India Records Highest Daily Spike Of 38,902 Infections As Total Cases Reach 1,077,618

NEW DELHI, July 19 (NNN-UNI) – India’s federal health ministry, this morning said, 543 new deaths due to COVID-19 and 38,902 more cases were reported, during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the number of deaths to 26,816 and total cases to 1,077,618. This is the highest single-day…

Three New Cases Of COVID-19 Reported In New Zealand

WELLINGTON, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported three new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation in New Zealand today, said New Zealand Ministry of Health in a statement. Two of today’s cases were in managed isolation in Waikato and the third in Christchurch, it said. According to the ministry…

Afghan Fighting Claims Over Three Dozen Lives

KABUL, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 36 people, including three civilians, were killed, due to continued fighting in Afghanistan, in a single day on Saturday, officials said. In the latest violent incident, three civilians were killed, as a roadside bomb struck a car in Ziarat village of Ab Kamari…

DPRK’s Top Leader Presides Over Enlarged Military Meeting

PYONGYANG, July 19 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), presided over an enlarged military meeting on Saturday, to discuss strategic mission of major units for coping with military situation in the vicinity of the Korean Peninsula. The fifth enlarged meeting of…

No Mandatory Quarantine For Chinese Vessels, Seafarers In Bangladeshi Waters: Official

DHAKA, July 19 (NNN-BSS) – Chinese seafarers and vessels have been exempted from a mandatory 14-day quarantine in Bangladesh, a senior official said here Saturday. Captain KM Jasim Uddin Sarker, chief nautical surveyor of the Bangladesh’s Department of Shipping, said, the decision has been made following the remarkable improvement of…

Mandatory Mask Wearing Gaining Ground In U.S. West Despite Conservative Opposition

by Peter Mertz DENVER, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – With COVID-19 cases spiking nationwide, corporate America pushed political leaders towards mandating mask wearing this week, while vocal conservatives protested their loss of civil liberties in their opposition. The corporate avalanche mandating mask wearing began last Wednesday, with mega-retailer Walmart’s announcement, followed…

Iran Confirms Soccer Friendly With Uzbekistan On Sept 17

TEHRAN, July 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran Football Federation (IFF), confirmed a friendly match with Uzbekistan, on Sept 17, Tasnim news agency reported, on Saturday. IFF spokesman, Amir Mehdi Alavai, said that, the match will be held as part of preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. “The clash will…

Argentina Extends COVID-19 Quarantine To Aug 2

BUENOS AIRES, July 19 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The Argentine government announced that, it has extended the national quarantine, aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, to Aug 2. “Between July 18 and Aug 2, we will be trying to return to normal life in this new world, in this world…

Pakistani PM Performs Groundbreaking Of Business Park To Boost Industrialisation

ISLAMABAD, July 19 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, on Saturday evening, performed the groundbreaking of the Quaid-e-Azam Business Park, as the government plans to boost industrialisation and create jobs, a statement said. According to the statement from the government of the country’s eastern Punjab province, the prime minister…

Mexico Registers 7,257 New COVID-19 Cases, 736 Deaths

MEXICO CITY, July 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mexico registered 7,257 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 736 new deaths, bringing the nationwide caseload to 331,298 and death toll to 38,310, the Mexican Health Ministry reported. As the testing capacity grows, the government estimates the real number of infections is likely higher than…