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  • Pakistan reports 1,196 coronavirus cases, 50 new fatalities within past 24 hrs

    Date: 2021-02-24 18:12:52 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:76 - ID:8816384

    ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 (MENA) - Pakistan reported 1,196 new coronavirus cases and 50 new deaths related to the virus within the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 574,580, Health Ministry said Wednesday. According to ....

  • Covid-19 deaths in UK rise by 442 as another 9,938 cases recorded

    Date: 2021-02-24 17:34:16 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:71 - ID:8816414

    LONDON, Feb 24 (MENA) - Another 442 people have died with coronavirus in the UK, as a further 9,938 cases were recorded in the country, Metro reported. It comes as there was a notable increase in vaccination numbers in the past 24 hours, after a ....

  • Lockdown extension likely, PM tells cabinet

    Date: 2021-02-24 17:18:46 GMT - Greece - World - SN:68 - ID:8816418

    ATHENS, Feb 24 (MENA) - Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has welcomed progress in Greece’s vaccination rate, however adding that the recent surge in coronavirus cases, particularly in the greater Athens region, will most likely mean that ....

  • Poland imposes tougher coronavirus restrictions

    Date: 2021-02-24 16:48:38 GMT - Poland - World - SN:60 - ID:8816369

    WARSAW, Feb 24 (MENA) - Poland will announce tougher coronavirus restrictions, especially in some regions hit particularly hard by the British variant of COVID-19, Poland's Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said. About 12,146 new cases were ....

  • S. Korea imposes ban on jets equipped with PW4000 engines

    Date: 2021-02-24 16:31:07 GMT - south korea - World - SN:57 - ID:8816309

    SEOUL, Feb 24 (MENA) - South Korea said Wednesday it has decided to ban foreign planes equipped with PW4000 engines from passing through its airspace following a recent engine failure incident in the United States, Yonhap reported. The South ....

  • Russia reports over 11,700 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-02-24 10:46:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:8815343

    MOSCOW, Feb 24 (MENA) - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 11,749 in the past day reaching 4,200,902, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Wednesday. For a second day in the row fewer than 12,000 daily coronavirus cases were ....

  • Philippines coronavirus tally rises to over 566,000 cases

    Date: 2021-02-24 09:43:21 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:25 - ID:8815238

    MANILA, Feb 24 (MENA) - The Philippines reported 1,557 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, raising the total to 566,420, according to the Department of Health. The department's case bulletin noted that active cases in the country reached ....

  • Russia registers 11,749 new Covid-19 cases, 383 deaths in past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-02-24 09:39:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:8815237

    MOSCOW, Feb 24 (MENA) - Russia has registered 11,749 new Covid-19 cases and 383 deaths in the past 24 hours, the coronavirus response headquarters said in a statement on Wednesday. "Over the past day, 11,749 Covid-19 cases were confirmed in 85 ....

  • Japan records 275 new covid-19 cases in Tokyo

    Date: 2021-02-24 09:36:07 GMT - Japan - World - SN:23 - ID:8815242

    TOKYO, Feb 24 (MENA) - Tokyo reported 275 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, The Japan Times quoted health officials as having said, a day after the capital logged its lowest daily figure since early November. The new figure brought the number ....

  • Biden to visit Houston Friday after winter storm

    Date: 2021-02-24 09:11:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:8814997

    WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (MENA) - President Joe Biden plans to visit Houston, Texas, on Friday in the wake of extensive winter storm damage in the country. Alhurra TV channel said Wednesday White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that ....

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