Japan Reports 984 New Cases Of COVID-19, 62,046 In Total

TOKYO, Aug 23 (NNN-NHK) – The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan increased by 984, to reach 62,046 as of last night, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities. The figure excludes the 712 cases from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama.…

Iran’s FM Says U.S. Has “No Right” To Restore Sanctions

TEHRAN, Aug 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said, in a letter to the rotating chairman of the United Nations Security Council, that, the U.S. has “no right” to restore sanctions on Iran. “The Dispute Resolution Mechanism is only open to the actual JCPOA participants,” Zarif said…

13 of 15-member UN Security Council oppose US push for Iran sanctions

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States was further isolated over its bid to reimpose international sanctions on Iran with 13 countries on the 15-member UN Security Council expressing their opposition, arguing that Washington’s move is void given it is using a process agreed under a nuclear deal…

Roundup: Iraq Faces Risk Of Health Infrastructure Collapse; COVID-19 Cases In Israel Exceed 100,000

CAIRO, Aug 22 (NNN-MENA) – An Iraqi official yesterday warned of the collapse of the country’s health infrastructure, as the total nationwide COVID-19 infections near 200,000. Meanwhile, Israel’s tally of cases crossed the threshold of 100,000. Iraqi Health Ministry reported 4,288 cases during the past 24 hours, bringing the total…

Update: India’s COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 55,000, Total Cases Near Three Million

NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (NNN-UNI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 2,975,701, and death toll due to the pandemic in the country also surged to 55,794 today, revealed the latest data released by the federal health ministry. As many as 69,878 new cases and 945 deaths were reported during the…

Nepal Reports Record High Fatality From COVID-19 As Cases Surpass 30,000 Mark

KATHMANDU, Aug 22 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – The Nepali government, confirmed the record-high single day fatality of 11 deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 137. As the COVID-19 pandemic started to spread among the different clusters of communities in recent days, the fatality rate has also jumped sharply. “Eleven…

Japan Continues To Be Scorched By Heatwave As Fatalities Rise

TOKYO, Aug 22 (NNN-NHK) – Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), yesterday said, wide swathes of the nation continued to be gripped by a scorching heatwave. The number of fatalities have risen on an almost daily basis, since the extreme heat began to bake regions across eastern and western Japan. Yesterday, the…

Covid-19: Pandemic could be over within two years – WHO head Tedros

Dr Tedros said globalisation had allowed the virus to spread more quickly GENEVA, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) says he hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be over in under two years. Speaking in Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Spanish flu of 1918…

Foreign Visitors To Japan Plummets 99.9 Percent In July Amid Pandemic

TOKYO, Aug 22 (NNN-NHK) – The number of foreign visitors to Japan in July, plummeted by 99.9 percent from a year ago, for the fourth consecutive month, due to the global COVID-19 outbreak, the government said in a report yesterday. According to estimates by Japan Tourism Agency, only 3,800 foreign…

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Reached 419 In Myanmar With Increasing Local Transmissions

YANGON, Aug 22 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases reached 419 in Myanmar yesterday, with increasing number of local transmissions, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry. Ten more people, including a 10-year-old child, in Sittwe township of Rakhine state, tested positive on Friday night. On…
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