Oxfam warned, “Poverty and hunger can cause more deaths than for coronavirus as it has killed more than 549,000 people worldwide.”Oxfam, an international confederation of 20 non-governmental organizations that work to eliminate hunger and poverty said in a press release that COVID-19 related huger can kill 12,000 people per.According to …
Read More »Karachi Chamber of Commerce demands Sindh take back an extension decision
The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) declined the Sindh government’s decision of extending the lockdown, as Karachi Electronic Dealers Association announced that they will be reopening their businesses from tomorrow. A statement was released by KCCI which said that “Businesses should be allowed to operate at full capacity.” …
Read More »Sindh extends ‘smart’ lockdown till July 15 to contain coronavirus cases
Karachi: The provincial government announced that the smart lockdown which was enforced across Sindh will be extended till 15 July. The smart lockdown was also extended in Punjab and Balochistan as the number of coronavirus patient started to increase in. A notification was issued in its regarding saying that the …
Read More »Indian groom’s wedding, funeral leave over 100 infected with coronavirus
More than 100 people tested positive for coronavirus in India after they attended a wedding and the funeral of the groom who had tied the knot while being infected from the virus.Officials in Bihar said on Wednesday that a 26-year-old groom showed symptoms of the deadly virus when he got …
Read More »Punjab extends smart lockdown to 15 July
Lahore: A notice was issued by the Punjab government’s Primary and Secondary Healthcare department which said: “The smart lockdown enforced in the provincial capital’s various coronavirus hotspots has been extended till July 15.” According to the notification, the smart lockdown will be extended till 15 July 2020 till 12:00 am …
Read More »6 Pakistan cricketers get a negative result in COVID test
Six of the 10 Pakistani cricketers that were going to England for the Test and T20 matches but couldn’t as they had tested positive for COVID-19 have now tested negative for COVID-19 after they were retested.The players that came back negative include Mohammad Hasnain, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, …
Read More »Prime Minister Imran Khan defends govt’s Coronavirus response
Prime Minister Imran Khan advocated his government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic saying that there has been no confusion or contradiction in official policies since the start of this pandemic. Talking in the parliament during the budget session the Prime Minister said that he has repeated since day one the …
Read More »Medical experts warn British govt to prepare for second virus wave
Medical experts informed the British government regarding the real risk of the second wave of coronavirus after the relaxed their lockdown in England.The experts in an open letter printed in the British Medical Journal said: “While the future shape of the pandemic in the UK is hard to predict the …
Read More »Europe slowly eases lockdown restrictions, Norway stays stubbornly shut
OSLO: Bettina Wintermark said “I believe I’ll never see her alive again” worrying that her adopted country Norway’s pandemic travel ban means she won’t be able to make one last visit to her dying mother in France. The Scandinavian country which brought coronavirus under control the fastest has ignored plans …
Read More »PM Imran okays Corona Tiger Force mobile app
Prime Minister Imran Khan approved the launch of the mobile application by the name of “Corona Relief Tiger Force”, he appreciated the digital approach of the team in the battle against the novel coronavirus.The Prime Minister met with Special Assistant on Youth Affairs Usman Dar who informed the Prime Minister …
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