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Chile’s pandemic death toll tops 40,000

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SANTIAGO – The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile reached 40,060 on Monday following 73 more deaths in the previous 24 hours, the Health Ministry said. The ministry said that tests detected 31,063 new infections, bringing the national count to 2,405,672. The COVID-19 positivity rate stood at a nationwide average of 23.67 percent … Read more

Africa’s COVID-19 cases pass 10.9 mln: Africa CDC

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ADDIS ABABA – Up to 10,933,814 COVID-19 cases were reported in Africa as of Monday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union said the death toll across the continent stands at 241,723 and some 9,969,966 patients have recovered from the disease so … Read more

Beijing reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

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BEIJING – Beijing on Monday reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the municipal health commission said Tuesday. This is the first time the Chinese capital has reported zero new confirmed local cases since Jan. 17. Beijing reported one imported COVID-19 case and eight imported asymptomatic carriers on Monday, according to the health commission. Read … Read more

Chinese mainland reports 65 new local COVID-19 cases

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BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Monday recorded 65 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday. Of the new local infections, 64 were reported in Guangxi and one in Tianjin, the commission said in its daily report. Monday also saw seven provincial-level regions reporting 40 imported COVID-19 cases, said the commission. … Read more

Russia’s daily COVID-19 cases drop for 1st time in nearly one month

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MOSCOW – Russia registered 171,905 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, fewer than a day earlier for the first time since Jan. 10, taking the national tally to 12,982,023, the official monitoring and response center said Monday. The nationwide death toll grew by 609 to 336,023, the lowest increase since June 27, and … Read more

NCOC allows 50% spectators, children under 12 at Gaddafi Stadium

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The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Monday allowed 50% spectators capacity, previous was 25% for the second leg of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 that is scheduled to undergo in Lahore from February 10. Furthermore, the authority also allowed the entry of children under the age of 12 into the venue. During … Read more

Philippines logs 6,835 new COVID-19 cases

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MANILA – The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,835 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,616,387. The DOH said 12 more people died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the country’s death toll to 54,538. The number of active cases dropped to 116,720 as the … Read more

Mongolia’s COVID-19 tally exceeds 450,000

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ULAN BATOR – Mongolia registered 860 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 450,590, the country’s health ministry said Monday. The latest confirmed cases were all locally transmitted, the ministry said. Meanwhile, three more COVID-19 patients aged over 60 died in the past day, pushing the death toll to … Read more

Japan to quickly raise daily booster shots to 1 mln as Omicron runs rampant

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TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said he has put into action plans to rapidly increase the number of COVID-19 booster shots available to combat the highly-transmissible Omicron variant of the virus that is wreaking havoc on the country. At a lower house budget meeting on Monday, Kishida said he has informed … Read more

India reports 83,876 new COVID-19 cases

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NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,272,014 on Monday, as 83,876 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the health ministry’s latest data showed. Besides, as many as 895 deaths due to the pandemic since Sunday morning took the total death toll to 502,874. There are still 1,108,938 … Read more

Beijing reports 3 new local COVID-19 cases

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BEIJING – Beijing reported three new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday, according to local health authorities. Of the three cases, one had been reported as an asymptomatic carrier before and the other two were detected among people under quarantine, said the Beijing Municipal Health Commission. Read more: Beijing reports another new locally-transmitted COVID-19 case … Read more

Malaysia reports 10,089 new COVID-19 infections, 9 more deaths

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KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 10,089 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,914,220, according to the health ministry. There are 143 new imported cases, with 9,946 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further nine deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 32,034. … Read more

S. Korea reports 35,286 more COVID-19 cases

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SEOUL – South Korea reported 35,286 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 1,044,963, the health authorities said on Monday. The daily caseload was down from 38,689 in the previous day, but it hovered above 30,000 for the third consecutive day, according … Read more

New Zealand reports 188 new community cases of COVID-19

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WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 188 new community cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Among the 188 new community infections, 117 are in the largest city Auckland, 15 in Waikato, 20 in Bay of Plenty, 16 in Northland, 12 in the Lakes Region, three in Canterbury, two in … Read more

Chinese mainland reports 45 new local COVID-19 cases

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BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Sunday recorded 45 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Monday. Of the new local infections, 37 were reported in Guangxi, four in Guangdong, three in Beijing, and one in Tianjin, the commission said in its daily report. Read more: Chinese mainland reports 54 new local … Read more

Door-to-door vaccination strategy

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KARACHI: At a time when the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly and is expected to reach its peak by the middle of this month, the Sindh government, in view of the dire situation, has decided to take extraordinary measures to send health teams door to door to vaccinate the general public. According … Read more

Premier League clubs create history in winter transfer window

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Not so long ago, the sports industry, like any other industry of the world was severely hit by the emergence of coronavirus. According to a report published in Forbes, it was estimated that the two months of the shutdown of all the sporting activities in 2020 might have resulted in a loss of $5 billion, … Read more

Australia’s COVID-19 case, death numbers continue to rise

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CANBERRA – Australia reported more than 40,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday when more than 50 million doses had been delivered in total during the vaccine rollout. Nationally there were 70 deaths reported on Wednesday, including 27 in New South Wales, 25 in Victoria, 16 in Queensland and one each in the Northern Territory (NT) … Read more

Pakistan confirms 6,047 new COVID-19 cases, 29 more deaths

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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Tuesday confirmed 6,047 new COVID-19 cases and 29 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday. The NCOC, a department leading the nation’s campaign against the pandemic, said that the country’s number of confirmed cases has increased to 1,436,413 while 1,304,980 out of them have recovered. The … Read more

Philippines down to “moderate” risk with 7,661 new COVID-19 cases

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MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 7,661 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,577,298. The DOH said 43 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 54,097. The number of active cases dropped to 160,297 as the … Read more

Jordan reports 17,781 new COVID-19 cases

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AMMAN – Jordan on Tuesday registered 17,781 new COVID-19 infections, increasing the caseload to 1,243,090, the Jordanian Ministry of Health said in a statement. The ministry also reported 18 deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll to 13,235. The share of tests returning a positive result, known as the positive rate, stood … Read more

Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 10.8 mln: Africa CDC

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ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 10,809,836 as of Tuesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union said the COVID-19 death toll across the continent stands at 239,615 and some 9,791,949 patients have recovered from the … Read more

S.Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases hit record high of over 20,000

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SEOUL – South Korea’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said Wednesday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the country reported 20,270 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to … Read more

Turkey’s daily COVID-19 cases sets new record

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ANKARA – Turkey on Tuesday reported 102,601 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily figure since the outbreak of the pandemic, raising its tally of infections to 11,722,483. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 198 to 87,614, while 87,562 people recovered in the last 24 hours, said the Turkish Health Ministry. A … Read more

Spain’s COVID-19 cases exceed 10 mln

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MADRID – Spain passed the benchmark of 10 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, according to figures published by the country’s Ministry of Health. The ministry reported 77,873 new cases on Tuesday, adding the total number to 10,039,126 cases across the country. A total of 93,633 people in Spain have lost their lives in the … Read more

Chile registers 22,192 new daily COVID-19 cases

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SANTIAGO – Chile registered 22,192 new COVID-19 infections and 12 more deaths from the disease in the last 24 hours, for a total of 2,190,561 cases and 39,733 deaths, the Health Ministry said Tuesday. The national COVID-19 positivity rate for the same 24-hour period was 21.12 percent, one of the highest in the pandemic, while … Read more

Palestine records daily record of 11,016 new COVID-19 cases

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RAMALLAH/GAZA – Palestine reported a record number of 11,016 new COVID-19 cases and 12 more fatalities in the Palestinian territories within the past 24 hours, a senior official said Tuesday. Among the 12 fatalities, four were recorded in three West Bank cities, including a two-month-old infant from the southern city of Hebron, and eight were … Read more

France eases Covid curbs, including outdoor mask-wearing

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PARIS: France began lifting coronavirus restrictions including mandatory outdoor mask-wearing Wednesday in a bid to ease citizens’ daily lives, dividing opinion as the country only last month reported record Covid-19 infections. Audience capacity limits for concert halls, sporting matches and other events were also removed, and although homeworking will no longer be mandated it is … Read more