Japan To Begin Administering First COVID Vaccinations Today

TOKYO, Feb 16 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, said, the country’s first COVID-19 vaccinations will begin here today, with front-line medical workers being given first priority for the jabs. Speaking at a lower house budget committee meeting, Suga said, the government will make every effort to deliver safe…

Covid-19: WHO gives green light to AstraZeneca vaccines produced in India, South Korea

GENEVA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization gaveemergency use approval to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccines on Monday, allowing distribution to some of the world’s poorest countries to begin. “The WHO today listed two versions of the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for these vaccines to…

COVID-19 Cases In Bangladesh Reach 541,038 With 446 New Infections

DHAKA, Feb 16 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 446 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths yesterday, making the tally at 541,038 and death toll at 8,285, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said. The official data showed that 14,138 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, across Bangladesh.…

Brunei Deploys Four Military Officers For Mindanao Peacekeeping Mission In Philippines

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 16 (NNN-BBNEWS) – Brunei will deploy four officers from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), as members of the third Independent Decommissioning Body Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team (IDB VMAT) in Mindanao, the Philippines. A flag handing-over ceremony was held at Bolkiah Garrison gymnasium yesterday. The…

Thailand Detects South Africa COVID-19 Variant

By Linda Khoo BANGKOK, Feb 15 (NNN-Bernama) — A Thai man who returned from Tanzania and undergoing mandatory quarantine has tested positive for the South Africa COVID-19 variant. Ministry of Foreign Affairs deputy spokesman, Natapanu Nopakun said the 41-year-old gem trader who travelled from Tanzania had arrived in Thailand on…

Russia Restores Air Services With Armenia, Azerbaijan

MOSCOW, Feb 15 (NNN-TASS) – Russia officially restores air services with Armenia and Azerbaijan, starting today, previously suspended due to the pandemic. The decision was officially announced by the Russian government on Feb 3. Airlines of both republics now can carry out two flights per week from Moscow to Baku,…

Mongolia Reports 32 New COVID-19 Cases

ULAN BATOR, Feb 15 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia reported 32 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 2,383, the country’s National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD), said today. The latest cases were locally transmitted or detected in the country’s capital, Ulan Bator, the NCCD said,…

Landslides Kill Two, Leave 16 Missing In Indonesia’s East Java

JAKARTA, Feb 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Two people were reportedly killed, 14 injured and 16 remained missing, after landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains yesterday hit Indonesia’s East Java province. According to the emergency response unit, at the Nganjuk Social Affairs Agency, rescuers retrieved two bodies and rescued two people,…

Truck Crash Kills 15 In India’s Maharashtra State

NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 15 people, including seven men, six women and two children, died, in India’s south-western state of Maharashtra last night, after the truck they were travelling in overturned, confirmed local police, over the phone today. The mishap occurred in the state’s Jalgaon…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Reaches 10,916,589 As Active Cases Rise

NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,916,589 today, as 11,649 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the health ministry. The death toll mounted to 155,732, as 90 COVID-19 patients died since yesterday morning. There are still 139,637…
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