Iraqi Foreign Ministry Suspends Consular Services Over COVID-19

BAGHDAD, Mar 1 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Foreign Ministry, decided to suspend consular services for one week, over concerns of the COVID-19. As part of the ministry’s measures against the spread of the disease, which can be transmitted as a result of human gatherings, the ministry will temporarily suspend the…

Five Teenagers Drown In Northern Philippine River

MANILA, Mar 1 (NNN-PNA) – Five teenage girls drowned while swimming in a river in Cagayan Province in the northern Philippines on Saturday. The Cagayan Province information office said, three other teenage girls survived the accident that happened around noon on Saturday, while they were having a picnic in a…

Number Of Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 Reaches Four In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Mar 1 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan confirmed two more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected people to four, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health, Zafar Mirza, said. Addressing a press conference here, Mirza said that one of the new cases emerged in south Sindh province,…

Death Toll Of Pakistan’s Train-Bus Collision Rises To 30: Official

ISLAMABAD, Feb 29 (NNN-APP) – Death toll of the collision between a train and a passenger bus in Sukkur district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, has risen to 30 late Friday night, an official said. Commissioner of Sukkur district, Shafiq Ahmed Mahesar, told media that the death toll rose after…

Saudi Arabia Suspends Entry Of Gulf Nationals To Mecca, Medina

RIYADH, Feb 29 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced, on Friday, the suspension of the entry of Gulf nationals to Mecca and Medina, as part of precautionary measures against COVID-19. The Saudi Foreign Ministry, said, the temporary ban does not cover Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nationals, who have been in the…

S.Korea Confirms 594 More Cases Of COVID-19, 2,931 In Total

SEOUL, Feb 29 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea confirmed 594 more cases of the COVID-19 on Saturday, raising the total number of infections to 2,931. As of 9:00 a.m. local time today, the number of infected patients totalled 2,931, up 594 from the previous day. Three more deaths were reported, lifting…

COVID-19 Cases In Germany Rises, Int’l Travel Trade Fair Cancelled

BERLIN, Feb 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – There are almost 60 cases of COVID-19 infection in Germany, according to Susanne Wackers, spokesperson of the federal health ministry, at a press conference. Since Tuesday, the number of confirmed cases in Germany climbed sharply from 16 to almost 60. The 16 cases confirmed prior…

WHO says Covid-19 at ‘decisive point’ as world battles spread

GENEVA, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization declared that the new coronavirus epidemic was at a “decisive point” as countries across the globe battled to contain the deadly outbreak. Saudi Arabia banned pilgrims from visiting Islam’s holiest sites as the number of deaths jumped in neighbouring Iran, while…

Philippines To Tighten Measures Against African Swine Fever, Animal-Borne Diseases

MANILA, Feb 27 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, ordered to create an inter-agency task force, that will coordinate government measures, to prevent the entry of animal-borne diseases, regarding the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the country. In an executive order, signed on Feb 21, and made public…

Situation In NW Syria “Dire” With 21 Civilians Killed

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – “The situation in Idlib is dire,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, referring to the beleaguered governorate in northwest Syria, where at least 21 civilians were reported killed in the last 48 hours. Airstrikes were reported in 19 communities…
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