Asia

Covid-19: 4.5 billion people confined

PARIS, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly six out of every 10 people around the world are currently forced or urged…

Singapore Implements Stricter Measures To Curb Spread Of COVID-19

SINGAPORE, Apr 18 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore government began to implement stricter measures to minimise the COVID-19 spread last week. These…

India COVID-19 Death Toll Rises To 452, Total Cases Reach 13,835

NEW DELHI, Apr 18 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal health ministry, Friday evening said, the death toll due to COVID-19 in…

Deliveries Of Abe’s Reusable Cloth Masks Began In Japan

TOKYO, Apr 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe’s plan to provide each household across the nation with two…

Social distancing may continue for a year, says Australian PM

ANKARA, April 17 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — Unless a vaccine against the COVID-19 is found, social distancing measures may continue for a year in…

Doctors Without Borders among recipients of Prem Rawat Foundation’s US$150,000 grant for COVID-19 relief efforts

An officer with Doctors Without Borders. Photo courtesy of TPRF KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (NNN) — The Prem Rawat Foundation…

Covid-19: Third Cabinet official in Japan tests positive amid expanded state of emergency

Commuters wearing masks make their way on a street in Tokyo TOKYO, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Japan’s Cabinet said on…

Covid-19: No foreign worker cluster for now, but screening ongoing: Malaysian health ministry

PUTRAJAYA, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — While Malaysia has not detected any COVID-19 cluster among the foreign workers, there have been continuous…

Myanmar to free almost 25,000 prisoners in New Year amnesty: President

A man cycles along an empty street on the first day of Myanmar’s New Year in Yangon on April 12…

Covid-19: Philippine President Duterte threatens martial law-like crackdown

MANILA, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened a martial law-like crackdown to stop people flouting a…