Indian PM Talks To U.S., Brazilian, Spanish Leaders On Global COVID-19 Situation

NEW DELHI, Apr 5 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, held telephone conversations with U.S. President, Donald Trump, Brazilian President, Jair Messias Bolsonaro and Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez Perez-Castejon, on Saturday, and discussed global COVID-19 situation, the Ministry of External Affairs said. Modi expressed deep condolences for the…

Sri Lanka Conducts First Online Tea Auctions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

COLOMBO, Apr 5 (NNN-SLNEWS) – The Colombo Tea Auction, one of largest and oldest ongoing tea auctions in the world, conducted it’s first online sessions Saturday, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Colombo Tea Auction, which was suspended for two weeks, due to a curfew imposed by the government, to contain…

New York State Governor Says 1,000 Ventilators Coming From China

NEW YORK, Apr 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – A donation of 1,000 ventilators arrived in New York City on Saturday from China, said New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo. “We finally got some good news today,” said the governor on Twitter. “The Chinese government helped facilitate a donation of 1,000 ventilators that will…

Iran’s COVID-19 Cases Top 53,000 As Turkey’s Total Surpasses 20,000

CAIRO, Apr 4 (NNN-MENA) – The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iran climbed to 53,183 on Friday, as the total of confirmed cases in Turkey rose to 20,921. Iran, the worst-hit country in the Middle East, reported 134 more deaths, raising the death toll to 3,294. So far,…

Covid-19: ‘Worst yet to come’ for countries in conflict, says UN chief

UNITED NATIONS, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed his call for a global ceasefire, urging all parties to conflict to lay down arms and allow war-torn nations to combat the coronavirus pandemic. “The worst is yet to come,” Guterres said, referring to countries beset with fighting like…

N95 Masks, Personal Protective Equipment Suits From China To Arrive In Thailand

BANGKOK, Apr 4 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s state pharmaceutical enterprise told the media that, it is expecting 400,000 sets of N95 masks and 400,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) suits, to arrive from China next week, to assist Thai medical workers in fighting the COVID-19. “These products are urgent and we will…

S.Korea Reports 94 More COVID-19 Cases, 10,156 In Total

SEOUL, Apr 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 94 more COVID-19 cases, compared to 24 hours ago, as of midnight Saturday local time, raising the total number of infections to 10,156. Three more deaths were confirmed, lifting the death toll to 177. The total fatality rate came in at 1.74…

Tropical Cyclone Harold To Hit Vanuatu, Fiji

SUVA, Apr 4 (NNN-SPINEWS) – Tropical cyclone Harold, has intensified into a category-two cyclone on Saturday (today), heading towards Vanuatu and will hit Fiji soon. According to the Fiji Meteorological Service, Vanuatu is currently under a tropical cyclone and severe weather warning. With the current track, tropical cyclone Harold is…

COVID-19 Cases Rise To 2,547 In India, 62 Deaths

NEW DELHI, Apr 4 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 62 people have died, after being infected by the COVID-19 across the country, the government said today. The number of confirmed cases is now 2,547, with 478 new cases detected in the past 24 hours. The Centre has identified 13 COVID-19…

Mongolian Economy To Drop Sharply In 2020 Due To COVID-19: ADB

ULAN BATOR, Apr 4 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia’s economic growth is expected to decline sharply in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic but rebound in 2021, as the outbreak subsides, according to a report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In its Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020, the bank projects…
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