Asia

New Isolation Centre Under Construction In Brunei

Rokiah Mahmud BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 28 (NNN-BBNEWS) – A new National Isolation Centre (NIC) is being constructed in the…

Brunei Reports First COVID-19 Death

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 28 (NNN-BBNEWS) – Brunei reported the first death case from COVID-19 in the country, the Ministry…

Chinese Mainland Reports Zero Increase In Domestic COVID-19 Cases

BEIJING, Mar 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese health authority, today (Saturday), said that, no new domestically transmitted cases of the COVID-19…

Airport Blunder Allows 92 On Chicago Flight Into Japan Without Quarantine Request

TOKYO, Mar 28 (NNN-NHK) – More than 90 passengers and crew members on a flight to Japan’s Narita airport from…

Sri Lanka Closes Export Industrial Zones As COVID-19 Cases Rise

COLOMBO, Mar 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka closed export industrial zones and granted leave to thousands of workers, as part…

Emergency Medical Supplies From China Arrive In Bangladesh To Help Combat COVID-19

DHAKA, Mar 28 (NNN-BSS) – A large consignment of emergency medical supplies, provided by the Chinese government to the Bangladeshi…

Pakistan Receives Medical Supplies Donation From China To Combat COVID-19

ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (NNN-APP) – Nearly two tonnes of medical supplies from China were successfully handed over to Pakistan on…

Foreign Countries Start Evacuating Their Nationals From Nepal After Nationwide Lock-down

KATHMANDU, Mar 28 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Various countries have started to evacuate and repatriate their nationals on chartered flights from Nepal,…

Chinese Envoy Briefs UN Member States On Work Of Security Council In Face Of COVID-19

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, in his capacity as…

Malaysian govt announces RM250 billion people-centric economic stimulus package

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin says combating the COVID-19 threat would remain a priority for the government now. File…