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…

Moscow, Riyadh “Very Close” To Deal On Oil Output Cuts: Report

MOSCOW, Apr 7 (NNN-TASS) – Russia and Saudi Arabia are “very close” to a deal on oil production cuts, Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund, a sovereign wealth fund managing 10 billion U.S. dollars, said, Monday. “I think the whole market understands that, this deal is important and…

Japan To Announce State Of Emergency, Cinemas To Close

TOKYO, Apr 7 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, says, he is ready to declare a state of emergency from as early as Tuesday (today), as part of a growing response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The declaration would affect Tokyo, second city Osaka and five other densely populated prefectures.…

Brunei Health Ministry Receives Contributions To Combat COVID-19

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Apr 7 (NNN-BBNEWS) – Brunei Shell Petroleum Company (BSP) and Brunei Shell Marketing Company (BSM) handed over contributions to the Ministry of Health (MoH), as part of the COVID-19 relief efforts, at MoH’s Al-‘Afiah Hall yesterday. The contribution of fuel vouchers for the Medical Emergency/Critical vehicles, services…

New Zealand Extends State Of National Emergency

WELLINGTON, Apr 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand Minister of Civil Defence, Peeni Henare, announced today that, the State of National Emergency to support the COVID-19 response will be extended a second time for a further seven days. The initial declaration was made on Mar 25, and the seven-day declaration can…