On the same day that the U.S. officially surpassed 200,000 COVID-19 deaths, Dallas County reached a new sobering marker of its own, announcing three new deaths that lifted the county’s total pandemic fatalities to 1,000. Dallas County’s first reported death came on March 19. Since then, COVID-19 has killed more county residents than strokes or any other cause except heart …

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the new virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble …

Richardson has had 1,467 cases of the coronavirus and 28 deaths, according to the most recent information available from Dallas and Collin counties. A coding error caused a backlog of test results and led to a recent spike in reported COVID-19 cases in Texas. Collin County commissioners have added a disclaimer to the dashboard that lists the number of coronavirus cases, recoveries and deaths, …

ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus claimed eight more lives in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 6,432. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 532 more people tested positive for the infection during this period, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 307,418. As many as 293,916 Covid-19 patients have recovered their …

KARACHI: Anti-polio drive enters its third day in Sindh including Karachi today (Wednesday).  The drive to administered anti-polio drops to the children will continue till September 27 in the 29 districts of the province. The parents of the children under the age of five years have been urged to administered anti-polio drops to their children in a bid to save …

CAPE TOWN: South Africa are waiting for the appointment of a new convener of selectors before naming their Test captain but head coach Mark Boucher has confirmed it will not be limited-overs skipper Quinton de Kock. Boucher has revealed they will follow the model used by Australia and England, who have different captains for Test and limited-overs games, a change …

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday that the planned return of spectators to sports venues in England could be on hold for six months due to a sharp rise in coronavirus (Covid-19) cases. A number of pilot test events, in which capacities have been capped at 1,000, have taken place and it was hoped venues would be allowed …

ISLAMABAD: The new domestic cricket model and Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) recent deal with PTV are game changers for country’s cricket and will help produce world’s best cricketers in the years to come. This was stated by Chief Executive PCB Wasim Khan. during his conversation with Dawn here in Islamabad. Wasim spoke about domestic and international cricket, particularly about expected tours of the world’s four best …

ROME: Italian prosecutors said on Tuesday they had evidence that the language exam taken by Barcelona’s Uruguay striker Luis Suarez to obtain Italian citizenship ahead of a possible move to Juventus was rigged. Suarez, whose wife is of Italian descent, passed the exam last Thursday at the University for Foreigners in Perugia. It cleared the way for a fast-track citizenship …

ROME: Novak Djokovic picked up where he left off before his US Open default two weeks ago, winning a fifth Italian Open title on Monday, days before the start of Roland Garros. The world number one lifted a record 36th Masters crown, one more than great rival Rafael Nadal, after beating Diego Schwartzman 7-5, 6-3 in the final at the …