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…

Thailand Mulls COVID-19 Vaccine Passports To Boost Tourism

BANGKOK, Mar 6 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand is considering COVID-19 vaccine passports and quarantine exemption, amid efforts to boost the ailing tourism sector, as inoculation rolled out worldwide. Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, ordered the foreign ministry, to conduct a study into the vaccine passports. “If we decide to unveil the…

Japan Extends State Of Emergency In Tokyo Region By Two Weeks

TOKYO, Mar 6 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, extended the state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic, covering the Tokyo metropolitan area by two weeks, to Mar 21, as infection numbers have not fallen enough for the emergency period to be lifted. Suga made the decision to extend…

China Provides COVID-19 Vaccines To Arab League

CAIRO, Mar 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – China provided a batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to the Arab League (AL) general secretariat in Cairo, the Chinese embassy in Egypt said, in a statement. “This is a vivid interpretation of the China-Arab community of health and wellness, and it marks another solid step…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 11,173,761

NEW DELHI, Mar 5 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 11,173,761 today, as 16,838 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 157,548, as 113 COVID-19 patients died since…

Two Cases Of Nigerian B.1.525 COVID-19 Variant Found In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has detected its first two COVID-19 cases of Nigerian SARS-CoV-2, also known as the B.1.525 variant, in two infected foreign nationals who had flown in from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. They were found to be…

Turkey Reports 11,322 New COVID-19 Cases

ANKARA, Mar 5 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday reported 11,322 new COVID-19 cases, including 685 symptomatic patients, as the total number of positive cases in the country reached 2,746,158. Death toll from the virus rose by 68 to 28,839, while total recoveries climbed to 2,601,137, after 7,873 more cases recovered in…

Unfair Vaccine Distribution: NAM Chairman President Aliyev’s Call Is Timely

By R.Ravichandran KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (NNN-Bernama) — As nations around the world race towards securing vaccines, the recent call by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev as the Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) regarding the unfair distribution of vaccines is not only timely but important to ensure the pandemic is…
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