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…

U.S. Aid Cut Will Not Impact Afghan Sectors: President Ghani

KABUL, Mar 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghan President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, said, a one-billion-U.S. dollar reduction in economic aid to Afghanistan would not have an impact on the country’s key sectors. “Governments always have plans for prudential circumstances. We also had some basic plans for unexpected situation,” Ghani said. “I can…

Sharing Wuhan experience, expert says patients must be treated with differentiated therapies

BEIJING, March 24 (BERNAMA-NNN-XINHUA) — Chinese medical experts have emphasized using different therapies to treat patients with different symptoms of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), reported Xinhua news agency. “Patients with mild symptoms should be subject to centralized quarantine, have their vital signs monitored, and be transferred to designated hospitals…
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