Tokyo Logs Nearly 40,000 COVID-19 Cases In Jan, Doubling From Previous Month

TOKYO, Feb 1 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s capital, Tokyo, logged nearly 40,000 new COVID-19 cases in Jan, marking a record that doubled the number of infections in the previous month, figures released by the metropolitan government showed. The data revealed significant increase in infections, before Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, declared…

Myanmar State Counsellor, President, Senior Officials Of Ruling NLD Detained By Military: Party’s Spokesperson

YANGON, Feb 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, President, U Win Myint, and other senior officials have been detained by the military early Monday (today), Dr. Myo Nyunt, spokesperson of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) told Xinhua. Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s president and…

Iraq Reports 714 New COVID-19 Cases, 619,636 In Total

BAGHDAD, Feb 1 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported yesterday, 714 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally to 619,636. It also recorded six new deaths, raising the death toll to 13,047. And 1,272 cases recovered, bringing the total recoveries to 592,129. A total of 5,622,543 tests have been…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,746,183, With 13,052 New Cases

NEW DELHI, Jan 31 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,746,183 today, as 13,052 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 154,274, as 127 patients died since yesterday…

Kind Shah Alam Family Set Up Free Food Bank In Front Of House, Inspires More Generosity From Malaysians

SHSH ALAM, Jan 31 (NNN-TRP) – A generous family living in Shah Alam, about 26 km from Kuala Lumpur, are being praised online after organising a free food bank, to help those who are financially struggling, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The family provided basic food items, such as cooking…

Malaysia Reports 5,728 New COVID-19 Cases

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (NNN-CNA) – Malaysia reported its biggest daily rise in coronavirus cases for the second straight day, with 5,728 new infections recorded yesterday (Jan 30). The health ministry also reported 13 new deaths, raising the total fatalities to 746. The state of Selangor was the worst-hit, with…

Vietnamese Communist Party Congress Elects New Central Committee

HANOI, Jan 31 (NNN-VNA) – The ongoing 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) yesterday elected the party’s 13th central committee. General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee (CPVCC) and Vietnamese President, Nguyen Phu Trong, and Vietnamese Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, are among the 180 members…

Repair Work In India’s Mumbai To Affect Water Supply

MUMBAI, Jan 31 (NNN-PTI) – Mumbai will see water supply affected in several parts of the Indian financial capital, including the financial hub BKC, on Tuesday and Wednesday, due to the repairing of underground aqueducts. The water supply department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), will undertake the repair work…

Gunman Kills Anti-Terrorism Official In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (NNN-APP) – An unidentified gunman, last night, shot dead an anti-terrorism official, in northwest Pakistan, security officials told media. Pakistani security officials said, an unknown target killer, fired on Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel, outside the Central Jail in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing an…

Japan Set To Extend COVID-19 Emergency State Up To Another Month

TOKYO, Jan 31 (NNN-NHK) – Japan is set to extend the state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic and began arrangements of the extension for up to another month, as Tokyo and other areas continue to log a high number of infections, local media reported. The final decision on whether…
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