Here are the stories, updates and developments we are following Tuesday, January 25, 2022: Pakistan’s active number of Covid-19 cases has increased by seven times in less than a month. In the last 24 hours, as many as 6,357 coronavirus cases were reported nationwide. Consequently, the positivity rate has climbed to 12.81%. During the 5th wave, Karachi has become a Covid hub with a positivity rate of 40.68%. Read more: At least 10 days of isolation required for Omicron Health experts fear Pakistan might experience its peak in the first or second week of February. More foreign cricketers arrived in Karachi Monday to be a part of the seventh edition of the Pakistan Supe.
LONDON: Britain refused to rule out curbs on gatherings on Monday, a day after the Netherlands imposed a fourth lockdown prompted by the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus and as other European countries considered putting a squeeze on Christmas.Omicron infections are multiplying rapidly across Europe and the United States, doubling every two.