Islamabad, May 21 Pakistan conducted the highest number of tests per day during the last 24 hours as the coronavirus cases crossed 48,000-mark on Thursday, the health ministry said. Pakistan recorded 2,193 new cases, taking the total number of infections to 48,091. The death toll stands at 1,017 with 32 new fatalities. As many as […]
New Delhi: The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 3,435 and the number of cases to 1,12,359 in the country on Thursday, registering an increase of 132 deaths and 5,609 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active Covid-19 cases stood at 63,624, while 45,299 people […]
MUMBAI: The novel coronavirus will not be completely eradicated soon and it needs to be accepted as a part of life, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday as he pitched for creating awareness about health care about the masses. People should maintain personal hygiene, he said and urged the Maharashtra government’s information department to […]
Moscow: The total number of coronavirus cases in Russia on Wednesday crossed the 300,000-mark with 8,764 fresh cases being reported in the last 24 hours, according to the authorities. The total number of cases in the country now stands at 308,705, the emergency task force said. Over the same period, 135 people died, raising the […]
Islamabad: A 60-year-old woman legislator of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Punjab province died of COVID-19 on Wednesday, making her the first lawmaker in the country to succumb to the virus that has killed over 900 others in Pakistan. Shaheen Raza, 60, was admitted to the Mayo hospital in Lahore a few days ago […]
Beijing, May 20 China has reported 16 new coronavirus infections, including 15 asymptomatic cases, in the first COVID-19 epicentre Wuhan, where all the 11.2 million population is being tested for the virus, health authorities said on Wednesday. China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said five confirmed case and 16 asymptomatic cases were reported on Tuesday. Four […]
BEIJING: Chinese health experts involved in the country’s fight against the coronavirus believe the worst is now over, downplaying warnings that the disease could become seasonal or that a deadlier “second wave” could hit later in the year. As the pandemic continues to spread overseas, a growing number of countries are bracing themselves for a […]
Beijing: China has reported 25 new COVID-19 patients, health officials said on Monday, as 14 asymptomatic cases were detected in Wuhan, the first epicentre of the coronavirus where the city’s 11 million people are being tested, taking the number of such infections in the city to 337, the highest in the country. The death toll […]
New Delhi: Following the COVID-19-induced economic disruptions, up to 135 million jobs could be lost and 120 million people might be pushed back into poverty in India, all of which will have a hit on consumer income, spending and savings, says a report. According to a new report by international management consulting firm Arthur D […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s coronavirus cases crossed 40,000 on Sunday after 1,352 new infections were detected, while the death toll in the country has gone up to 873 with nearly 40 more people succumbing to COVID-19, heath authorities said on Sunday. The Ministry of National Health Services said that out of the total 40,151 cases, Sindh has […]