Foreign Countries Start Evacuating Their Nationals From Nepal After Nationwide Lock-down

KATHMANDU, Mar 28 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Various countries have started to evacuate and repatriate their nationals on chartered flights from Nepal, after the Himalayan country imposed nationwide lock-down, suspending all domestic and international flights, including surface travels, Nepali officials said. The government imposed week-long lock-down starting from Tuesday, to prevent the…

Chinese Envoy Briefs UN Member States On Work Of Security Council In Face Of COVID-19

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, in his capacity as president of the Security Council for the month of Mar, attended a virtual joint briefing by the UN principal organs to member states on COVID-19. COVID-19 is posing huge challenges…

COVID-19: Death toll rises to 23 in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian government is set to unveil another multi-billion ringgit stimulus package on Friday to ease the financial burden of almost all segments of the society following the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 23 deaths have been recorded…

COVID-19: Indonesia’s death toll rises to 78

By Mohd Shukri Ishak JAKARTA, March 26 (Bernama) — The COVID-19 death toll in Indonesia has become worrying after 20 more fatalities were reported in the country in the past 24 hours.  The death toll now stands at 78 cases, Indonesian government spokesman for COVID-19 Achmad Yurianto said. The highest number of…

Japan To Set Up COVID-19 Task Force; No Emergency Now

TOKYO, Mar 26 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will set up a new COVID-19 task force, the government said today, as it warned of a high risk of a widespread of the virus, but the economy minister said, the government was not thinking of declaring a state of emergency now. Japan had…

Cruise Ships Told To Leave Australian Waters

SYDNEY, Mar 26 (NNN-BNA) – Two cruise ships, off the coast of Western Australia, have been told to “immediately” leave Australian waters, after the country’s worst outbreak of the COVID-19 was traced to a cruise liner that docked at Sydney Harbour last week. Cruise ships have become a flash point…

UAE Announces 85 New Covid-19 Cases, Seven More Recoveries

ABU DHABI, Mar 26 (NNN-WAM) – The UAE announced the detection of 85 new COVID-19 cases and the recovery of seven more individuals. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Health and Prevention, during a regular press briefing, wherein Dr. Farida Al Hosani, the official spokesperson for the UAE…

Bangladeshi Ex-PM Khaleda Zia Released From Jail For Six Months

DHAKA, Mar 26 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi ex-Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia, has been released from jail for six months, on humanitarian grounds, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. Zia, also chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), at around 4:15 p.m. local time on Wednesday, came out of Bangabandhu…

Australian Army Reservists Called On For COVID-19 Support

CANBERRA, Mar 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian Army is preparing to deploy reservists to assist with the Australian Defence Force’s response to COVID-19. The Guardian Australia, today published an email sent by Carmen Sieger, the acting director of the directorate of contingent workforce management army, earlier in Mar, in which…

Vietnam’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Total 148

HANOI, Mar 26 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s Ministry of Health, today (Thursday) morning, confirmed seven new cases of COVID-19 infection, bringing the total in the country to 148. The seven new cases included a French and a South African, travelling to Vietnam recently, four Vietnamese citizens, returning home from Britain, the…
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