BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 3,507 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. Of the new local infections, 3,076 were reported in Jilin, 106 in Shandong, 53 in Shaanxi, 51 in Tianjin, 48 in Guangdong, 33 in Fujian, 31 in Zhejiang, 24 in Liaoning, 20 in Jiangsu, 13 in … Read more
TUNIS – Tunisian Health Minister Ali Mrabet warned on Monday that his country may witness a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in May. The progress of fighting the virus does not justify laxity on the preventive measures, the minister told Mosaique FM, a private radio station. He also stressed the importance of vaccination, adding … Read more
Queen Elizabeth II met visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in her first in-person engagement since falling ill with Covid-19. The 95-year-old monarch, who is also queen of Canada, chatted with Trudeau after he jetted in for talks on the conflict in Ukraine with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte. Last … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea reported a record high of 383,665 daily COVID-19 cases as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 6,206,277, the health authorities said Saturday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 282,983 in the previous day, surpassing the previous high of 342,433 tallied on … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,987,875 on Saturday, as 3,614 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 89 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since Friday morning, taking the total death toll to 515,803. There … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 476 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Saturday. Of the new local infections, 159 were reported in Shandong, 134 in Jilin, 35 in Tianjin, 33 in Guangdong, 30 in Shaanxi, 23 in Zhejiang, 22 in Hebei, and 20 in Jiangsu. The rest of the … Read more
ROME – Reversing a trend of several weeks of improvement, Italy’s COVID-19 situation is getting worse again, the country’s Health Ministry said on Friday. This week, the transmission rate in Italy increased to 0.83 from 0.75 a week earlier. This rate, also referred to as R0, shows how many cases on average an infected person … Read more
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa is the most unequal country in the world, with race playing a determining factor in a society where 10 per cent of the population owns more than 80 per cent of the wealth, a World Bank report said on Wednesday. “South Africa… is the most unequal country in the world, ranking first … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 30,246 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 3,711,199, according to the Health Ministry. There are 418 new imported cases, with 29,828 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 113 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 33,497. … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,980,067 on Thursday, as 4,184 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, another 104 deaths due to the pandemic have been recorded since Wednesday morning, taking the country’s total death toll to 515,459. There … Read more
WELLINGTON – Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) is beginning to scale down its operations, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said on Thursday as 21,015 new community cases were reported in New Zealand. “With New Zealand now reopening to the world without the requirement to isolate for most, there is a significantly reduced demand for MIQ. … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 402 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, up from 233 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday. Of the new local infections, 165 were reported in Jilin, 66 in Shandong and Gansu respectively, 21 in Shaanxi, 19 in Tianjin, 17 in Guangdong, and 13 in Jiangsu. The rest … Read more
OTTAWA – COVID-19 public health restrictions, including mask mandates, will continue being lifted across Canada in the coming weeks as Ontario’s chief medical officer of health confirmed Wednesday the province will drop its mask mandate on March 21. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario, the province with the largest population in Canada, … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Wednesday registered 639 new COVID-19 cases and four more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Thursday. The NCOC said that the country’s overall tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to 1,516,789, including 1,468,449 recoveries. Statistics 10 Mar 22: Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 36,241Positive Cases: 639Positivity … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Wednesday that all-rounder Faheem Ashraf will miss the second Test against Australia after testing positive for Covid-19. Due to a hamstring injury, the 28-year-old all-rounder missed the drew first Test in Rawalpindi. “Ashraf has tested positive for Covid-19 in his on-arrival test at the Karachi team hotel,” the … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 580 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,669,283. The DOH said 57,182 people have died from COVID-19 complications since the outbreak in 2020. The DOH has reported under 1,000 cases for five days. It reported … Read more
INDIAN WELLS: Novak Djokovic was entered into the draw for this week’s ATP/WTA Indian Wells tournament on Tuesday but it is unclear whether he will take part in the tournament, organisers said. A brief statement from tournament organisers said officials were in contact with Djokovic’s team to determine whether he would play in California or even be allowed … Read more
VIENNA: Austria said Wednesday it is suspending mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for all adults saying the pandemic no longer poses the same danger, just weeks after the law took effect in an EU first. The Alpine nation of nine million people was among few countries in the world to make jabs against the coronavirus compulsory for … Read more
