Israel Reports Record 2,043 New COVID-19 Cases, 56,085 In Total

JERUSALEM, July 23 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health recorded 2,043 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the total number in the country to 56,085. This is the biggest daily increase since the outbreak in Israel, in late Feb, after the previous record of 2,039 was reported on Tuesday. According…

Indonesia’s Tourism Revenue Dropped Sharply In May

JAKARTA, July 23 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s annualised revenue from the tourism sector plummeted by 97 percent to 31 million U.S. dollars in May, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said on Wednesday. Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said, over 2,000 hotels were forced to…

Brunei Further Eases COVID-19-Related Restrictions

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 23 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei rolled out a further easing of social distancing measures on Wednesday, allowing more premises and business activities to operate at full capacity. According to the country’s Ministry of Health, some previously prohibited activities are now permitted, starting from today, including arcades, as…

China Allocates 830 Million Yuan For Disaster Relief

BEIJING, July 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – China channelled 830 million yuan (119.05 million U.S. dollars) from its central budget, to restore water conservancy and agricultural production facilities in flood-hit areas, the Ministry of Finance said Wednesday. The funds were allocated to 12 provincial regions, including Jiangxi and Hubei, for post-disaster recovery…

Millions Of Bangladeshis Among Nearly 10 Million South Asians Swamped As Flood Crisis Deepens

DHAKA, July 23 (NNN-BSS) – A natural disaster has been deepening in South Asia, as new figures reveal that nearly 10 million people have been affected by monsoon floods, devastating large areas of India, Bangladesh and Nepal, said International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Wednesday. Jagan…

Japan’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit New Record As Tokyoites Urged To Stay Home

TOKYO, July 23 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo Governor, Yuriko Koike, urged residents of the capital, to refrain from going out unnecessarily, during the upcoming four-day weekend, amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in Tokyo, and as the nationwide daily tally hit a new record. “We have to stop the spread of…

Cambodia Launches New Information Sharing System To Protect Vulnerable Citizens From Floods, Natural Disaster

PHNOM PENH, July 23 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), in cooperation with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), launched a new digital information platform, linking remote sensing technology with vulnerability data, to measure climate disaster risk and impacts in the kingdom. NCDM’s first vice president,…

Two Candidates Shortlisted For Top Post At Bank Of Thailand

BANGKOK, July 23 (NNN-TNA) – Two candidates have been shortlisted to become the next Bank of Thailand (BoT) governor, said the Thai central bank’s selection committee. “The board shortlisted two names as suitable people,” said Rangsan Srivorasart, chairman of the BoT selection committee, adding, he is unable to reveal the…

Singapore Reports 310 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, July 23 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 310 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 48,744. Of the new cases, six are imported cases, seven are community cases and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers.…

Peru’s COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 13,000

LIMA, July 19 (NNN-ANDINA) – Peru’s COVID-19 death toll rose to 13,187, after 189 more patients died of the disease in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said. Also in the 24-hour period, tests detected 4,090 new cases of infection. The healthcare system has, to date, processed some…