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Coronavirus: Australians download COVIDSafe contact tracing app

Canberra, APR 27  – More than a million Australians have downloaded a coronavirus contact tracing app within hours of it being released by the government. The COVIDSafe smartphone app uses a Bluetooth wireless signal to exchange a “digital handshake” with another user when they come within 1.5m (4.9ft). The app then logs this contact and encrypts it. Users will be notified if they have had more than 15 minutes of close contact with another user who tests positive. Australia has recorded 6,694 confirmed coronavirus cases and 80 deaths from the virus,Read More


Coronavirus: New Zealand claims no community cases as lockdown eases

Wellington , APR 27 –   New Zealand says it has stopped community transmission of Covid-19, effectively eliminating the virus. With new cases in single figures for several days – one on Sunday – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the virus was “currently” eliminated. But officials have warned against complacency, saying it does not mean a total end to new coronavirus cases. The news comes hours before New Zealand is set to move out of its toughest level of social restrictions. From Tuesday, some non-essential business, healthcare and education activity will beRead More


NAB fails to submit Anwar Majeed’s medical reports in court

ISLAMABAD, APR 27 – The Islamabad High Court expressed its anger at NAB over its failure to submit Omni Group head Anwar Majeed’s medical reports on Monday. Justice Aamer Farooq said that the instructions were given on March 31 yet the reports haven’t been submitted. “NAB just has to submit his reports, you don’t have to check him yourself,” he remarked. The court was hearing a plea asking for an extension in Majeed’s bail. The investigating officer told the court that the reports are in Karachi and they haven’t beenRead More


Muzaffargarh man dies by suicide after family starves during lockdown

MUZAFFARGARH, APR 27  –  A man in Muzaffargarh died by suicide on Monday after he and his family starved for days due to the country-wide lockdown, according to the police. The deceased worked at a laboratory in Kot Addu. The facility was closed once the lockdown was imposed due to the coronavirus and the man lost his job. The family reportedly did not get any rations from any NGO or the government’s relief schemes. The police have moved the body to a hospital for a post-mortem examination, but the deceased’sRead More


Govt to pay small businesses’ electricity bills for three months

ISLAMABAD, APR 27 –  The federal government is going to pay the electricity bills for small businesses across the country for the months of May, June and July. Federal Minister of Industries and Production Hammad Azhar announced this and a package for labourers laid off during the coronavirus lockdown during a Monday afternoon press conference. He was speaking after the ECC meeting. He said Rs75 billion has been allocated for the package. Under this scheme, Rs12,000 per family is being given to another four million to six million people whoRead More


Turkmenistan flouts social distancing

ASHGABAT, APR 27 (DNA) – Turkmenistan flouted social distancing conventions introduced across the world in the face of the coronavirus pandemic with spectators packing a hippodrome for festivities honouring its national horse. Footage broadcast by state television late on Sunday showed strongman President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov presiding over races to mark Turkmen Horse Day, an important date in the Turkmen calendar. While Berdymukhamedov, known as Turkmenistan’s Arkadag, or “Protector”, watched proceedings from a sealed box, ordinary spectators filled out the stadium and waved Turkmen flags. Gas-rich Turkmenistan is one of theRead More