Philippines Logs 1,888 New COVID-19 Infections, Further 18 Cases Of Virus Variant Detected

MANILA, Feb 21 (NNN-PNA) – The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines, reported today, 1,888 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 561,169. The death toll climbed to 12,088, after 20 more patients died from the disease, the DOH said, adding that,…

Covid-19: World sees 10,963 new deaths in 24 hours

PARIS, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 2,453,070 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019. At least 110,700,000 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 67,895,900 are now considered recovered. These figures are based on daily tolls provided by…

Singapore Reports 12 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Feb 21 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the country’s total tally to 59,858. All the new cases were imported cases and there has been no community case for six consecutive days. Overall, the number of new cases in the…

Mumbai Seals 1,300 Buildings In City Amid Surge Of COVID-19 Cases

MUMBAI, Feb 21 (NNN-PTI) – Mumbai sealed over 1,300 buildings in the city, as per new guidelines, after a surge in COVID-19 cases continued in the Indian financial capital yesterday, a civic official said. As per the new guidelines issued earlier this week, buildings with over five COVID-19 patients will…

US, EU ‘deeply concerned’ by reports Myanmar security forces fired on protesters

Demonstrators fill the streets in Yangon WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is “deeply concerned” by reports that Myanmar security forces have fired on protesters and continue to detain and harass demonstrators and others, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said in tweet. “We stand with the people of Burma,” Price tweeted.…

Australia Begins COVID-19 Vaccinations

CANBERRA, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, became one of the first Australians to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Morrison this morning, received his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, alongside Chief Medical Officer, Paul Kelly and a small group of aged care residents and staff, and frontline…

China, Vietnam Vow To Strengthen Security, Law Enforcement Cooperation

HANOI, Feb 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Vietnam is willing to enhance pragmatic cooperation between the public security departments of China and Vietnam, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) and Vietnamese President, Nguyen Phu Trong, when meeting with Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Public Security,…

Vaccine Arrives, Takes Malaysia’s Battle Against Covid-19 To Next Level

SEPANG, Feb 21 (NNN-Bernama) — The long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine to protect Malaysia’s population arrived in the country on a special aircraft which landed at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) here Sunday. Flight MH604, bearing the Jalur Gemilang livery to symbolise the vaccine is for Malaysians, landed at 10.07 am…

Five Dead, Five Injured In House Fire In Philippine Capital

MANILA, Feb 21 (NNN-PNA) – Five people died, when a six-hour fire destroyed around 300 houses, in Manila’s Tondo district, in the Philippines, a firefighter said today. Gaudencio Magallanes told local media that the five fatalities, including four children aged three, eight, 10, and 12, were found inside the bathroom…

Feature: Displaced Yemenis Eke Out Miserable Living By Scavenging

SANAA, Feb 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – “I am 72 years old. I have been here for more than six years,” said Ahamed Abyadh, who is an internally displaced person (IDP), at the Dharawan camp, near the capital, Sanaa. “In my hometown, my wife and 10 of my children and grandchildren died…
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