 137 COVID-19 patients died, since yesterday morning. There are still 200,528 active cases, while 10,228,753 people…

Afghan President, NATO Chief Hold Phone Conversation Over Peace Talks

KABUL, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghan President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, and NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, held a phone conversation over peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. The two sides discussed “the Afghan peace process and NATO’s continued support for Afghanistan Defence and Security forces,” the presidential…

Iran, Turkey Sign Agreements To Boost Railway Cooperation

TEHRAN, Jan 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran (RAI), announced yesterday, the signing of three agreements with Turkey, to expand bilateral rail cooperation, to further develop the routes linking Turkey to Afghanistan and Pakistan. According to Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, the signing of…