Vietnam’s COVID-19 Cases Increase To 251

HANOI, Apr 8 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s Ministry of Health on Wednesday morning (today), confirmed two more COVID-19 cases, bringing the total in the country to 251. The two new cases, both Vietnamese, include a male in the northern Ha Nam province and a female in the capital city of Hanoi,…

Roundup: Death Toll Of COVID-19 In Iran Nears 4,000; More States Require Wearing Masks To Prevent Virus Spread

CAIRO, Apr 8 (NNN-MENA) – The COVID-19 pandemic claimed nearly 4,000 lives out of the over 60,000 infected cases in Iran, while more states in the Middle East started to require wearing face masks to curb the spread of the pandemic. The death toll of the virus in Iran rose…

Pakistani Security Forces Kill Seven Terrorists In Two Operations

ISLAMABAD, Apr 8 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani security forces killed seven terrorists in two tribal districts, in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said, late Tuesday night. A Pakistani army statement said, “Security forces conducted two separate intelligence-based operations, during the last 24 hours, on confirmed information of terrorist hideouts…

India’s COVID-19 Death Toll Rises To 124, Cases Total 4,789

NEW DELHI, Apr 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal health ministry, Tuesday evening, said, the death toll due to COVID-19 in India rose to 124, and the total number of confirmed cases reached 4,789. “As of 6:00 p.m local time today (yesterday), 124 deaths related to COVID-19 have been recorded in…

Save The Children Seeks Help For Bangladesh Amid Virus

DHAKA, Apr 8 (NNN-BSS) – Charity organisation, Save the Children, made an urgent appeal for international assistance to help Bangladesh avert a potential humanitarian disaster, citing a surge in demand for ventilators to combat COVID-19.  Bangladesh has less than 2,000 ventilators for a population of 165 million, and there are…

Delay In Prisoners’ Swap Infuriates Taliban To Halt Talks With Afghan Gov’t

KABUL, Apr 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Talks between the Taliban outfit and Afghan government, to exchange their prisoners have been disrupted, as the armed group announced to stop meeting the opposite side. “But, unfortunately, the release of prisoners has been delayed under one pretext or another till now. Therefore, our technical…

Abe Declares State Of Emergency Over COVID-19 In Japan

TOKYO, Apr 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, on Tuesday declared a month-long state of emergency for seven prefectures, in an effort to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. Apart from Tokyo and Osaka, the state of emergency also covers Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Hyogo and Fukuoka. The declaration, effective through…

ERC’s Volunteering Teams Significantly Contributing To Fight Against COVID-19

ABU DHABI, Apr 7 (NNN-WAM) – The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), underlined the significant role played by its volunteering teams, in supporting national efforts, taken at the country level, to fight the COVID-19, in cooperation with other competent bodies. “Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra…

China Reports No COVID-19 Deaths For First Time

BEIJING, Apr 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – No COVID-19 deaths were reported in China today, Tuesday (Apr 7), the first time since it started publishing daily figures in Jan, the National Health Commission said. Cases in mainland China have been dwindling since Mar, but the country faces a second wave of infections…

Indonesian Capital To Apply Large-Scale Social Restriction To Curb COVID-19 Spread

JAKARTA, Apr 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian capital, Jakarta, hit the hardest by COVID-19 in the country, will impose a large-scale social restriction, to contain further spread of the virus. A request by Jakarta’s administration, to impose the restriction has been approved by the Indonesian Health Ministry, the ministry’s Secretary…