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2,785 more contract coronavirus in a day, tally rises to 71,068 • Minister asks officials to plan strategy for further easing restrictions ISLAMABAD: As over 54,000 people contracted the novel coronavirus and more than 1,100 patients died in Pakistan during the month of May, the percentage of tests with positive result has also increased tremendously. The tally of countrywide cases surged …

LAHORE: The health department has traced 1,500 “hidden confirmed cases” of Covid-19 patients who were in close contact with the Pakistani citizens returning from abroad. Most of these cases were traced in the provincial capital, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Multan, besides a few from Faisalabad. The teams working under the Central Contact Tracing (CCT) unit of the primary and secondary …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After already laying off thousands elsewhere over the last several weeks, as well as issuing furloughs locally, Houston-based Halliburton said it is letting go about 1,000 workers at its corporate headquarters. On Wednesday, the company confirmed to ABC13 it is issuing the layoffs “because of the unforeseeable, dramatic business downturn caused by the Coronavirus and unprecedented …

NEW YORK: A hospital ship arrived in New York on Monday as America’s coronavirus epicentre prepares for the peak of the pandemic, with emergency restrictions extended amid grim warnings about the death toll. The navy’s USNS Comfort, which has space for 1,000 beds and a dozen operating rooms, docked in a Manhattan pier after departing Virginia on Saturday. Its arrival …

QUETTA: The Balochistan government has sent 1,652 people, who had returned from Iran, to their respective provinces after their stay in quarantine for 14 days at Taftan, officials of the provincial home department said on Wednesday. The immigration officials returned passports and other travel documents to them. “The convoys of pilgrims, students and other people left Taftan in 50 buses …

ISLAMABAD: More than 1,400 trucks loaded with goods are stranded at the Taftan border crossing after Pakistan temporarily closed its border with Iran over concerns of coronavirus, Dawn has learnt from knowledgeable sources. Pakistan closed its border with Iran on Feb 23 amid rising number of coronavirus cases and associated deaths. Balochistan, which shares 959km border with Iran, has already …

LAHORE: As many as 1,724 Sikh pilgrims from India arrived here on Tuesday by crossing Wagah border to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak Ji scheduled to be held on Nov 12 in Nankana Sahib. Since more pilgrims are expected on Nov 6 (today), those who arrived here on Tuesday reached Nankana Sahib. The pilgrims would also …