Health

17 Million Vietnamese Students To Return To School

HANOI, Feb 8 (NNN-VNA) – About 17 million students across Vietnam are expected to return to school in the next…

Malaysia Reports 11,034 New COVID-19 Infections, Nine More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 11,034 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to…

Australian Defence Force Deployed To Ease Pressure On Aged Care System Amid COVID-19 Outbreaks

CANBERRA, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian government deployed military personnel, to aged care homes, to ease a staff shortage…

Brunei Sees Surging Cases Amid Third Wave Of COVID-19, Urging Early Third-Dose Vaccination

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 8 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei is suffering its third wave of COVID-19, with surging infections in the…

Vietnam Reports 16,815 New COVID-19 Cases, 2,358,786 In Total

HANOI, Feb 8 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 16,815 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 16,809 locally transmitted and six imported, according…

Indonesia Tightens Social Restrictions Following Omicron Wave

JAKARTA, Feb 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government decided to upgrade public mobility restriction protocol, locally known as PPKM, to…

IAEA To Visit Crippled Fukushima Plant Ahead Of Japan’s Plan To Dump Toxic Water Into Pacific

TOKYO, Feb 7 (NNN-NHK) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), plans to visit the disaster-hit Fukushima plant next week,…

Australian States Ease Restrictions As COVID-19 Cases Drop

SYDNEY, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The COVID-19 cases in three of Australia’s worst-hit states have dropped, easing restrictions today, according…

India Reports 83,876 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,272,014 today, as 83,876 new cases were registered during…

Measles Outbreak Kills At Least 74 Children In N. Afghanistan

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Feb 7 (NNN-ANA) – At least 74 children died, following an outbreak of measles in Afghanistan’s northern province…