The positivity rate rose to 11.28 per cent during the week ending on April 4 compared to 9.69pc between March 22 and March 28. AFP
ISLAMABAD: While 714 more people were found infected in the federal capital, the positivity rate rose to 11.28 per cent during the week ending on April 4 compared to 9.69pc between March 22 and March 28.
District Health Officer Dr Zeem Zia said there has been a continuous increase in the weekly positivity rate for the last 10 weeks.
According to a graph, in the first week of February the positivity rate was just 1.57pc but then it gradually started increasing and reached 4.1pc in the first week of March. In the second week of the month, it was 5.03pc and the following week it jumped to 8.71pc. Last week, it further increased to 11.28pc.
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2021 Xposure Awards: Dutch photographer Hossein Fardinfard wins best photograph
More than 33,000 submissions from 125 countries were in the race for this year’s awards
Wong Choon Keat s The Dancing Mangroves 2 was the runner-up in the landscape category. Courtesy Wong Choon Keat
Fatima Qader s In Red won second place in the architecture category. Courtesy Fatima Qader
Joel Josy won second place in the junior category. Courtesy Joel Josy
Abdullah Alraese s The Dusk of Happiness City won first place in the junior category. Courtesy Abdullah Alraese
Riyad Hamzi was the runner-up in the macro category. Courtesy Riyad Hamzi
Anna Wacker s Box of Crayons won first place in the architecture category. Courtesy Anna Wacker
14 Feb 2021 Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmed Al Qasimi and Tariq Saeed Allay honour photographer Giles Duley at the Xposure closing ceremony.
Imran Mojib,
Special Correspondent
The fifth edition of Xposure International Photography Festival concluded in Sharjah with a tribute to the practitioners of the art for their dedication to telling stories that must be told. Organised by the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB), Xposure 2021 also highlighted the important role the festival plays in exploring and developing talent, and in finding real opportunities for them to enter the world of photography.
As the curtain fell on the first truly international photography festival to go live after the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown in 2020, photographers as well as enthusiasts were overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the programmes Xposure offered. The masterfully curated exhibitions featuring stunning images, professional photography workshops and riveting talks by the 51 atte