Category: Corona Diary
India surpasses Brazil, attains 2nd spot with most Covid-19 Infections
NEW DELHI: Amid the alarming rise in fresh Covid-19 infections, India has surpassed Brazil and attained the second spot in the world with most cases. The second-most populous country has reported 904 new deaths and 168,912 fresh Covid-19 infections in a single day. The death tally currently stands at 170,179 on Monday (today) whereas the total number of cases has
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Refusing to wear a mask in Lahore could cost you 6 months in jail
LAHORE: Punjab government, in a bid to stern the third wave of Covid-19, on Saturday directed to jail people for up to six months if they deliberately violate Covid-19 restrictions. Commissioner Captain (retd) Muhammad Usman announced severe actions including jail terms to implement the face mask rule. Speaking with the press reporters, Usman mentioned that provincial law enforcers have been
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Lockdown side-effects: Two months old boy attends parents’ walima
HAFIZABAD: Pictures of a two-month-old infant boy in central Punjab went viral after the little guest attends the parent’s reception. Yes, you heard it right; a couple [Rayan Sheikh and Anmol] of Hafizabad who were in news in the recent days can be seen holding the baby boy in their walima ceremony. It all started back in March 2020, when
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COVID vaccine will not invalidate fasting: Grand Mufti – Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: Coronavirus vaccine while fasting in the month of holy Ramadan is permissible as it will not invalidate the fast, says Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh – the Grand Mufti of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Explaining the verity of the recent fatwa, the 77-year-old head of senior Religious Scholars said the coronavirus jab does not invalidate the fasting individual as it only
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Corona Positive Son and Burial Procedure of his Corona Succumbed Father
It was around noon when Murtaza Waheed received a call from the Assistant commissioner of district East that his father, who was a COVID-19 patient, had passed away. In the same breath he said that according to guidelines of Sindh Government only one person would be allowed to go through the burial procedure and asked him to come over. “I
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Countries With Lowest Score in Corona Counts
Amidst growing global tensions of corona, there are still some countries watching all this unfold and not having to do as much as work as other administrations facing the storm. There are 6 countries with zero reported cases of Coronavirus so far. There are 35 countries which have reported 10 or less than 10 cases of COVID-19 to date. There
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- Covid-19 Live Updates: C.D.C. Director Says Michigan Should Shut Down to Slow Outbreak April 12, 2021The director’s remarks rebuff efforts by Michigan’s governor to secure an extra supply of vaccine doses in response to the state’s worst-in-the-nation coronavirus surge. Britain is reopening parts of its economy.The New York Times
- The C.D.C. director says Michigan needs to shut down, not get extra vaccine, to slow its virus outbreak. April 12, 2021The remarks rebuff efforts by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to secure an extra supply of vaccine doses as Michigan is seeing a worst-in-the-nation surge of coronavirus infections.Noah Weiland, Mitch Smith and Eileen Sullivan
- Prince Philip’s Life in Pictures April 12, 2021Philip’s life spanned almost a century of upheaval for Britain: He had lived with a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and he died nearly 100 years old in an era of smartphones and the internet.The New York Times
- UK Eases Its Coronavirus Lockdown, and Britons Rejoice April 12, 2021Experience with the pandemic has taught Britons to be wary of setbacks, but as some pubs and stores reopened and the coronavirus abated, it was hard not to hope.Marc Santora, Megan Specia and Eric Nagourney
- Graduation ceremonies will be allowed in New York this spring, with restrictions. April 12, 2021The governor outlined how schools and colleges may hold commencement ceremonies in the coming months, with curtailed attendance tied to the capacity of venues.Mihir Zaveri
- Fukushima: Japan to start dumping contaminated water into sea April 12, 2021More than 1m tonnes of contaminated water will be released from the destroyed nuclear station in two years’ timeJapan plans to release into the sea more than 1m tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear station, the government said on Tuesday, a decision that is likely to anger neighbours such as South Korea.The […]Reuters
- Australia news live: Hunt says government won’t buy single-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine April 12, 2021Australia not interested in purchasing any more adenovirus vaccines, which is the same technology as the AstraZeneca jab. Follow all the latest news and updates, live • Australia won’t purchase Johnson & Johnson jab • AstraZeneca blood clotting: what is this rare syndrome?• Andrew Laming blocked from recontesting next election • More than half of […]Matilda Boseley
- Daunte Wright killing: Biden calls for ‘peace and calm’ as Minneapolis sets curfew – live April 12, 2021President says he viewed body-cam footage of officer shooting Black man28% of American adults now fully vaccinated, says White House adviserMichigan should again shut down to combat surge, says CDC directorBiden to meet with bipartisan group to discuss infrastructureSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 12.31am BST Death of Daunte […]Kari Paul (now) and Joan E Greve (earlier)
- One dead and officer wounded after shooting at Tennessee high school April 12, 2021Scene was secured at Austin-East magnet high school in Knoxville, police say, and a person was detained for further investigationA confrontation in a Tennessee high school that involved police officers responding to a report of a possible armed man, left one person dead and an officer wounded on Monday, authorities said.No other persons were killed […]Associated Press
- ‘This is all we could get’: Dutch tourists arrive in Rhodes for locked-down holiday April 12, 2021In experiment organised by Dutch government, travellers will have to take regular Covid tests and are barred from leaving resortCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA regime that might, in more normal times, resemble a boot camp has been happily embraced by 189 Dutch tourists who traded lockdown in the Netherlands for eight days […]Helena Smith in Athens and agencies
- Russia Beat the World to a Vaccine, so Why Is It Falling Behind on Vaccinations? April 12, 2021The problem, it seems, is both supply and demand.Joshua Yaffa
- The Last Time a Vaccine Saved America April 12, 2021Sixty-six years ago, people celebrated the polio vaccine by embracing in the streets. Our vaccine story is both more extraordinary and more complicated.Howard Markel
- Louis Menand on “The Free World” April 12, 2021The staff writer and leading cultural historian discusses his new work about the postwar years, when the cultural power of the United States emerged alongside its military might.
- Taylor Swift Wins with “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” April 12, 2021The pop star’s decision to re-record her 2008 album has allowed her to take control of her musical legacy.Carrie Battan