JAKARTA, Jun 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday recorded 9,868 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, in the past 24 hours, marking the highest daily spike of infections since Feb 22. The new infections brought the total tally to 1,911,358, and the death toll added by 149 to 52,879, the health ministry…

SEOUL, Jun 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 399 more cases of COVID-19, as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 148,273. The daily caseload was down from 452 the previous day, falling below 400 in over two months, since Mar 29. The…

JAKARTA, Jun 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia detected the highly infectious Delta variant in the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Kudus district of Central Java province, the province’s governor, Ganjar Pranowo, said yesterday. The governor said that, 86.11 percent or 62 out of a total of 72 samples of recent…

NEW DELHI, Jun 14 (NNN-ANI) – The Delhi state government, yesterday announced more COVID-19 lockdown relaxations, opening restaurants with 50 percent seating and all shops. Till now only 50 percent of shops were allowed to open alternatively. Announcing the relaxations, Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, allowed all economic activities, except…

PHNOM PENH, Jun 14 (NNN-AKP) – World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative to Cambodia, Li Ailan, said yesterday, the country is at a pivotal moment in its combat against COVID-19, calling for collective actions and wider community participation, to curb the spread of the pandemic. Cambodia recorded 468 new confirmed cases…

KATHMANDU, Jun 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepali Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, yesterday laid a foundation stone virtually, for the construction of his country’s first liquid oxygen plant, which is expected to help substitute oxygen import from India. “As they will be insufficient at the time of a pandemic, the liquid…