Roundup: Iran’s COVID-19 Death Toll Nears 2,000, As Saudi Arabia Reports 1st Death

CAIRO, Mar 25 (NNN-MENA) – Iran’s death toll from COVID-19 approached 2,000, after 122 new deaths were reported on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia reported the first death from the virus. The death toll in Iran surged to 1,934, while the total number of infections rose to 24,811, after 1,762 new…

Philippine President Signs Self-Granting Special Law To Deal With COVID-19

MANILA, Mar 25 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, signed a law that authorises him to exercise “stand-by powers,” necessary to carry out urgent measures, to deal with COVID-19, Senator Christopher Go said, early on Wednesday. The act, entitled the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, was passed by the…

G20 Virtual Summit On COVID-19 To Be Held Tomorrow

RIYADH, Mar 25 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi Arabian G20 Presidency, will host a virtual G20 Summit, on response to the COVID-19 pandemic, tomorrow, March 26, the G20 Saudi secretariat said. Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, will chair the meeting, to advance a coordinated global response to the COVID-19…

Indian PM Modi Announces 21-Day Lock-down To Fight COVID-19

by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, Mar 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – In a bid to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, announced a “countrywide lock-down” for 21 days, beginning Tuesday (yesterday). He urged upon his countrymen to stay inside their homes and not take the risk of venturing…

Russian Strategic Bombers Patrol Sea Of Japan, Pacific Ocean

MOSCOW, Mar 25 (NNN-TASS) – Two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers, have carried out scheduled flights over the Sea of Japan and the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Defence Ministry said Tuesday. The flights lasted more than nine hours, and were operated in strict compliance with international regulations,…

Covid-19: More than 2.6 billion worldwide told to observe lockdowns

PARIS, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 2.6 billion people worldwide will be in lockdown after India introduces its measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic at 1830 GMT on Tuesday. The figure represents more than one-third of a global population the United Nations estimates at 7.8 billion in 2020. At…

New Zealand Declares State Of Emergency After 50 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed

WELLINGTON, Mar 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – A state of emergency has been declared today (Wednesday), in New Zealand, after 50 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the country. The state of national emergency was declared by Minister of Civil Defence, Peeni Henare, under the Civil Defence Emergency Act 2002, Director of…

Covid-19: US Olympic officials say Tokyo postponement to 2021 ‘most promising path’

LOS ANGELES, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee voiced support for delaying the Tokyo Games after a survey showed an overwhelming majority of American athletes backed a postponement. While stopping short of demanding that the July 24-August 9 Games be pushed back in the face of…

Cambodia Reports Four New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Tally To 91

PHNOM PENH, Mar 25 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s Ministry of Health (MoH), announced late on Tuesday that four more persons were tested positive for COVID-19, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 91. The new patients included an American couple and two British nationals, who were aboard cruise boat, Viking…

Kazakhstan Bans Export Of Key Food Products, Amid COVID-19 Spread

NUR-SULTAN, Mar 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Kazakhstan suspended exports of socially significant food products, since Mar 22, to guarantee domestic supply, Kazakh Minister of Trade and Integration, Bakhyt Sultanov, said. The banned products include buckwheat, wheat and rye flour, sugar, potatoes, carrots, turnips, beets, onions, cabbages, sunflower seeds and oil. According…
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