Plasma Therapy Cures Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Aug 4 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – A 60-year-old patient of COVID-19, recovered from the critical stage of the disease, after being treated with plasma therapy, the first time in the Himalayan country, a doctor involved in the treatment said. “The patient, who was in serious danger before, was treated with plasma…

Thai Southern Province Orders Suspension Of All Evening Boat Services After Ferry Capsized

BANGKOK, Aug 4 (NNN-TNA) – The disaster prevention and mitigation office of Thailand’s southern province of Surat Thani, ordered all evening and night services of ferry boats be suspended until further notice. The order came after a ferry with 16 people on board, including drivers of three lorries loaded with…

Thai PM Orders Urgent Relief Measures For Flood Victims

BANGKOK, Aug 4 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, yesterday instructed authorities to help flood victims in several provinces, affected by tropical storm Sinluka. The prime minister confirmed he has ordered the authorities, especially those in the northern provinces of Chiang Mai and Nan, the northeastern province of Loei…

Bangladesh Posts Current Account Deficit Of Nearly Five Billion USD In Fiscal 2019-20

DHAKA, Aug 4 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh registered a current account deficit of nearly five billion U.S. dollars, in the last 2019-20 fiscal year (July 2019-June 2020), Bangladesh Bank (BB) data showed. A BB official said that the current account balance showed a deficit of 4,849 million U.S. dollars, in the…

Drug Smuggling Cat Escapes From Sri Lankan Prison

COLOMBO, Aug 4 (NNN-SLNEWS) – A cat, that was detained for transporting drugs into Sri Lanka’s Welikada Prison, escaped from a heavily guarded prison, days after it was caught by intelligence officers, media reports said here yesterday. The local Aruna newspaper, quoting prison officials, said, the cat was detected by…

Turkey Confirms 995 New COVID-19 Cases, 233,851 In Total

ANKARA, Aug 4 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey reported 995 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, raising the total diagnosed cases to 233,851, Turkish Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, said. Meanwhile, 19 people died in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 5,747, Koca tweeted. Turkish health professionals conducted 41,301 tests in…

Hong Kong Residents Voice Support For Postponement Of Legco Election

HONG KONG, Aug 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hong Kong residents voiced support for the postponement of the 2020 Legislative Council (LegCo) election, amid a grave COVID-19 epidemic situation in Hong Kong. Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Carrie Lam, announced the decision to postpone for a year…

WHO’s Advance Team To China Concludes Their Mission

GENEVA, Aug 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) chief, said, the WHO advance team to China has concluded their mission, to lay the groundwork for further joint efforts to identify the virus origins. “One of the areas that we’ve been continuing to study is the origins of the virus…

Russia’s COVID-19 Cases Up 5,394 To 856,264

MOSCOW, Aug 4 (NNN-TASS) – Russia registered 5,394 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 856,264, the country’s COVID-19 response centre said in a statement yesterday. Meanwhile, 79 new deaths were reported, taking the nationwide count to 14,207, according to the statement. Moscow, the country’s…

16, Including 13 Civilians Killed, In Prison Attack In E. Afghanistan, Fighting Continues: Official

JALALABAD, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 13 civilians and three attackers were killed, and 42 others wounded, in a car bomb attack and gunfight in a prison, in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar provincial capital, Jalalabad, provincial government spokesman, Attaullah Khogiani, confirmed today. “Sporadic fighting between the security forces and gunmen…