Health

Bangladesh Records 201 New COVID-19 Deaths

DHAKA, Jul 8 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh yesterday recorded the highest single-day deaths from COVID-19 at 201, bringing the death toll…

Maldives To Ease Restrictions Amid Lower Daily COVID-19 Cases

MALE, Jul 8 (NNN-PSM) – Maldives will lift an ongoing curfew and ease restrictions, aimed at curbing the spread of…

Asia-Pacific Countries Remain On High Alert As Record High COVID-19 Cases Reported

HONG KONG, Jul 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Asia-Pacific kept on high alert yesterday, as Indonesia and South Korea confirmed record high…

Israel’s Active COVID-19 Cases Surpass 3,000

JERUSALEM, Jul 7 (NNN-PNN) – The total number of active COVID-19 cases in Israel rose by 336 to 3,102, the…

Australia’s Sydney Extends Lockdown As Daily Cases Fail To Drop

SYDNEY, Jul 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – As Sydney continued to record community transmissions of COVID-19, the New South Wales (NSW) government…

S.Korea Reports 1,212 More COVID-19 Cases, Highest In Over Six Months

SEOUL, Jul 7 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 1,212 more COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago,…

Thailand To Secure More COVID-19 Vaccines To Contain Pandemic

BANGKOK, Jul 7 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand, yesterday, approved plans to purchase more COVID-19 vaccines, including Pfizer, Sinovac and Moderna, as…

Singapore Reports 10 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jul 7 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 10 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally…

Sri Lankan President Directs Health Ministry To Administer Pfizer Doses On Elderly

COLOMBO, Jul 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, yesterday, directed the Health Ministry, to administer Pfizer vaccines on…

Indonesia Weighs Foreign Help In Fighting Second COVID-19 Wave: Minister

JAKARTA, Jul 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia plans to seek help from a number of foreign countries, if the daily COVID-19…