Iran Sees Record Daily COVID-19 Deaths, New Cases Since Outbreak

TEHRAN, Nov 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran registered yesterday, 462 deaths related to COVID-19 and 11,780 new cases, both the highest daily figures, since the outbreak of the disease in the country. Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, said, 3,339 of the newly infected…

Singapore Reports 18 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Nov 12 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 18 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 58,091. All of the new cases are imported ones. Yesterday, five more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.…

Mongolia To Impose Five-Day Lockdown After Reporting First Case Of Local COVID-19 Transmission

ULAN BATOR, Nov 12 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia will enter a state of public disaster preparedness, and impose a nationwide 24-hour lockdown, with effect from 6:00 a.m. today local time, for five days, to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister, Yangu Sodbaatar, said last night.…

Mine Blast Kills Two In Colombia

BOGOTA, Nov 11 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – An explosion at a coal mine in the Colombian city of Topaga, in the central department of Boyaca, which was caused by the accumulation of gases, left two people dead and another two injured, local authorities said. “Two of the workers were found without…

Sudan’s Health Minister Contracts COVID-19: Ministry

KHARTOUM, Nov 11 (NNN-SUNA) – Sudan’s acting Health Minister and two senior officials of the Health Ministry, contracted COVID-19, the ministry announced. “Sudan’s acting Health Minister, Osama Ahmed Abdul Rahim, together with the director of general administration for basic health care and director of general administration of therapeutic medicine, tested…

Ethiopia’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 100,000

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 11 (NNN-ENA) – The Ethiopian Ministry of Health said, the country’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases hit 100,327, after 345 new cases were reported. According to the ministry, the new cases were discovered out of 4,360 COVID-19 medical tests, that were conducted in the east African…

Iran Reports 10,339 Daily COVID-19 Cases, 703,288 In Total

TEHRAN, Nov 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s health ministry reported 10,339 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, raising the total nationwide number to 703,288. The pandemic has so far claimed 39,202 lives in Iran, up by 453 in the past 24 hours, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health…

Jordanians Cast Ballots In Parliamentary Polls

AMMAN, Nov 11 (NNN-PETRA) – More than 1.2 million Jordanians cast their ballots, in parliamentary elections by 7.00 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) yesterday, according to the country’s Independent Election Commission (IEC). The Commission said, it had decided to extend the voting hours until 9.00 p.m., given the large turnout…

21 More U.S. Soldiers, Civilians In S. Korea Test Positive For COVID-19

SEOUL, Nov 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – Sixteen more U.S. soldiers and five other individuals in South Korea, tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said. The USFK, said that, 21 USFK-affiliated individuals were confirmed with COVID-19, after arriving in South Korea between Oct 23 and Nov 8. Sixteen service…

S. Korea’s Employment Loss Hits Six-Month High In Oct

SEOUL, Nov 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s employment loss hit the highest in six months, amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, statistical office data showed today. The number of those employed came in at 27,088,000 in Oct, down 421,000 from the same month last year, according to Statistics Korea. It marked…