Sunday, April 26th, 2020
ICC planning to stage T20 World Cup per schedule
DUBAI, APR 26 – The T20 World Cup in Australia is still scheduled to be played according to the original schedule as the International Cricket Council (ICC) has not reached a decision to delay the tournament, Cricket Australia has reported. Australia are to host the mega event in October whereas the Women’s World Cup is to be played in New Zealand next year. However, uncertainty looms over the tournaments with cricketing activities being postponed or called off due to the coronavirus pandemic. Multiple countries have enforced travel restrictions as partRead More
Former Indian cricketer picks Babar Azam in top five batsmen list
NEW DELHI, APR 26 – Former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer has picked Pakistan’s Babar Azam as one of the top five batsmen at the moment. Jaffer, who played as a top order batsman, selected Pakistan’s T20I captain in the list along with Steve Smith (Australia), Virat Kohli (India), Kane Williamson (New Zealand) and Joe Root (England). Earlier, former India batsman Aakash Chopra said that Babar’s performances equaled those of his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli. “Babar stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Kohli (in terms of performances). [How can he] be left out fromRead More
Hyderabad residents can now register for ration distribution via SMS
HYDERABAD, APR 26 – The Hyderabad district administration has set up a system allowing people to get themselves registered for rations via SMS. They have to send an SMS with the word ‘Ration’ and their CNIC number and send it to 88434. They will then get a token via mobile which will allow them to receive the rations. The district administration has developed an app to help manage this system. It has a data bank of over 9,000 names and the app tells them whether the person who has registeredRead More
Coronavirus recovery might not protect you from reinfection, warns WHO
GENEVA, APR 26 – The global death toll in the novel coronavirus pandemic soared past the grim 200,000 milestone on Sunday, as the World Health Organization warned against “immunity passports” for recovered patients, seen as a possible tool for countries preparing to re-open their economies. The WHO opposes such “passports” because recovery from the virus might not protect a person from reinfection. “There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from #COVID19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection,” the UN health body said in aRead More
Coronavirus: The different approaches to lockdowns in Africa
African countries have fewer coronavirus cases than much of the world, but weaker healthcare systems do put the continent at risk. Lockdown measures can help prevent the virus spreading, yet governments have taken very different approaches to imposing restrictions on their populations. Are any countries lifting restrictions? Some, like Ghana, are now easing these measures, concerned about their impact on the poor and because they’ve taken other steps against the virus. Ghana did place lockdown restrictions on its major cities – which it has now largely lifted. But a banRead More
Coronavirus: New York to allow tests in pharmacies
WASHINGTON, APR 26 – The US state of New York, the epicentre of the country’s Covid-19 outbreak, will allow pharmacies to carry out tests for the virus, the governor says. Andrew Cuomo said some 5,000 pharmacies would be able to carry out testing, with the aim to provide 40,000 per day. The US has more than 938,000 confirmed cases. Almost a third of the 53,751 deaths happened in New York City alone. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump did not hold his daily briefing, saying it was not worth his “time orRead More