The ministry said it has recorded 1,645 new cases It also recorded 342 recoveries, increasing the total number of recovered cases to 4,476 RIYADH: The Saudi Health Ministry announced on Monday seven new deaths from COVID-19 in Makkah and Jeddah, raising the total death toll for the Kingdom to 191. […]
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What Australian researchers are calling the first survey on children and the spread of COVID-19 in the classroom is turning heads in Canada. The preliminary data, which has not yet been peer reviewed, suggests kids in Australia are not so-called “super spreaders” as they’re frequently called by epidemiologists when it […]
SYDNEY: Australia has launched a smartphone app to trace people who come in contact with coronavirus patients despite privacy concerns that authorities insisted Sunday were unwarranted. The COVIDSafe app uses a phone’s Bluetooth wireless signal to store information about people’s interactions, and can be accessed by health officials if a […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Tuesday made its business videoconferencing service free to all users, ramping up competition for Zoom as people flock online to stay connected during the pandemic. Google Meet had previously been reserved for subscribers to the premium G Suite software tools for businesses. Meet will be available […]
NASA and SpaceX said Friday they were pressing ahead with plans to launch astronauts to space from US soil for the first time in nearly a decade later on this month, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, both veterans of the Space Shuttle program that was shuttered […]
Keanu Reeves’ “John Wick 4” was due to hit cinemas in May 2021 before coronavirus caused worldwide cancellations, disruptions and postponements. Studio Lionsgate has released a statement according to which “John Wick: Chapter 4” will now arrive in 2022. Directed by Chad Stahelski, the film follows an ex-hitman who comes […]
Shahid Afridi on Friday called for an amicable solution to put an end to the conflict that has taken place between speedster Shoaib Akhtar and Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) legal advisor Tafazzul Rizvi. Afridi, in a tweet, said: “Shoaib Akhtar was one of Pakistan’s best-ever bowlers and match winners. As […]
ISLAMABAD: There was no need for people to panic-buy oil products as Pakistan had “sufficient stocks”, the Ministry of Energy’s Petroleum Division said on Sunday. The statement was issued following reports speculating on a shortage in the country’s fuel reserves. The Petroleum Division noted that high sales volumes were witnessed […]
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Senator Shibli Faraz said Sunday he stood with journalists and that he joined their protest against Jang Geo Media Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s arrest by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to show “support, understand, and relate to your challenges”. Faraz arrived at the Parliament House area to […]
Within a month of the first case getting detected, Malegaon, the textile hub of Maharashtra has emerged as a major Covid-19 hotspot. On April 5, Malegaon recorded five positive cases. Within a week the number had gone up to 27 and two people died because of the disease. With the […]