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…

New Zealand Reports 78 New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Mar 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 78 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 today (Thursday), the first day of the national lock-down, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 283. Director-General of Health, Ashley Bloomfield, told a press conference that 27 people have recovered.…

Putin Announces Paid Leave For All Russians Next Week Due To COVID-19

MOSCOW, Mar 26 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, declared that, all Russians would receive paid leave next week, as part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. All necessary institutions and establishments, including hospitals, pharmacies, shops, banks, transport and government bodies at all levels, will continue their work,…

Yemeni Renal Patients Suffer From Lack Of Medicines

YEMEN, Mar 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mukhtar Saif, a Yemeni patient, who suffers from kidney failure, is fortunate to receive dialysis treatment at Al-Jumhori public hospital in Saada city, in north Yemen. However, the pains and sufferings remain beyond description for Saif, and many other renal patients, because of a lack…

WHO Urges Countries To Use “A Second Window Of Opportunity” To Stop COVID-19 Transmission

GENEVA, Mar 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Calling it “a second window of opportunity,” chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO), urged countries to use this critical window now, to suppress and stop transmission of COVID-19. This window of opportunity was created by those countries and regions which introduced unprecedented “lockdown” measures,…
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