Three Killed In Separate Bomb Blasts In Afghanistan

KABUL, Mar 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three people were killed in separate bomb blasts in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand and eastern Nangarhar provinces yesterday, local officials said. In Helmand’s provincial capital, Lashkar Gah, a car bomb killed Mahmood Sadat, an attorney of provincial Directorate of National Intelligence Agency, and one of his…

Brunei Entering New Normal After Local COVID-19 Outbreak Under Control

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 7 (NNN-BBNEWS) – Brunei yesterday announced further reduction of social distancing measures, and implementation of New Normal for major social activities, including mass gathering, starting from tomorrow. Brunei’s Ministry of Health said, the COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei is currently under control, as the last case of…

Jordan Reports 3,481 New COVID-19 Cases

AMMAN, Mar 7 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan yesterday reported 3,481 new COVID-19 cases and 38 more deaths, increasing the tally of confirmed cases in the country to 421,415 including 4,900 deaths, the government announced. According to a joint statement, issued by the Prime Ministry and the Ministry of Health, the number…

Local Gov’t Orders Imposition Of Night Curfew In Four Districts Of India’s Punjab To Check COVID-19 Spike

NEW DELHI, Mar 7 (NNN-PTI) – Local government, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, yesterday, decided to impose night curfew in four districts, to tackle a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, officials said. According to officials, the orders for the imposition of night curfew in Jalandhar, Shaheed Bhagat Singh…

Singapore Reports 13 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Mar 7 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 13 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 60,020. Of the new cases, 12 are imported cases and one is a community case. Yesterday, nine more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged…

Iran’s FM Slams U.S. Continued “Maximum Pressure” Amid COVID-19

TEHRAN, Mar 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, denounced yesterday, the U.S. continued sanctions against Iran, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Even amid COVID-19, the U.S. continues to exert Trump’s failed ‘maximum pressure’ on Iranians. Isn’t it time to try something that may actually work?” Zarif wrote on…

Roundup: Indonesia Surprised By New Variant As COVID-19 Lingers

by Bambang Purwanto JAKARTA, Mar 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesia is shocked by the detection of two cases of a new virus variant, right after one year of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, while the pandemic is still dragging on. Deputy Minister of Health, Dante Saksono Harbuwono, has confirmed the…

Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Cases Reach 549,184, 635 New Infections Reported

DHAKA, Mar 6 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 635 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths, making the tally at 549,184, and the death toll at 8,441, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said. The official data showed that, 13,710 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, across Bangladesh.…

Tokyo 2020 CEO Reiterates Olympics Will Not Be Postponed Again

TOKYO, Mar 6 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo 2020 organising committee CEO, Toshiro Muto, reiterated here that, the postponed Olympics will never be pushed back again or cancelled, although the COVID-19 state of emergency, covering the Tokyo metropolitan area has been extended. Muto said, “There are people who say the games should…

Turkey Confirms 11,302 New COVID-19 Cases, 2,757,460 In Total

ANKARA, Mar 6 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday reported 11,302 new COVID-19 infections, including 698 symptomatic patients, taking its caseload to 2,757,460, according to the country’s health ministry. The death toll rose by 62 to 28,901, while the tally of recoveries climbed to 2,608,848, after 7,711 more cases recovered in the…
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