Tag: #CoronaCases
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COVID-19 claims 16 more lives, infects 1322 others
KARACHI, Nov 23 (APP):Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that 16 more patients of coronavirus died lifting the death toll to 2,845 and 1322 new cases emerged when 10,837 tests were conducted, raising the tally to 164,651. In a statement issued here from CM House, he said that 16 more patients of…
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Italy to launch virus vaccination campaign in Jan: Govt
Rome, Nov 21 (AFP/APP):Italy, one of the countries hit worst by the coronavirus pandemic, plans to launch a massive vaccination campaign in January, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said Saturday. The vaccine drive “will get underway towards the end of January when we hope to have the first doses,” Speranza told a meeting of pharmacists. “This…
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Govt bans public gatherings to ‘slow down 2nd wave of COVID-19’
ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (APP):The government on Monday put a ban on holding of public gatherings, including political rallies and indoor wedding ceremonies across the country, in a bid to “slow down the second wave of coronavirus”. The decision regarding closure of schools was deferred for a week and linked to the results after monitoring of…
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‘National donut’: Australia records zero new community Covid cases
Sydney, Nov 1 (AFP/APP):Australia reported zero new locally transmitted coronavirus cases Sunday, the country’s health minister announced, sparking celebrations online of the first “national donut” since June. Health Minister Greg Hunt said he received advice from the National Incident Center that no cases were detected in the community in the 24 hours to 8:00 pm…
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Punjab govt announces revised time-table for business activities due to 2nd wave of COVID-19
LAHORE, Oct 29 (APP):The Punjab government has issued a new schedule for business activities in the province to avoid the threat of the 2nd wave of coronavirus pandemic. According to a notification issued by the Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department here on Thursday, all business activities would be shut down by 10:00 pm. However, all…
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Trump says ‘not’ giving up on coronavirus fight
Allentown, United States, Oct 26 (AFP/APP):US President Donald Trump denied Monday that he is giving up on fighting the spread of the coronavirus, insisting, despite a new surge in infections, that the pandemic is in retreat. “I’m not,” Trump said, when asked about his opponent Joe Biden’s charge that he is abandoning attempts to control…
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Colombia surpasses one million Covid-19 cases: Ministry
Bogota, Oct 25 (AFP/APP):Colombia on Saturday surpassed the benchmark of one million cases of Covid-19 registered in the country since the beginning of the pandemic, the health ministry announced. The last 24 hours saw 8,769 new infections, bringing the total to 1,007,711 since the first case was detected on March 6, the ministry said. Deaths…
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Chile surpasses 500,000 Covid-19 cases on eve of referendum
Santiago, Oct 24 (AFP/APP):Chile’s coronavirus case total has now surpassed half a million, authorities said Saturday, as the country prepares to go to the polls for a referendum on whether to replace the Pinochet-era constitution. “We have to act with much responsibility in this plebiscite,” health undersecretary Paula Daza told reporters as she delivered an…
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Coronavirus thrives in Karabakh’s bomb shelters
Stepanakert, Azerbaijan, Oct 24 (AFP/APP):Close quarters, poor ventilation and no masks: in the cellars of Stepanakert, the capital of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province, residents who have not fled fierce fighting may be safe from shelling, but not coronavirus. Adjoining basements beneath one unassuming three-storey building in the city have been repurposed as a bomb shelter,…
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Britain passes 500,000 coronavirus cases: Report
London, Oct 5 (AFP/APP):The United Kingdom passed 500,000 confirmed coronavirus infections on Sunday, official figures showed, in the latest grim milestone for the European country worst-hit by the pandemic. Health authorities blamed a technical glitch for a sudden spike in cases announced in evening figures that had kept several thousand cases from the last week…