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SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported its first Covid-19 deaths in more than a year on Saturday, according to a post on the National Health Commission’s website that said two people died in the northeastern region of Jilin. China reported only two Covid deaths for all of 2021, the last on January 25. The country is maintaining a “dynamic clearance” approach, which …

China reported its first two Covid-19 deaths in more than a year on Saturday, the National Health Commission said, both coming in the northeastern province of Jilin as the country faces its worst case upsurge since the pandemic’s outset. The fatalities were the first reported in China since January 26, 2021, and bring the country’s total death toll in the pandemic to …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday reported 483 fresh cases of the Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said. According to NCOC, the nerve centre leading Pakistan’s fight against COVID-19, a total of 39,067 samples were tested, out of which 483 turned out to be positive. The nationwide Covid-19 test positivity ratio remained 1.23 per …

ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 positivity ratio in Pakistan dropped below 1per cent as the country reported 183 new cases during the last 24 hours, the data released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed on Friday. According to NCOC, the nerve centre leading Pakistan’s fight against COVID-19, a total of 28,554 samples were tested, out of which 183 turned …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday reported as many as 514 fresh cases of the Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said. According to NCOC, the nerve centre leading Pakistan’s fight against COVID-19, a total of 38,595 samples were tested, out of which 514 turned out to be positive. The nationwide Covid-19 test positivity ratio …

China has moved to free up hospital beds as officials on Wednesday reported thousands of new cases from an Omicron-led coronavirus outbreak that has put millions under lockdown and raised fears for the health system. The country recorded 3,290 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, including 11 severe cases. The total was down on Tuesday’s count of more than 5,000, but …

Japan is set to announce on Wednesday the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures as a wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant continues to ebb. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. (1000 GMT), when he is expected to announce the lifting of curbs on March 21, along with …

Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Wednesday said that the government was lifting all Covid-19 related restrictions across the country as Pakistan “has come close to eliminating the pandemic”. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said, “We have decided that all restrictions we have imposed related to the coronavirus on weddings, indoor dining and markets, we are …

Mainland China posted a steep jump in daily Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, with new symptomatic cases more than doubling from a day earlier to a two-year high as a virus outbreak expanded rapidly in the country’s northeast. China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, more than double the previous day’s tally as the highly-transmissible Omicron variant …

Pakistan on Monday registered 462 new coronavirus cases and two more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said. According to NCOC, the nerve centre leading Pakistan’s fight against COVID-19, the overall tally of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 1,519,154 including 1,470,822 recoveries. There are 18,049 active cases in the country, including 577 patients in critical …