Wednesday, March 18th, 2020
Over 200,000 people infected by coronavirus worldwide
More than 200,000 people worldwide have been infected by the novel coronavirus, according to a statistics website that compiles new case numbers. The global number of the total confirmed coronavirus cases hit 200,100, according to Worldometer data. The death toll has risen to 8,010 across the world, including 3,237 in China, where the virus outbreak first emerged from the city of Wuhan in last December. Outside of China, the virus has killed many others, including 2,503 in Italy, 988 in Iran, 533 in Spain, 116 in the U.S. and 84Read More
Pakistan’s first coronavirus death reported in GB
The deceased was a resident of Bunar in Diamer district, according to Faizullah Faraq, the spokesperson of the Gilgit-Baltistan government. He was over 90 years old, confirmed GB Health Secretary Rashid Ahmed. Ahmed said the patient was first bought to DHQ Gilgit where he tested positive for the virus. He was then shifted to Combined Military Hospital Gilgit where he passed away. Many news outlets had reported a death in Punjab’s Lahore on Tuesday but the news was dismissed by the Punjab chief minister. Gilgit-Baltistan reported 10 more cases ofRead More
First Corona Virus patient detected in AJK
MIRPUR (AJK): Mar 18 (DNA):The first case of coronavirus has been detected in Azad Jammu Kashmir as National Institute of Health Islamabad tested one person positive for the disease out of nine suspected cases, the authorities said on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference , Mirpur Deputy Commissioner Raja Tahir Imtiaz and District Health Officer Dr. Fida Hussain here on Wednesday said that laboratory tests detected virus symptoms in a 45 year-old male patient. He belonged to Sudhanoti (Palandri) district of Azad Jammu Kashmir. He had landed from Tuftan (Baluchistan) afterRead More
Turkish Embassy thanks Islamabad Police for marvelous security during visit of Tayyip Erdogan
ISLAMABAD, Mar 18 (DNA):Ambassador of Turkey to Pakistan Mustafa Yurdakul Wednesday thanked Islamabad police for making best security arrangements during recent visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In a letter, the ambassador formally thanked IGP Islamabad, Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar for the assistance during the recent visit of Turkish President and first lady Emine Erdogan to Islamabad. Several programs were held during this visit and security arrangements at Faisal Masjid, Pakistan National Council of Arts, Pakistan Monument and Turk Embassy Compound were hailed by the Turkish Ambassador. Meanwhile, the IGP Read More
Suspended int’l flight operations from five airports to resume from March 21
ISLAMABAD, March 18 (DNA):The Aviation Division is all set to resume the international flight operations, suspended at Multan, Peshawar, Sialkot, Quetta and Faisalabad, from March 21 after making elaborate coronavirus screening measures there. “The international flight operation will revert to the original airports, except Gwadar and Turbat, on March 21, 2020 at 0001 hours UTC (0501hours PST),” a spokesman for the Aviation Division said in a press release. On March 14, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority had suspended international flight operations from and to Multan, Peshawar, Sialkot, Quetta and FaisalabadRead More
Qureshi starts self-isolation after China’s visit
ISLAMABAD, MAR 18 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday moved into self-isolation as a precaution against Covid-19 soon after his return from China. Qureshi, who accompanied President Dr Arif Alvi during the two-day official visit to Beijing from March 17-18, will remain in isolation at his residence in Islamabad for a required period of time. The foreign minister in a statement said he was advised by health experts to undergo a Coronavirus test after five days. He said he would maintain social-distancing even from his family members andRead More