Pakistan Extends Suspension Of All Flight Operations Till Apr 30

ISLAMABAD, Apr 19 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan extended the suspension of all domestic and international flight operations till Apr 30, a statement from the country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said, Saturday. The decision comes after the country witnessed a regular increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, which had risen…

Turkish President Inspects Construction Of COVID-19 Hospitals From Air In Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Apr 19 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, inspected the construction of two COVID-19 hospitals in Istanbul from the air by a helicopter. Turkey has been building the hospitals for COVID-19 patients in the Ataturk Airport area, on the European side of the city, and the Sancaktepe district…

Covid-19: Outbreak at Philippine jail fuels calls for prisoner releases

MANILA, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eighteen guards and inmates at a jam-packed Philippine prison have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said, heightening fears of a rapid spread of the illness inside the country’s jails. Another 30 prisoners were showing symptoms inside the Quezon City Jail in the capital Manila…

Covid-19: South Asia cases hit 22,000 as Maldives locks down capital

NEW DELHI, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people infected with the coronavirus crossed 22,000 in densely populated South Asia on Friday driven by a rise in cases in India as the tiny Indian Ocean island nation of Maldives locked down its capital. Health officials have warned that the…

Indonesia’s COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 500, Confirmed Cases Reach 5,923

JAKARTA, Apr 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Indonesian government reported 24 new deaths of COVID-19 on Friday, raising the total fatalities in the country to 520, the highest in Southeast Asia. At a press conference, the government’s spokesperson for the COVID-19-related matters, Achmad Yurianto, said that, there were 407 new confirmed…

Singapore Reports 623 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Apr 18 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 623 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 5,050. The ministry also said that 69 percent of the new cases were linked to known clusters, while the rest were pending contact tracing.…

Iran, Qatar Agree To Boost Energy Cooperation Despite COVID-19 Pandemic

TEHRAN, Apr 18 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Qatar on Friday, agreed to increase energy cooperation despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Iranian state TV reported. In a video conference, Iranian Energy Minister, Reza Ardakanian and Qatari Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, discussed joint investments in energy projects.…

On Army Day, Iranian President Commends Army’s Role In Fighting COVID-19

TEHRAN, Apr 18 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, on Friday, praised the country’s armed forces for their helpful role in fighting the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. Marking the national Army Day on Friday, Rouhani expressed his gratitude for the great assistance from the armed forces in responding to…

Covid-19: WHO says others will revise virus death tolls like China

GENEVA, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said that many countries would likely follow China in revising up their death tolls once they start getting the coronavirus crisis under control. Wuhan, the COVID-19 epicentre, admitted missteps in tallying its death toll, abruptly raising the city’s count by 50…

Covid-19: 4.5 billion people confined

PARIS, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly six out of every 10 people around the world are currently forced or urged to stay at home to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to an AFP count on Friday. This concerns at least 4.5 billion people, or around 58 percent of…
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