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ANKARA, Oct 23 (AA/APP): The Philippines released nearly 82,000 prisoners since mid-March to decongest the overcrowded jails in the country amid the COVID19 pandemic, the country’s top judge revealed on Friday. Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta said in a virtual news conference that 81,888 inmates were released from March 17 to Oct. 16, daily Phil Star reported. Read More…
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JAKARTA, Oct 21 (Xinhua/APP): The COVID19 cases in Indonesia rose by 4,267 within one day to 373,109, with the death toll adding by 123 to 12,857, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. According to the ministry, 3,856 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 297,509. The virus has spread to all the country's 34 provinces. Read More…
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ISLAMABAD, Oct 21 (APP): The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has introduced effective anti coronavirus (COVID-19) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all international passengers arriving in Pakistan from different countries. The new SOPs would remain in place for inbound international flights till December 31, 2020, under which all passengers are required to register themselves by installing the Pass Track App, according to an official document. Read More…
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Karachi, 21 October 2020: From white-ball cricket in Multan and Rawalpindi under the COVID19 protocols, action moves to Karachi when the red-ball first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy commences on Sunday, 25 October. On Wednesday, the six head coaches announced their squads, which will include all the top performers who will not be involved in the series against Zimbabwe, which kicks off in Rawalpindi on Friday, 30 October. Read More…
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MANILA, Oct 19 (Xinhua/APP): The Philippines' Department of Health on Monday reported 2,638 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in the country to 359,169. The department said 226 more patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 310,303. The death toll climbed to 6,675 after 26 more patients died from the viral disease. The Philippines is still under varying levels of lockdown. Read More…
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Wellington, Oct 17 (AFP/APP): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a landslide victory in New Zealand's general election Saturday, leveraging success in battling COVID19 to gain an unprecedented outright majority and the chance to implement her reform agenda. Voters also cast ballots in two referendums, one on legalising recreational cannabis and the other on legalising euthanasia, although the results will not be known until October 30. Read More…
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Vienna, Oct 17 (AFP/APP): Austria's Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg is self-isolating after testing positive for COVID19, his ministry said Saturday, as the country posted a new daily record for infections. Schallenberg could have contracted the coronavirus during a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday, a foreign ministry spokeswoman told the APA news agency. Read More…
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BEIJING, Oct 15 (Xinhua/APP): A Chinese health expert has stressed isolated wards for treating COVID19 patients and called for regular disinfection of the wards and medical equipment to prevent cross-infection. Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, also advised hospitals against sharing large medical devices between COVID19 cases and other patients. Read More…
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WUHAN, Oct 15 (Xinhua/APP): A special exhibition on the country's fight against the COVID19 epidemic kicked off Thursday in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, a city once ravaged by the novel coronavirus outbreak. Huang Kunming, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and head of Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the opening ceremony. Read More…
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MOSCOW, Oct 15 (Xinhua/APP): Russia has added 13,754 COVID19 cases and 286 deaths on Thursday, following Wednesday's record daily rise, the country's COVID19 response center said in a statement. Russia has tallied 1,354,163 COVID19 cases and a death toll of 23,491. In the capital Moscow, 3,942 new infections were reported, pushing the city's total to 347,946, the centre said. Read More…
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