HAVANA – The number of daily coronavirus cases and deaths in Cuba has continued to fall in the past week as more than half of the country’s population has received an additional COVID-19 vaccine dose. It comes as the Caribbean nation on Sunday registered 482 coronavirus cases and one more related death, taking the national … Read more
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s health authorities have urged citizens to get their COVID-19 vaccines as 900,000 locals were yet to receive their doses due to an anti-vaccination movement spreading across the country, local media reported here Thursday. Epidemiology Unit Director of the Health Ministry, Samitha Ginige quoted in the Daily Mirror said that 17.6 million … Read more
NEW DELHI – The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has accounted for more deaths than the Delta variant in the United States, an Indian news agency Asian News International (ANI) reported. The ANI, quoting a local U.S. daily, The Seattle Times, reported that since Nov. 24 last year, when South Africa first reported the Omicron variant … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 90 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday. According to the commission’s daily report, Inner Mongolia reported 47 of the new local infections, while Beijing reported 10, Liaoning nine, Guangdong seven, Sichuan six and Hubei five. The provinces of Jiangsu and Yunnan each … Read more
SUVA – Fiji reported on Tuesday five more deaths from leptospirosis, bringing to 19 the total number of such deaths in the island nation this year. According to Fijivillage news website, Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Health James Fong said on Tuesday that of the 19 deaths, 16 were recorded in the western part of Fiji, … Read more
KANO, Nigeria – Four security personnel were killed and one critically injured on Monday when their vehicle hit a landmine in central Nigeria’s Niger state, police said. Northwest and central Nigeria have been plagued by gangs of cattle thieves called bandits who raid villages, kill residents and burn homes after looting them. The gangs, who … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO – The Omicron wave is breaking, but deaths have surpassed those from the Delta wave in the United States, The Seattle Times has reported. Since Nov. 24 last year, when South Africa first reported the Omicron variant to the World Health Organization, the United States has confirmed more than 30,163,600 new infections with … Read more
NEW DELHI – Thirteen women and girls died after accidentally falling down a well during marriage celebrations in northern India, police said Thursday. The victims were sitting on an iron slab covering the well on Wednesday when it gave way, senior police officer Akhil Kumar told reporters in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh state. District magistrate S. … Read more
PETRÓPOLIS, Brazil – At least 55 people were killed in devastating flash floods and landslides that hit the picturesque Brazilian city of Petropolis, turning streets into torrential rivers and sweeping away houses, officials said Wednesday. Rescue workers raced to find survivors buried in the mud and wreckage after heavy storms Tuesday dumped a month’s worth … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 26 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Monday. Of the new local infections, 18 were reported in Liaoning, six in Guangxi, and one each in Guangdong and Yunnan, the commission said in its daily report. Sunday also saw seven provincial-level regions reporting 58 … Read more
DHAKA – Bangladesh is investigating the mysterious deaths of nearly a dozen zebras in the country’s largest safari park, with officials blaming an inter-equine turf war and an unknown bacterial illness. Eleven zebras, along with a Bengal tiger, have died since the start of the month at the 1,500-hectare (3,800-acre) enclosure, north of the capital … Read more
LONDON – Here are some of the key moments that have defined Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne. 1952: Princess to Queen Princess Elizabeth, then aged 25, was visiting Kenya with her husband, Prince Philip, when her father, king George VI, died aged 56 on February 6, 1952. She cut short the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The first month of 2022 could not bring any improvement in the security situation of the country as the total number of causalities increased despite a slight decrease in the number of terror attacks. According to statistics released by an Islamabad-based independent think tank, Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), the number … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 3,856 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,832,945, according to the health ministry. Of the new infections, there are 492 imported cases and 3,364 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further nine deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia recorded 3,245 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,813,934, according to its health ministry. The new infections included 274 imported cases and 2,971 local transmissions, showed data released on the health ministry’s website. An additional nine … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported another 2,342 COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 2,810,689, according to the Health Ministry. There are another 180 imported cases, with 2,162 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 16 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
SYDNEY, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) — Australia recorded its highest ever number of COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, as the outbreak continued to push up the hospitalization rates to record levels. A total of 74 COVID-19 related deaths were reported in the country’s three worst-hit states, including 36 from New South Wales (NSW), a record high number … Read more
BANGKOK, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — Thailand on Monday reported 6,929 new COVID-19 cases and 13 more fatalities, according to the country’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). Most of the new infections were detected in regions including the capital Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Chon Buri, Phuket and Nonthaburi. The CCSA also reported that all the new … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported 3,346 new COVID-19 infections and 12 more deaths as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,802,263 and death toll to 31,762. The health ministry said 267 of the new cases were imported and 3,079 were local transmissions. The ministry reported 3,052 new recoveries, bringing the … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported another 3,198 COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 2,795,233, according to the health ministry. Another 303 new cases are imported, with 2,895 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Fifteen more deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
LONDON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — The true number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is probably being undercounted — many deaths are not counted because they happen months after infection, according to an insurance company CEO. “The deaths that are being reported as covid deaths greatly understate the actual death losses … Read more
WARSAW: More than 100,000 people have died in Poland from Covid since the start of the pandemic, the government said Monday, as the mortality rate in the country is among the highest in the world. “It’s another sad day but particularly so today because we have crossed the threshold of 100,000 deaths,” Health Minister Adam Niedzielski told … Read more
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — Pakistan on Monday reported 1,467 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. The NCOC, a department leading the nation’s campaign against the pandemic, said that the country’s overall tally has surged to 1,307,174 cases while 1,259,253 of them have recovered. … Read more
ULAN BATOR, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — Mongolia’s COVID-19 death toll has reached 2,001 after two more related deaths were registered over the past 24 hours, the country’s health ministry said on Monday. Meanwhile, 649 new COVID-19 infections, including 10 imported ones, were recorded across the country in the past day, raising the national tally to … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported 2,888 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,786,219, according to the health ministry. Some 323 of the new cases are imported, with 2,565 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 23 deaths have been reported, bringing the … Read more
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — Pakistan confirmed 1,649 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths during the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Monday. The NCOC, a department leading the nation’s campaign against the pandemic, said the overall cases in the country surged to 1,305,707 while 1,258,987 of them … Read more
After widespread criticism, Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar conducted an aerial inspection of disaster-hit Murree on Sunday. He was accompanied by Punjab Law Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja, Special Assistant to Chief Minister (SACM) on Information and Special Initiatives Hasaan Khawar, the chief secretary, Punjab Police Inspector General (IG), and other officials. Read more: Army … Read more
Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has claimed that hundreds of people thronged Murree in a short span owing to which it was humanely impossible to manage such huge influx. Addressing a press conference in Lahore alongside Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood on Saturday, the information minister restated that all high-altitude areas, not just Murree, are … Read more
