Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
Pakistan registers deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic with 136 deaths
LAHORE JUNE 17 (DNA) : Pakistan has confirmed 136 deaths – highest till date – by novel coronavirus in one day as the number of positive cases has surged to 154,760. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 2,975. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 5,839 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours. Province-wise Details Punjab remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic followed by Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Till now 58,239 coronavirus cases have been confirmed inRead More
‘I loved every minute of coaching Pakistan in my three-year tenure’ Arthur
Karachi: Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has once again praised his time of coaching Pakistan in an interview with ESPNCricinfo. The 52-year-old served as the Pakistan team’s head coach from 2016 to 2019. Under his coaching, the team claimed Champions Trophy triumph in 2017 and reached to Number one spot in Test and T20I rankings. “My three years with Pakistan was incredible and I have said this in the past too that you have never coached until you haven’t worked in sub-continent,” Arthur said. “Passion, emotion, one-day up, and one-day down. TheRead More
Ramaphosa to be ‘held responsible’ for virus deaths
South Africa’s opposition figure Julius Malema has said President Cyril Ramaphosa will be held personally responsible for coronavirus-related deaths following his decision to reopen the economy. Mr Malema on Tuesday accused the president of being an “ally of white monopoly capital” in a speech during virtual celebrations of South Africa’s Youth Day. The Economic Freedom Fighters party leader urged South Africans to stay safe and protect their loved ones from the virus. He also supported reinstatement of a countrywide ban on the sale of alcohol. The ban was lifted onRead More
PM Imran directs timely completion of development projects in Karachi
KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed Sindh Governor Imran Ismail to ensure timely completion of the federally funded development projects in Karachi. He issued the directives during a meeting with Sindh Governor Imran Ismail at Governor House, Karachi. During the meeting, both leaders discussed matters pertaining to ongoing development projects in Karachi, economic, overall political and Covdi-19 situation in the province. Earlier, the members of PTI Core Committee Sindh called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Governor House in Karachi on Tuesday. During the meeting, matters related toRead More
China’s COVID-19 inactivated vaccine gets 100 percent positive rate
DNA BEIJING, June 17 : China’s COVID-19 inactivated vaccine gets 100 percent positive conversion rate. The report says, according to the report, all subjects of the coronavirus vaccine researched and developed by China’s Wuhan Institute of Biological Products have developed antibodies, with a 100 percent positive conversion rate. According to China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), the meeting for the blind review and the unblinding of the Phase I and II clinical trial results of COVID-19 inactivated vaccine were held in China’s Beijing and Henan Province synchronously onRead More