Health

New Zealand Delivers Minimum 10-Day Sick Leave For Employees

WELLINGTON, Jul 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Legislation doubling employees’ minimum sick leave entitlement to 10 days came into effect today, bringing…

Vietnamese Capital Imposes Highest Level Of Social Distancing

HANOI, Jul 24 (NNN-VNA) – The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, today, started applying the country’s strictest social distancing measures, amid the…

Iran Reports 21,814 New COVID-19 Cases, 3,645,654 In Total

TEHRAN, Jul 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran reported yesterday, 21,814 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 3,645,654. The…

Turkey’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Exceed 11,000, Highest Since May

ANKARA, Jul 24 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s daily COVID-19 cases jumped to 11,094 yesterday, the highest count since May. “We should…

Tokyo Olympics Kicked Off Amid Concerns Of COVID-19, Asia-Pacific Countries Remain On High Alert

TOKYO, Jul 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Tokyo Olympics kicked off last night, with the host country Japan, facing a new…

Indonesia Reports Record COVID-19 Deaths Of 1,566

JAKARTA, Jul 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Health Ministry reported yesterday that, the COVID-19 cases across the archipelago rose by 49,071,…

Sinovac Says Its Vaccine Effective Against Delta Variant

By Voon Miaw Ping KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 (NNN-Bernama) — Sinovac Biotech Ltd, the developer of CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine, has…

Mongolia Adds 1,243 New COVID-19 Cases, Six More Deaths

ULAN BATOR, Jul 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia reported 1,243 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, after 7,200 tests had…

11 More U.S. Soldiers, One More Civilian In S.Korea Test Positive For COVID-19

SEOUL, Jul 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – Eleven more U.S. soldiers and one relevant civilian in South Korea, tested positive for COVID-19,…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 31,293,062

NEW DELHI, Jul 23 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 31,293,062 today, as 35,342 new cases were registered during…