S. Korea Reports 565 More Covid-19 Cases, 147,422 In Total

SEOUL, Jun 12 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 565 more cases of COVID-19, as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 147,422. The daily caseload was slightly up from 556 in the previous day, staying below 600 for two days. The daily average…

Japan Considers Easing COVID-19 Restrictions In Tokyo, Osaka From Jun 21

TOKYO, Jun 12 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government is considering easing the COVID-19 restrictions in Tokyo and Osaka from Jun 21, a government official said yesterday. Tokyo and Osaka are likely to be kept under a quasi-state of emergency, with less tough measures to be implemented, and the state of…

Maldives Amps Up Anti-Pandemic Measures In Prisons

MALE, Jun 12 (NNN-PSM) – Maldives amped up anti-pandemic measures in prisons, in an effort to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in the prison system, state media reported here yesterday. The President’s Office Spokesperson, Mohamed Mabrook Azeez, was quoted as saying that, prisons are frequently disinfected and inmate temperatures are checked…

Covid-19: Global toll at 1000 GMT Friday

PARIS, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,775,362 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources as at 1000 GMT on Friday. At least 174,762,040 cases of coronavirus have been registered. The vast majority have recovered,…

Covid-19: Germany to lift travel warning for most countries from July

BERLIN, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany will lift its pandemic travel warning for most countries from July 1, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said, bringing back more normalcy as citizens are increasingly vaccinated against Covid-19. Countries recording infection rates of 50-200 cases per 100,000 people in seven days would no longer…

Covid-19: G7 leaders at UK summit target plan for 1bn jabs

FALMOUTH (UK), June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — G7 leaders on Friday open a three-day summit aimed at helping to end the Covid-19 pandemic and forge a climate-centric economic recovery, after pledging to donate one billion vaccine doses for the world’s poorest countries. US President Joe Biden and his colleagues from Britain,…

Sri Lanka Further Extends Nationwide Travel Restriction Till June 21

COLOMBO, Jun 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Sri Lankan authorities, yesterday said, an ongoing nationwide travel restriction would be extended till Jun 21 in order to prevent further spread of COVID-19. Army Commander and Head of the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19, General Shavendra Silva, said that, following a…

Heatwave Scorches Pakistan, Cities Record Sweltering Temperatures

by Raheela Nazir ISLAMABAD, Jun 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Muhammad Ahmed, a 4th grade student at a public school in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, was taking his English language class when he felt nauseous and dizzy before passing out due to heatstroke. “My teachers immediately poured water on my forearms, neck and…

Movement Restriction MCO 3.0 In Malaysia Extended Until June 28 – Senior Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (NNN-Bernama) — The third Movement Control Order (MCO 3.0) scheduled to end this Monday has been extended for another two weeks until June 28, following the high number of daily COVID-19 cases. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this was decided in the National…

Industrial Production Index Jumps 50.1 Pct In April Due To Low Base Effect — MIDF Amanah

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (NNN-Bernama) — The growth in the Industrial Production Index (IPI) for April 2021 which accelerated to 50.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) was due to the low base effect, underpinned by the double-digit growth in all sectors, said MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd. The bank said although…
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