COLOMBO, Aug 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 10-day nationwide quarantine curfew is imposed in Sri Lanka from last night, in order to prevent a further spread of the COVID-19 virus, the country’s Army Commander and Head of the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak, General Shavendra Silva, said.…

NEW DELHI, Aug 21 (NNN-PTI) – Indian drugmaker, Zydus Cadila, yesterday received emergency use authorisation from the country’s drug regulator – Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), for its three-dose COVID-19 vaccine ZyCov-D, officials said. “Zydus Cadila received approval for emergency use authorisation from the DCGI, for ZyCoV-D today, the…

TEHRAN, Aug 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran registered yesterday, 28,833 new COVID-19 cases, taking the national count to 4,616,516, according to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. The countrywide death toll now hits 100,810, after 555 new deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, the ministry said in a…

MANILA, Aug 21 (NNN-PNA) – China delivered an additional batch of Sinovac CoronaVac vaccines to the Philippines this morning, to support the Southeast Asian country’s inoculation campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic. China has been delivering Sinovac CoronaVac to the Philippines since Feb 28, and more than 50 percent of the…

WELLINGTON, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 21 new cases of COVID-19 in the community, Director of Public Health from the Health Ministry, Caroline McElnay, said. The country also reported three new cases of COVID-19 being recent returnees in the managed isolation facilities at the border, said McElnay. Of…

BANGKOK, Aug 21 (NNN-TNA) – The cumulative COVID-19 cases in Thailand surpassed one million yesterday, driven by a continued surge in infections, primarily attributed to the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. Yesterday, the number of daily cases dipped below 20,000 for the first time in 10 days. With…