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Covid-19: 58 new Delta variant cases in Cambodia, total now 385

  Cambodia’s Ministry of Health has announced that another 58 new cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant were detected, taking the kingdom’s total number of the such infections to 385. Cambodia’s Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced that another 58 new cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant were detected, taking the kingdom’s total number of the such infections to 385. Laboratory testing conducted by the Pasteur Institute in Cambodia found the Delta variant on 51 local people, including four health workers, and seven labourers returning from neighbouring Thailand, the MoH said in a statement. The local infections were spotted in capital Phnom Penh and the provinces of Preah Vihear, Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey, Siem Reap, Battambang, Kandal, Kampong Thom and Ratanakiri, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying. MoH’s Secretary Or Vandine called on people to be more cautious as the Delta variant spread much faster than previously circulating strains. “Based on the above-men...

12 killed, 150 injured in powerful gas explosion in central China

  A powerful gas line explosion ripped through a residential neighbourhood in central China’s Hubei Province on Sunday early morning, killing at least 12 people and injuring 150 others A powerful  gas line explosion  ripped through a residential neighbourhood in central China’s Hubei Province on Sunday early morning, killing at least 12 people and injuring 150 others, including 39 critically. The blast took place at about 6:30 am local time in the Zhangwan district of Shiyan city in Hubei province, killing 12 people and trapping a large number of people under the rubble of their homes Authorities have rescued nearly 150 people from the area, including 39 with serious injuries and rushed them to hospitals, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Chinese President  Xi Jinping  called for a thorough probe into the cause of the blast and ordered all-out efforts to rescue the injured In light of numerous accidents at companies and on campuses, all must work together t...

Chinese mainland reports 10 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases

The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 10 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in Guangdong Province The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 10 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in Guangdong Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday. The same day also saw 14 new imported cases in the mainland. Of them, six were reported in Shanghai, three each in Fujian and Guangdong, and one each in Sichuan and Yunnan, Xinhua news agency reported. No new suspected cases or new deaths related to Covid-19 were reported on Tuesday, it added.