Asia

S.Korea Reports 372 More COVID-19 Cases, 80,896 In Total

SEOUL, Feb 7 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 372 more cases of COVID-19, as of midnight yesterday, compared to 24…

India’s COVID-19 Recovery Rate Improves To Over 97 Percent

NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (NNN-PTI) – The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in India increased to 97.19 percent yesterday, the…

Bangladesh COVID-19 Cases Rise To 537,770, Death Toll At 8,190

DHAKA, Feb 7 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 305 new COVID-19 cases and eight new deaths yesterday, bringing the tally to…

Sri Lankan President Inaugurates Construction Of Irrigation Tunnel By Chinese Company

COLOMBO, Feb 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, inaugurated the construction of an irrigation tunnel, to be undertaken…

Survey Finds 59 Percent Population In Brunei Open To COVID-19 Vaccination

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 7 (NNN-BBNEWS) – A total of 59 percent of Bruneians would definitely take the COVID-19 vaccine,…

Abd Jalil Hassan Is New Police Chief Of Malaysia’s Selangor State

PETALING JAYA, Feb 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Bukit Aman, the Royal Malaysian Police Headquarters, named Pahang police chief, Abd Jalil Hassan,…

Covid-19 may have spread in Wuhan seafood market, but originated elsewhere: WHO expert

People eating in front of a restaurant in Wuhan, China’s central Hubei province on Feb 5, 2021 MOSCOW, Feb 6…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,814,304, As Active Cases Fall Below 150,000

NEW DELHI, Feb 6 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,814,304 today, as 11,713 new cases were registered during…

Airstrikes Kill 18 Militants In E. Afghanistan: Gov’t

JALALABAD, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 18 Taliban militants were killed, when the Afghan Air Force struck a militants’…

Covid-19: Number of cases across globe up by over 355,000 in past day – WHO

GENEVA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 355,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the…