Myanmar’s COVID-19 Cases Rise To 1,253 With More Local Transmissions

YANGON, Sept 6 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases last night, bringing the number of total cases in the country to 1,253, said a release from the Health and Sports Ministry. Of the 1,619 samples, 37 more people, including a returnee, tested positive in Yangon, Mandalay, Ayeyarwaddy, Rakhine,…

Singapore Reports 34 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Sept 6 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 34 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 56,982. Of the new cases, two are imported cases, three are community cases and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers. 93…

Roundup: 20 Dead In Bangladesh’s Mosque Explosion

DHAKA, Sept 6 (NNN-BSS) – 20 worshippers, including a boy, died, after air conditioners of a mosque burst, Friday night, in Bangladesh’s central Narayanganj district, about 20 km from the capital, Dhaka. The burst of the air conditioners is believed to have occurred due to a faulty gas line. Samanta…

India, Pakistan Troops Exchange Fire On Kashmir Loc

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sept 6 (NNN-UNI) – Troops of India and Pakistan, yesterday exchanged heavy fire and targeted each other’s positions, on Line of Control (LoC), dividing Kashmir, Indian officials said. The two sides exchanged fire on LoC in Shahpur, Kirni and Degwar sectors of frontier Poonch district, about 180…

Students In Vietnam Begin New School Year Amid COVID-19

It is estimated that, there are nearly 5.4 million pre-school students, over 8.7 million elementary school students, over six million secondary school students and more than 2.8 million high school students, in the new school year. HANOI, Sept 6 (NNN-VNA) — Nearly 23 million students in Vietnam, began their new…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses Four Million, Deaths Near 70,000

by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed four million yesterday, reaching 4,023,179, while the number of deaths soared to 69,561, according to the federal health ministry’s data. According to the data, as many as 86,432 new COVID-19 cases and 1,089 deaths were recorded during…

Jakarta Sees Surge In COVID-19 Cases Despite Repeated Extension Of Partial Lock-Down

By Bambang Purwanto JAKARTA, Sept 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Jakarta continues to see daily increases in the number of COVID-19 cases, although the Indonesian capital city administration has extended the transitional period of the large-scale social restrictions, also known as a lock-down for five times. The number of COVID-19 cases in…

Jordan To Reopen Airports For Int’l Flights On Sept 8

AMMAN, Sept 3 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan said, it would open its airports for international flights on Sept 8, after months of closure. All travellers to Jordan are required to provide a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test document, proving negative for COVID-19, 72 hours before departure, and all arrivals in Jordan…

Syrian Air Defences Intercept Israeli Missiles

DAMASCUS, Sept 3 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian air defences, last night, intercepted a fresh Israeli missile attack in central Syria. The Israeli warplanes fired missiles from the direction of the al-Tanf area, in southeastern Syria, targeting the T4 air base in the central province of Homs, a military source said.…

Israel Files Injunctions To End Lab Workers’ Strike Amid COVID-19

JERUSALEM, Sept 3 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health announced last night that, it filed a protective injunction at a labour court, requiring laboratory workers to end the strike launched Sunday. The court is due to hear the ministry’s request today. Israel’s lab workers went on strike claiming they have…