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COVID-19 is 10 times more deadly than swine flu: WHO

GENEVA, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus is 10 times more deadly than swine flu, which caused a global…

IMF Projects Global Economy To Contract By Three Percent In 2020, Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON, Apr 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The global economy is on track to contract “sharply” by three percent in 2020, as…

Lock-down extended in India till May 3

NEW DELHI, Apr 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, extended the lock-down till May 3, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Global COVID-19 Cases Surpass Two Million — Johns Hopkins University

BEIJING, Apr 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The world is now in a battle against COVID-19, a disease caused by a previously…

ASEAN Holds Special Summit On Response To COVID-19 Pandemic

HANOI, Apr 14 (NNN-VNA) – The Special Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, on the COVID-19 Response, kicked off…

Rising relapse cases raise alert amid virus infection slowdown

SEOUL, April 14 (NNN-YONHAP) — The number of COVID-19 relapses in South Korea has steadily risen in the past few…

Indonesia Reports 316 New Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19, 26 New Deaths

JAKARTA, April 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Indonesian government said, it received reports on 316 new confirmed cases of the COVID-19…

Afghans Welcome Gov’t-Taliban Prisoners’ Swap As Step Towards Intra-Afghan Dialogue

KABUL, Apr 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghans welcomed the exchange of prisoners between the government and the Taliban outfit, as a…

UN To Launch Waste Treatment Project In Iran: Envoy

TEHRAN, Apr 13 (NNN-MNA) – The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) will launch a hospital waste treatment project in…

S.Korea Reports 25 More COVID-19 Cases, 10,537 In Total

SEOUL, Apr 13 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 25 more cases of the COVID-19, compared to 24 hours ago as…