U.S. Reports More Than 2,000 COVID-19 Deaths — Johns Hopkins University

WASHINGTON, Mar 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United States reported more than 2,000 COVID-19 deaths, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University’s Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE). As of 6:40 p.m. on Saturday (2240 GMT), there were more than 121,000 confirmed cases in the United States, with…

Number Of COVID-19 Cases In Philippines Exceeds 1,000, With Biggest Single-Day Rise Recorded

MANILA, Mar 29 (NNN-PNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has exceeded 1,000, with 272 new cases reported on Saturday, the biggest rise in a single day. The Department of Health said, the country’s total is now at 1,075, with 68 recorded deaths, and 35 recovered patients,…

Trump Considering Short-Term Quarantine For New York, Other States

WASHINGTON, Mar 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, said, he is considering a short-term quarantine for the state of New York, as the situation of the virus outbreak continued to get worse there. “Some people would like to see New York quarantined because it’s a hot-spot. We might not…

Disinfection Programme In UAE from 8.00 pm to 6.00 am daily

ABU DHABI, Mar 28 (NNN-WAM) – The Ministry of Interior has clarified that the National Disinfection Programme, slated for execution over the weekend starting from Thursday, Mar 26, will take place from 8.00 pm to 6.00 am every day. The movement of traffic and people will go on as usual…

Singapore Says COVID-19 Forces Cancellation Of Shangri-La Dialogue

SINGAPORE, Mar 28 (NNN-CNA) – It would be “a significant challenge” to hold the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) in early June, in view of the COVID-19 outbreak, Singapore Defence Minister, Ng Eng Hen said. The SLD is held in Singapore in late May or early June, by London-based International Institute for…

Turkey To Cancel All Int’l Flights Over COVID-19 Fears

ISTANBUL, Mar 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) — Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that, all international flights would be cancelled, as part of the fight against COVID-19. Announcing new measures against the spread of the outbreak during a televised live broadcast, Erdogan also noted that, inter-city travel across the country would be…

83 New Cases Of COVID-19 Reported In New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Mar 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 78 new confirmed and five probable cases of COVID-19 on Saturday morning, bringing the total number of infections to 451 in the country. Director of New Zealand Civil Defence Emergency Management, Sarah Stuart-Black, gave the update. Some 50 people have recovered, while…

New Isolation Centre Under Construction In Brunei

Rokiah Mahmud BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 28 (NNN-BBNEWS) – A new National Isolation Centre (NIC) is being constructed in the Tutong District, to accommodate patients positive for COVID-19. The Ministry of Development (MoD) is collaborating with the Ministry of Health (MoH) in coordinating the construction of the new NIC. This…

Brunei Reports First COVID-19 Death

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 28 (NNN-BBNEWS) – Brunei reported the first death case from COVID-19 in the country, the Ministry of Health said today (Saturday). According to the health ministry, the deceased was a 64-year-old man, who returned to Brunei from Malaysia and Cambodia, on Mar 4. The man, who…

Chinese Mainland Reports Zero Increase In Domestic COVID-19 Cases

BEIJING, Mar 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese health authority, today (Saturday), said that, no new domestically transmitted cases of the COVID-19 disease were reported, on the Chinese mainland on Friday. The National Health Commission received reports of 67 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, on the Chinese mainland on Friday, all of which…