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The total number of cases has risen to 1,525,466 and the death toll is 30,361.
Published 03 Apr, 2022 10:30am
The total number has risen to 1,486,113 and the recovery rate is 97.4 per cent.
Published 03 Apr, 2022 10:26am
The country has also scrapped a lengthy health questionnaire.
Published 03 Apr, 2022 07:02am
Official figures show that around one in 13 people were infected in the past week, hospitalisations and deaths rates are rising.
Published 02 Apr, 2022 07:46pm
Published 02 Apr, 2022 03:49pm
The total number of cases has risen to 1,525,181 and the death toll is 30,360.
Published 02 Apr, 2022 11:38am
The total has risen to 1,485,996 and the recovery rate is 97.4 per cent.
Published 02 Apr, 2022 11:32am
Health authority says 2,086 of the new cases were local infections, compared with 1,787 a day earlier.
Published 02 Apr, 2022 09:07am
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Published 02 Apr, 2022 07:05am
Some 4.9 million people are estimated to have had Covid in week ending March 2, 600,000 more than previous week.
Published 01 Apr, 2022 07:54pm
Fresh official guidance indicates that many will now be required to stay home as long as it takes to control the outbreak.
Published 01 Apr, 2022 12:35pm
The total number of cases has risen to 1,524,973 and the death toll is 30,359.
Published 01 Apr, 2022 10:37am
The total has risen to 1,485,924 and the recovery rate is 97.4 per cent.
Published 01 Apr, 2022 10:33am
Studies highlight importance of getting jabbed for those who have natural immunity after recovering from the disease.
Published 01 Apr, 2022 07:18am
Tests will remain free for staff in high-risk settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and prisons.
Published 31 Mar, 2022 09:35pm
Its daily tally of infections has eased for the first time in about two weeks, authorities say.
Published 31 Mar, 2022 05:18pm
The total has risen to 1,524,793 and the death toll is 30,355.
Published 31 Mar, 2022 10:29am
The total has risen to 1,485,735 and the recovery rate is 97.4 per cent.
Published 31 Mar, 2022 10:24am
Asad Umar, who led the country's Covid-19 response, says the baton is now being passed on to the health ministry.
Published 31 Mar, 2022 10:07am
Deaths are estimated to be higher than officially reported, with researchers saying they could be triple the reported figures.
Published 31 Mar, 2022 07:06am
Around 10m new Covid-19 infections and more than 45,000 deaths were reported worldwide over the past week, says WHO report.
Published 30 Mar, 2022 04:51pm
The region is reporting over one million new Covid-19 cases about every two days.
Published 30 Mar, 2022 12:57pm
The total number of cases has risen to 1,524,549 and the death toll is 30,349.
Published 30 Mar, 2022 10:09am
The total has risen to 1,485,609 and the recovery rate is 97.4 per cent.
Published 30 Mar, 2022 10:05am
Residents in the eastern part of the city have been locked down since Monday.
Published 30 Mar, 2022 07:13am
Decision taken as authorities warn of a possible new wave driven by BA.2, a sub-variant of Omicron.
Published 29 Mar, 2022 10:02pm
“September could be the target month,” he says.
Published 29 Mar, 2022 04:58pm
China reported 6,886 Covid cases on Tuesday of which more than 4,400 were detected in Shanghai.
Published 29 Mar, 2022 11:47am
The total number of cases has risen to 1,524,355 and the death toll is 30,347.
Published 29 Mar, 2022 10:35am
The total has risen to 1,485,473 and the recovery rate is 97.4 per cent.
Published 29 Mar, 2022 10:31am
