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Pakistan reports 640 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, tally jumps to 305,671

Pakistan's number coronavirus cases reached 305,671 on Sunday after 640 new cases were detected in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said. One patient died during the period, taking the number of COVID-19 fatalities to 6,416. A total of 292,303 people have recovered from the infection and at least 562 are in critical condition, the Ministry of National Health Services said. Sindh reported a total 133,626 cases, Punjab 98,368, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 37,317, Islamabad 16,126, Balochistan 14,269, Gilgit-Baltistan 3,450 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir 2,517 cases. The authorities have so far conducted 3,160,924 tests, including 34,544 in the last 24 hours, it said.

TCS sets up 11 Covid-19 isolation centres for staff, their dependents

All the centres will have 24/7 medical cover, along with daily monitoring by trained professionals. The patients can even connect with a counsellor virtually during their treatment

India's single-day recoveries surpass new cases as 94,612 people recuperate

The death toll climbed to 86,752 with the virus claiming 1,133 lives in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed

Covid tally rises to 1,56,922 in Maharashtra's Thane, death toll at 4,116

The death toll in the district rose to 4,116 with the addition of 34 fatalities on Saturday, he said

Himachal Pradesh: Covid-19 Unlock 4.0 attracts a sea of people to Shimla

People were strolling on the streets of famous Mall Road in Shimla while abiding by the social distancing norm and wearing masks

Aus looking at easing restriction as cases fall; travel up in Japan

Australia's second-largest city, Melbourne, has moved close to easing severe lockdown restrictions after recording only 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. It was the second day in a row new infections fell below 30, after 21 were reported on Saturday, the lowest daily number since June 19. There were also five deaths recorded Sunday. Melbourne's lockdown restrictions are due to be eased next weekend when child care centers will be allowed to reopen and gatherings of up to five people from two different households will be permitted. But that depends on the rolling 14-day average of new cases being below 50. With the lower numbers this weekend, the rolling average is now 36.2. Victoria state Health Minister Jenny Mikakos praised residents for adhering to lockdown rules. The huge sacrifices made by Victorians are saving many lives, Mikakos said. The new cases keep trending down with your efforts. Thank you to all Victorians. You are amazing. We can do this, she said. Meanwhile, Austr

With 4071 new infections Covid cases top 242,000 in Delhi, death toll at 38

In the last 24 hours, 61,973 RT-PCR and antigen tests were conducted in Delhi, officials said on Saturday

Global Covid-19 cases top 30.6 mn, death toll at 955,000: Johns Hopkins

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 30.6 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 955,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

CDC forecasts up to 218,000 Covid-19 deaths in America by October 10

The new forecast predicted that 3,000-7,100 new Covid-19 deaths will likely be reported during the week ending October 10

South Korea's daily coronavirus cases fall below 100 in over a month

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Sunday said the newly counted 82 cases took the country''s total to 22,975 with 383 deaths

UK: Boris Johnson considering new restrictions amid second Covid-19 wave

Widespread growth of the virus has been recorded across the country, with cases doubling every seven to eight days

Oxford vaccine: Phase-3 trial to begin in Pune next week, volunteers enrol

Under phase-II, trials were conducted at Bharti Vidyapeeth Medical College and also KEM Hospital in the city

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Lockdown curbs are returning across globe

Kenya Airways CEO seeks $500 mn from state, Traders to don VR headsets in home offices, Madrid imposes curbs on 850,000, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

At 4.2 mn, India has most number of patients to recover from Covid-19

The national recovery rate has increased to nearly 80 per cent even though the country's total cases exceeded 5.3 million

India overtakes USA to record highest number of coronavirus recoveries

India has overtaken the United States to register the highest number of Covid-19 recoveries in the world, informed Union Health Ministry on Saturday

Covid-19 Factoid: India accounts for most number of recoveries in the world

Second time in 26 days since August 25 that the country's daily recoveries were more than new cases added.

Global coronavirus update: Cases top 30.3 million, says Johns Hopkins

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 30.3 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 950,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Expect to have enough Covid vaccines for every American by Apr 2021: Trump

US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that his administration expects to have enough doses of coronavirus vaccines for every American citizen by April 2021

Moderna and Pfizer reveal secret blueprints for virus vaccine trials

The companies, Moderna and Pfizer, revealed details about how participants are being selected and monitored

US health promoters deepen efforts to test Covid vaccines in diverse groups

Many thousands of volunteers from minority groups are needed for huge clinical trials underway or about to begin