Jordan Says Curfew May Extend For Weeks

AMMAN, Mar 23 (NNN-PETRA) – A curfew that Jordan started on Saturday (yesterday), to combat COVID-19, might be extended for weeks, Minister of State for Media Affairs, Amjad Adaileh, said. The government is looking into mechanisms to deliver basic needs to citizens, as they will not be allowed to go…

Italy Bans All Domestic Travel As Virus Claims More Lives

ROME, Mar 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Italy’s interior and health ministries, issued a joint ordinance, banning all domestic travel, as the virus epidemic continues to advance in the country. “Beginning today, throughout the national territory, it is forbidden for individuals to travel, whether by public or private transportation, to a municipality…

Singapore Announces Additional Border Controls After 23 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed

SINGAPORE, Mar 23 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore confirmed 23 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, of which 18 are imported and five are local cases. This brings the national total to 455 cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update. The imported cases had travel histories to Europe,…

Over 300 Arrested For Violating Curfew In Sri Lanka, Iran Saw 1,685 Deaths

BEIJING, Mar 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – The world is now in battle against the common threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, a disease caused by a previously unknown coronavirus that has spread to over 180 countries and regions around the world. The following are the latest updates on the contagious illness. COLOMBO…

Germany Decides To Further Restrict Public Life To Combat COVID-19

BERLIN, Mar 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Germany bans public outside stay of more than two people, according to the country’s latest measures announced on Sunday, to curb the spread of COVID-19. Germany’s federal government and states, agreed on Sunday, to further restrict public life and social contacts to contain the virus.…

Four Soldiers, 24 Militants Killed In N. Afghan Clashes

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Mar 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Four Afghan soldiers and 24 militants were killed and 27 people wounded, in predawn Taliban attacks in northern Kunduz province on Sunday (today), the provincial government spokesman said. “The clashes broke out after militants stormed security checkpoints in surrounding areas of Imam Sahib, Arch…

Commentary: U.S. Government Sets Bad Example In Global Anti-Virus Fight

BEIJING, Mar 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – By shifting blame, bashing and smearing China, the U.S. government is setting a bad example, in the global fight against COVID-19, in an increasingly dangerous way. It seems that the U.S. government is less concerned with focusing on domestic epidemic prevention and control, and more…

Air Canada Laying Off More Than 5,100 Attendants Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

OTTAWA, Mar 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants, as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wesley Lesosky, who heads the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, said that, the Canadian carrier…

Brunei To Expand COVID-19 Testing Capacity With New Virology Lab: Sultan

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 22 (NNN-BBNEWS) – Brunei will increase its COVID-19 testing capacity by 10 fold, with a new virology lab under construction, the country’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, said. In his special speech on the COVID-19 pandemic broadcast nationwide, the Sultan called on the people in Brunei to…

Top DPRK Leader Watches Demonstration Firing Of Tactical Guided Weapon

PYONGYANG, Mar 22 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), observed the demonstration firing of tactical guided weapon, on Saturday. The firing was aimed at re-confirming and showing Korean People’s Army commanding officers, the tactical characters and power of a new weapon…