Deliveries Of Abe’s Reusable Cloth Masks Began In Japan

TOKYO, Apr 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe’s plan to provide each household across the nation with two cloth masks, as a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19, began Friday, with deliveries swinging into gear. Japan Post Co. started delivering the masks in Tokyo with 50 million…

Social distancing may continue for a year, says Australian PM

ANKARA, April 17 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — Unless a vaccine against the COVID-19 is found, social distancing measures may continue for a year in Australia, the country’s premier said on Friday.  Scott Morrison underlined that there was no guarantee that a coronavirus vaccine will be developed, Anadolu Agency reported, citing the daily Sydney Morning…

Doctors Without Borders among recipients of Prem Rawat Foundation’s US$150,000 grant for COVID-19 relief efforts

An officer with Doctors Without Borders. Photo courtesy of TPRF KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (NNN) — The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) is giving more than $150,000 in grants to provide life-saving care to vulnerable groups around the world who are suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. After extensive research, TPRF is…

Covid-19: Third Cabinet official in Japan tests positive amid expanded state of emergency

Commuters wearing masks make their way on a street in Tokyo TOKYO, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Japan’s Cabinet said on Friday that an official had tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the third case among officials at the Cabinet office. The case inside the Cabinet office comes as Japan…

Covid-19: No foreign worker cluster for now, but screening ongoing: Malaysian health ministry

PUTRAJAYA, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — While Malaysia has not detected any COVID-19 cluster among the foreign workers, there have been continuous efforts to screen them for the coronavirus. Health Ministry director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a daily press conference that the ministry would focus on high-risk areas with a huge population…

Myanmar to free almost 25,000 prisoners in New Year amnesty: President

A man cycles along an empty street on the first day of Myanmar’s New Year in Yangon on April 12 YANGON, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Myanmar will release almost 25,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the traditional New Year, the president’s office said on Friday. President Win Myint said…

Covid-19: Philippine President Duterte threatens martial law-like crackdown

MANILA, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened a martial law-like crackdown to stop people flouting a virus lockdown in the nation’s capital. Duterte spoke a day after authorities reported an upsurge of cars on Manila’s roads, which have been nearly deserted since a sweeping lockdown was…

Covid-19: Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping slam attempts to blame China for late coronavirus response

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping MOSCOW, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday rejected as counterproductive attempts to blame Beijing for delaying informing the world about the coronavirus, the Kremlin said. Putin and Xi spoke after US President Donald Trump’s administration berated…

Covid-19: Singapore reports record 728 new cases, mostly from foreign worker dormitories

Workers wearing face masks SINGAPORE, April 17 (NNN-CNA) — Singapore reported a record 728 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4,427.  Of the new cases, 81 per cent are linked to previously identified clusters while the rest are pending contact…

Covid-19: Oil climbs as Trump lays out reopening of virus-hit US

SINGAPORE, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil prices pushed higher Friday as President Donald Trump’s plan for a reopening of the virus-battered United States offset worries about a devastating supply shock triggered by the pandemic. Brent crude, the international benchmark, was up nearly three percent in Asian trade at $28.65 a…
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