PESHAWAR: COVID-19 positive cases have on the decline with the passage of time in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as the province has seen a 5.2 percent drop in the cases, an official of the health department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa confirmed here on Thursday. He said the number of active cases in the province was 7,002, there were 710 […]
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COVID-19 claims another 28 lives in KP
PESHAWAR: Corona-virus claimed another 28 lives in the last 24 hours in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,lifting the total number of deaths to 3,855, an official of the health department. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa confirmed. He said that 424 people were infected with the coronavirus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the last 24 hours.110 new cases were reported in Peshawar, 48 […]
Sindh to keep corona limits amid surge in cases
KARACHI – The Coronavirus Task Force of the Sindh government has decided to keep ongoing restrictions to contain surge in coronavirus cases in the province. The task force, chaired by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, decided to hold another meeting on Saturday to reassess the pandemic situation in the province. The chief minister stated that […]
Covid kills 131 more as daily cases near 4,207
ISLAMABAD: 131 more people died of Covid-19 and 4,207 new coronavirus cases were reported during the last 24 hours in the country . Statistics 20 May 21: Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 51,130 Positive Cases: 4207 Positivity % : 8.22% Deaths : 131 — NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) May 20, 2021 According to the latest statistics, […]
Punjab to propose opening outdoor dinning to NCOC
LAHORE: The Punjab government will submit a proposal to the NCOC to open outdoor dining. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Minister for Health Dr Yasmin Rashid here at the Civil Secretariat on Wednesday. The health minister said, “There is risk of spike in case of large scale non compliance with SOPs. […]
Virus-hit Singapore, Airlines report biggest annual net loss
Singapore’s national airline reported Wednesday its worst annual net loss of $3.2 billion in the aftermath of the “toughest year in its history” due to the corona-virus pandemic. The airline industry has been hammered hard by recurring waves of infections worldwide which have grounded air travel as governments restrict movement to halt the surges. Singapore […]
1.5 billion anti-Covid shots injected worldwide
More than 1.5 billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been injected into people’s arms around the world, six months after the vaccination drive started, according to an AFP count. By Tuesday at 1530 GMT at least 1,500,017,337 doses had been injected in 210 countries or territories, according to the tally based on official sources. Nearly […]
European Union hits 200-million-jab milestone
At least 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been given in the European Union as of Tuesday, according to AFP data tallying up official figures given by member states’ health services. The milestone indicates that the EU should be on track to meet its goal of fully vaccinating 70 percent of adults — meaning […]
Philippines bans international crew change for vessels arriving from seven countries
Philippines have banned vessels coming from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, United Arab Emirates and Oman from disembarking their international seafarers as stated by ship agents GAC. “Filipino and foreign seafarers with no immigration admission in the above countries within the last 14 days preceding arrival in the Philippines shall be allowed to disembark […]
28 passengers tested positive at Peshawar’s airport
Peshawar: 28 passengers arriving from a Gulf state have tested positive at the Bacha Khan International Airport, a private TV channel reported. Obaid-ur-Rehman Abbasi, Bacha Khan International’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), stated that various areas of the airport were disinfected after knowing this. He also added that after carrying out antigen tests on 130 passengers, […]