COLOMBO, Nov 9 (NNN-SLNEWS) – A curfew imposed in Sri Lanka’s Western Province, including the capital, Colombo, is lifted this morning. Sri Lanka’s Army Chief and Head of National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva, made the announcement after a 10-day curfew imposed in…

PHNOM PENH, Nov 9 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia yesterday decided to close all cultural and entertainment venues again, in a bid to prevent the second wave of COVID-19 infections, Health Minister, Mam Bunheng, said in a signed letter. “With the approval of Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, we decide to…

SEOUL, Nov 9 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 126 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday local time, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 27,553. The daily caseload hovered above 100 for the second straight day, due to small cluster infections in Seoul…

SYDNEY, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia commenced locally manufacturing a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, developed by the University of Oxford from today, with roughly 30 million doses planned. Despite still undergoing clinical trials, the vaccine, which was co-developed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, is considered one of the more promising vaccines, globally.…

CANBERRA, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Leading physicist, Cathy Foley, has been appointed as Australia’s next chief scientist. Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced today that Foley, currently the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s chief scientist, will take over from Alan Finkel, whose tenure ends in Dec. “As we recover from…

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 9 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported no new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, with the national tally of cases standing at 148. It marked the 17th consecutive day without new cases, since Oct 22, when the country recorded an imported case from Kuala Lumpur. According to Brunei’s Ministry…