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  • Malaysia records 1,575 new daily Covid-19 cases, three deaths

    Date: 2021-03-12 11:24:21 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:34 - ID:8846061

    KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health (MoH) said there were 1,575 new Covid-19 infections and three deaths from the coronavirus in Malaysia over the last 24 hours, the Malay Mail said. In a statement, its director-general Dr Noor ....

  • Bulgaria suspends AstraZeneca vaccine use

    Date: 2021-03-12 11:18:20 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:33 - ID:8846044

    SOFIA, March 12 (MENA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Friday suspended use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, following similar steps in Denmark, Iceland and Norway over safety concerns, Sofia news agency reported. "I order a halt in ....

  • Two dead, 27 injured as bus falls into gorge in India

    Date: 2021-03-12 11:04:46 GMT - India - World - SN:31 - ID:8846019

    NEW DELHI, March 12 (MENA) - Two women were killed and 27 other passengers injured, one of them seriously, when the bus in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh, NDTV quoted officials as saying on ....

  • Cyprus: 32,000 fully vaccinated so far

    Date: 2021-03-12 10:41:23 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:29 - ID:8845980

    NICOSIA, March 12 (MENA) - Over 116,000 people have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine so far, including 32,000 who received both, the Cyprus Mail quoted the health ministry as saying Friday. The ministry said 116,331 have been ....

  • Bulgaria registers 3,121 new coronavirus cases, 95 deaths

    Date: 2021-03-12 10:01:08 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:27 - ID:8845811

    SOFIA, March 12 (MENA) - Bulgaria registered 3,121 new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 272,700, the Sofia News Agency reported Friday. The number of coronavirus-associated deaths rose by 95 in the past ....

  • Kazakhstan records 899 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-03-12 09:48:18 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:26 - ID:8845810

    NUR-SULTAN, March 12 (MENA) - Kazakhstan has detected 899 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the country’s caseload to 221,669, state news agency Kazinform reported Friday. A total of 653 more recoveries were registered, taking ....

  • Philippines logs 4,578 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-03-12 09:46:45 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:25 - ID:8845814

    MANILA, March 12 (MENA) - The Philippines registered 4,578 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since mid-September, pushing the country's total number of infections to 611,618. The Department of Health said 272 new recoveries were ....

  • Japan, US, Australia, India to hold online summit on coronavirus Friday

    Date: 2021-03-12 09:29:18 GMT - Japan - World - SN:24 - ID:8845804

    TOKYO, March 12 (MENA) - The leaders of Japan, the United States, Australia and India will hold a virtual summit on Friday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting of the so-called "Quad" countries is set to take place online in response ....

  • Armenia records 818 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-03-12 09:15:35 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:22 - ID:8845775

    YEREVEN, March 12 (MENA) - The Armenian Ministry of Healthcare said that 818 new coronavirus cases were confirmed over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total number of confirmed cases to 177,104, Armenpress reported on Friday. The ....

  • Ukraine reports 12,946 new coronavirus cases, 230 deaths

    Date: 2021-03-12 09:06:36 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:19 - ID:8845705

    KIEV, March 12 (MENA) - A total of 12,946 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Ukraine in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1,438, 468, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said on Friday. "Some ....

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