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Singapore reports 41 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: report

Singapore reports 897 new coronavirus cases, 853 are foreign workers

11:59 pm April 24, 2020

Singapore: The Singapore Health Ministry on Friday said 853 foreign workers from packed housing dormitories were among the 897 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections to 12,075 in the island nation. A total of 853 of Friday’s cases were work permit holders residing in dormitories and another 19 were work permit […]

Donations for Ayodhya mosque made tax-free

Pandemic brings gloom to Muslims marking month of Ramzan

6:54 pm April 24, 2020

Jakarta: Millions of Muslims in Asia on Friday started the holiest month on the Islamic calendar under the coronavirus lockdown or strict social restrictions, deepening their anxiety over the disease. For many, Ramzan is a time to get closer to God, family and community, but the pandemic has upended those traditions. Many face unemployment, travel […]

China claims coronavirus broke out in world’s various parts last year; it only reported first

China could have had 2.32 lakh coronavirus cases by mid-February: Study

11:57 pm April 23, 2020

Beijing: China could have reported over 2.32 lakh COVID-19 cases by mid-February — more than four times of what was officially announced — if it had followed a broader criterion to count the total number of infections, a study has said. “We estimated that there were at least 2,32,000 infections in the first epidemic wave […]

Over 1,000 foreign workers, including Indians, test positive for coronavirus in Singapore

4:15 pm April 22, 2020

Singapore: Over 1,000 foreign workers, including Indian nationals, tested positive for coronavirus in Singapore on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections to 10,141, as the city-state battles a second wave of contagion. The “vast majority” of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said […]

UN condemns killing of WHO staffer in Myanmar transporting COVID-19 samples

4:03 pm April 22, 2020

United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condemned the death of a World Health Organisation (WHO) worker in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state who was killed while driving a vehicle carrying COVID-19 samples. Myanmar has reported 121 COVID-19 cases, including five deaths. Pyae Sone Win Maung died after being wounded in a security incident in […]