Saudi-Led Coalition Intercepts Drones Launched Towards Border City

RIYADH, May 28 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi-led coalition, involved in a war in Yemen, intercepted, on Wednesday, drones launched towards border city Najran. The coalition spokesperson, Turki Al Maliki, accused Houthi militia of continuing to target civilians and residential areas with drones, it was reported. He added that, the drone attacks…

Official Institutions Resume Work In Palestine After Lock-down Due To Covid-19

RAMALLAH, May 28 (NNN-WAFA) – Official institutions in Palestine, on Wednesday, resumed work after several months’ lock-down, all over the West Bank, due to the COVID-19. The move is part of the Palestinian government’s decision, to ease the restrictions and precautionary measures, against the virus, which have been taken since…

Australian Authorities Baffled Over Death Of 30-Year-Old With COVID-19

SYDNEY, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian authorities were scrambling today, to find the source of a COVID-19 infection, which killed a 30-year-old man, in the remote mining town of Blackwater, in central Queensland State. The man became the youngest person to die in Australia from COVID-19 with authorities dispatching a…

New Zealand Confirms No New Case Of COVID-19 For Six Consecutive Days

WELLINGTON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported no new case of COVID-19 today, for six consecutive days, with the combined total of confirmed and probable cases staying at 1,504, according to the Ministry of Health. The total number of confirmed cases remains at 1,154, which is the number reported…

Singapore Reports 533 New COVID-19 Cases, 32,867 In Total

SINGAPORE, May 28 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 533 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 32,876. Of the new cases, 99 percent are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing. A total of 832 more…

Thai Public Health Minister Honoured By WHO For Tobacco Control

BANGKOK, May 28 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, yesterday was awarded with the World No Tobacco Day Award 2020, from the World Health Organisation (WHO), for implementing policies to control tobacco. Thailand-based WHO representative, Daniel Kertesz, presented the award to the minister to…

S.Korea Reports 79 More COVID-19 Cases, 11,344 In Total

SEOUL, May 28 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 79 more cases of COVID-19, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 11,344. The daily caseload soared above 70 for the first time in 53 days since Apr 5. Of the new cases, 11 were imported from…

Mumbai To Conduct Sero-Surveillance To Study Rising COVID-19 Spread

MUMBAI, May 28 (NNN-PTI) – With the rising incidence of COVID-19 positive cases in Mumbai, the city will under-go sero-surveillance, to understand the geographical spread of the infection, a statement by the city’s civic authority said, Wednesday. The objective of the study is to gain insights that will help to…

S.Korea Cuts Interest Rate By 25 Basis Points To 0.50 Percent

SEOUL, May 28 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s central bank, today cut its benchmark interest rate to a new record low of 0.50 percent, to tackle an economic fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak. Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor, Lee Ju-yeol, and six monetary policy board members, decided to slash the seven-day…

Restaurant Sales Across Thailand Plummet By 80 Percent During COVID-19 Pandemic

BANGKOK, May 28 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai Restaurant Association (TRA), said that, sales at restaurants dropped by 80 percent with the ongoing stay-home and food delivery measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Also, with the lifting of some health control measures, allowing restaurants to reopen since May 3, restaurants still have…