Sindh steps up curbs as Covid cases surge
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April 27, 2021
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: The Sindh government on Monday announced partial lockdown in the province in the wake of increasing coronavirus cases, as Pakistan reported 70 deaths and 4,825 infections during the past 24 hours.
Sindh government’s spokesperson Murtaza Wahab took to Twitter, saying all the government offices shall operate with an essential staff of 20 per cent only. “All schools, colleges and universities shall also remain closed due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases,” he said, adding intercity public transport will be closed from 29th April in the province.
According to the latest figures of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 70 people lost their lives to coronavirus during the past 24 hours taking the nationwide tally of fatalities to 17,187, while 4,825 people tested positive for Covid-19 surging the number of positive cases to 800,452.
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April 26, 2021
Berlin: Germany plans to ease some of the current coronavirus restrictions for people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19, according to a draft text drawn up by the government and seen by AFP at the weekend.
The proposal is to be discussed at a meeting on Monday by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government and the powerful regional state premiers. According to the draft text, it was a question not of awarding people with proven immunity any special privileges, but of lifting curbs on their basic rights that are no longer justified .
The debate comes as Germany is struggling to tame a third wave of coronavirus infections, and just 22 percent of Germans have had their first of two Covid-19 jabs. Under the proposed relaxations, people who are fully vaccinated would no longer have to show a recent negative coronavirus test to enter certain shops, get a haircut or attend certain events.
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He started swimming in 2001 and it gave him the opportunity to travel the world while doing what he loved, but after 12 years of being a professional swimmer, he decided to come back home to Kabokweni to pursue his childhood passion, farming. He now has a piece of land that he rents in the small township , where he farms a variety of fruit and vegetables.
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Health Department wanted tougher restrictions to contain the pandemic
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Reckless action: A policeman warning a driver for violating COVID-19 norms in Chennai on Monday.
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Health Department wanted tougher restrictions to contain the pandemic
The State government may not be inclined to impose, for the time being, stronger measures than what has been done to contain the spread of COVID-19, although the Health Department favoured severe restrictions.
The government order restraining functioning of cinemas, auditoriums, gyms, bars, recreation clubs, big-format shops, shopping complexes and malls came into effect on Monday. E-registration has been mandatory for those entering the State with the exception of those arriving from Puducherry.