Coronavirus Live Updates: Cases Continue To Rise In India; UK PM Boris Johnson Tests Positive
The number of Coronavirus cases worldwide crossed 510,000 with 22,993 deaths. The pandemic has topped 70,000 in the US and killed more than 1000. In India, the number of cases crossed 700. Eighty-eight cases were reported on Thursday, which is the highest in a single day. India is under a complete lockdown till April 14, […]
Pak opens borders with China to supply medical equipment as virus cases cross 1,200
Pakistan on Friday opened its borders with its all-weather ally China for a day to accept Chinese medical supplies to fight the growing coronavirus outbreak in the country which has infected 1,235 people and claimed nine lives, officials said. China on Thursday asked Pakistan to open the border between the two countries for one day […]
101-year-old Italian recovers from COVID-19
ROME: A 101-year-old man in the coastal Italian city of Rimini has recovered from the novel coronavirus, the disease which has infected a total of 80,589 people in the country and has claimed the lives of 8,215 others. Italian news reports said that the man, referred to only as “Mr. P.”, is believed to be the […]
‘We Are At War And Not Winning’: UN Chief Calls Calls For Wartime Plan To Fight Coronavirus
While UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told the Group of 20 (G20) leaders on Thursday, “We are at war with a virus — and not winning,” UN entities around the world are unrelenting in providing aid to fight COVID-19. “This war needs a wartime plan to fight it,” he told a virtual meeting of G20 […]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s mother Tenzile Erdogan died of acute cholecystitis at the age of 83 in Istanbul on Friday.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s mother Tenzile Erdogan died of acute cholecystitis at the age of 83 in Istanbul on Friday. Tenzile Erdogan died on Friday morning at Medipol Hospital where she was receiving treatment for some time. Premier’s mother Tenzile Erdogan was hospitalized with stomachache and high fever symptoms on September 30. Doctors […]
COVID-19: Pakistan umpire Aleem Dar offers free food at his Lahore restaurant
Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar has offered to provide free food at his restaurant in Lahore for the unemployed people amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Around 1200 confirmed coronavirus cases have been reported so far in Pakistan while nine people have lost their lives. Dar runs a restaurant under the name ‘Dar’s Delighto’ and he has […]
G20 Virtual Summit: Saudi king urges effective response to corona virus crisis
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud on Thursday urged G20 leaders to take “effective and coordinated” action to fight the global health crisis set off by the coronavirus pandemic. He urged leaders attending the summit to do their best to assist all developing nations. Leaders of the G20 convened the Extraordinary Virtual […]
Covid-19 update: China asks Pak to open border for transferring medical aid
China has asked Pakistan to open the border between the two countries for one day on Friday so that medical supplies to fight coronavirus pandemic could be transported into the country, according to a media report. The Khunjerab Pass is usually opened on April 1 which marks the end of winter in that part, but […]
Coronavirus latest updates March 26: Iran starts intercity travel ban, Wuhan prepares to emerge from lockdown
The number of Covid-19 cases surged to over 4,71,000 worldwide with Spain reporting the second-highest death toll after Italy, and surpassing China where the infection originated. Italy has witnessed the maximum fatalities than any other country, with latest figures showing that 7,503 people have died from the infection in barely a month. The overall global death toll […]
Spain overtakes China with 3,434 virus deaths
MADRID: Spain’s coronavirus toll overtook that of China on Wednesday, rising to 3,434 after another 738 people died as Madrid announced a multi-million-euro deal with Beijing for critical supplies. The spike in fatalities means that across the globe, only Italy now has a higher death toll than Spain. In China, where the virus emerged late […]
