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Novel Coronavirus claims 34 lives, 634 new cases in Punjab on Thursday

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LAHORE, Feb 11  : The pandemic claimed another 34 precious lives in 24 hours, whereas 634 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Thursday across the  province which turned the death toll to 4,982.

According to the data shared by the spokesperson of Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) ,the number of coronavirus cases in the province reached 162,391.

The P&SHD confirmed that 292 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Lahore,1 in Kasur,2 in Sheikhupura, 2 in Nankana Sahib, 27 in Rawalpindi,1 in Attock, 17 in Jhelum, 5 in Gujranwala,6 in Mandi Bahauddin, 11 in Sialkot,1 in Narowal,38 in Gujrat,40 in Faisalabad,16 in Toba Tek Singh,10 in Jhang, 4 in Chiniot,24 in Sargodha,23 in Khushab, 4 in Mianwali, 10 in Multan,4 in Khanewal,1 in Vehari,2 in Lodharan,7 in Dera Ghazi Khan,1 in Layyah,10 in Muzaffargarh,4 in Bahawalpur,3 in Bahawalnagar,19 in Rahimyar Khan,13 in Okara, 11 in Pakpattan and 25 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Sahiwal district during the last 24 hours till filing of this news.

The Punjab health department conducted 3,063,636 tests for COVID-19 so far while 149,987 confirmed cases recovered altogether in the province.

The Punjab health department urged the masses to follow SOPs for their protection and cover their faces with masks.

The people should wash their hands with soap several times in a day to protect themselves from COVID-19.

Contact 1033 immediately on symptoms of coronavirus, the health care department urged the citizens.

GM Marriott Hotel hosts reception to inaugurate Chinese New Year

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ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – In keeping up with the tradition to celebrate the Chinese New Year, the General Manager of the Islamabad Marriott Hotel Mr. Maurizio Romani hosted a pool side reception.

Members of the civil society, diplomats and a number of Chinese nationals attended the reception. Ambassador of People’s Republic of China Nong Rong was the chief guest and cut the cake along with the General Manager.

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Guests attended the reception in large number. Strict Covid protocols were followed throughout the reception.

Guests enjoyed mouth-watering Chinese as well Pakistani cuisines. The General Manager in his brief remarks welcomed the guests and greeted Chinese nation and government on the inauguration of New Year.

(Full Coverage of the event in the March issue of CENTRELINE magazine)

Elderly COVID-19 vaccination registration starts from nest week : Faisal Sultan

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 11  : Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Thursday said that the government would start elderly COVID-19 vaccination, online registration process from next week.

Talking to a Private news channel, he said that towards the end of this month, we will begin the registration program for the elderly next week and invite them to registered themselves through ‘Sehat Tahaffuz’ helpline 1166.

He mention that Pakistan had already received 500,000 doses of the Chinese vaccine, which is being used to inoculate front line healthcare workers in the country.

He said only willing registered health workers would be vaccinated against Covid-19 on priority and till end of March government would complete first phase of Covid-19 vaccination process for frontline workers.

Faisal Sultan said government was under close contact with other international firms manufacturing the Covid-19 vaccine, adding, government vaccination drive aims to get a “cost effective and best result oriented” vaccine that could be administered to people.

The Pakistan is on track to vaccinate 50 to 70 per cent of the population much before the targeted first quarter of 2021, he added.

Replying a Query, he said as part of the vaccination program, health authorities with media campaigns are also encouraging citizens and residents to “choose to vaccinate” in order to beat the deadly pandemic.

He made it clear that two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine should be taken from the same manufacturer to ensure vaccine safety and effectiveness.

He hoped that the vaccine under the Covax management system would also be reaching in country soon.

Foreign Minister’s Virtual Meeting on Economic Diplomacy with Pakistani Envoys in European countries

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Islamabad, 11 Feb 2021 : As part of Government’s economic outreach initiative and in line with Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s focus, the fourth virtual Envoys meeting on Economic Diplomacy was held. The meeting, chaired by the Foreign Minister, focused on Europe. Pakistan’s Mission in Athens, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Minsk, Lisbon, Prague, Sarajevo, Sofia, and Vienna participated in the meeting.

Emphasizing the growing importance of geo-economics in international politics, the Foreign Minister highlighted Economic Diplomacy as a key component of modern diplomatic practice. He stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Missions abroad were at the forefront of safeguarding and advancing Pakistan’s economic interests. They played an important role in initiatives like the Prime Minister’s Global Initiative on Debt Relief for Developing Countries, Prime Minister’s Economic Outreach Initiative (EOI), and the Roshan Digital Account.

The Foreign Minister encouraged Envoys to cultivate and broaden mutually beneficial trade and economic partnerships with European countries, focusing on key goals of trade promotion, financial inflows, investments, remittances, tourism and technology transfer.

Underscoring the importance of consolidating and expanding Pakistan’s economic outreach with Europe, Foreign Minister Qureshi noted that the GSP Plus Scheme had played a vital role in doubling Pakistan’s trade with the EU countries in the last eight years.  He stressed the need to diversify exports to the EU countries to fully utilizing the benefits under the GSP Plus status.

The Foreign Minister appreciated the increased inflow of investment from Europe to Pakistan and asked the Missions to proactively engage the relevant European Ministries, agencies, corporations and investors to showcase the investment potential in the country. Highlighting the government’s continued efforts to attract foreign direct investment, the Foreign Minister observed that in the last two years Pakistan had climbed 39 positions in the Ease of Doing Business ranking.

Foreign Minister Qureshi also instructed the Envoys to identify and address bottlenecks and hurdles that hinder expansion of economic relations between the two sides.

During the virtual meeting, the Pakistani Envoys apprised the Foreign Minister of their activities and programmes in economic and commercial domains. They briefed the Foreign Minister about measures to strengthen existing linkages and forging new ones for enhanced economic collaboration with Europe.

In keeping with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision, Foreign Minister Qureshi has consistently underscored to promote economic diplomacy and enhance Pakistan economic engagements. Regular virtual meetings and interactions on Economic Diplomacy with Pakistani Envoys in key capitals are part of these efforts.

Nawaz, Fazl discuss long march, Senate elections

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ISLAMABAD : Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday discussed the country’s political situation including long march with the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

In a telephonic conversation, the country’s overall political situation, preparations about the long march announced by the PDM and upcoming Senate polls came under discussion.

It is to be noted that the opposition parties united under the banner of PDM will contest the upcoming Senate elections jointly.
The parties will not field candidates against each other.

Earlier in the day, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued the schedule for the Senate elections in the four provinces.

According to the top electoral body, the polling to elect legislators for the upper house of the parliament will be held on March 3.

48 lawmakers of the Senate will retire on March 3.

As per the schedule released by the ECP, public notice inviting nomination papers will be issued by the Returning Officers on February 11. The ECP will accept submission of the nomination papers on February 12 and 13.

Scientists detect water vapour emanating from Mars

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London, Feb 10 : Researchers said Wednesday they had observed water vapour escaping high up in the thin atmosphere of Mars, offering tantalising new clues as to whether the Red Planet could have once hosted life.

The traces of ancient valleys and river channels suggest liquid water once flowed across the surface of Mars. Today, the water is mostly locked up in the planet’s ice caps or buried underground.

But some of it is vaporising, in the form of hydrogen leaking from the atmosphere, according to the new research co-authored in the journal Science Advances by two scientists at Britain’s Open University.

They detected the vapour by analysing light passing through the Martian atmosphere using an instrument called the Nadir and Occultation for Mars Discovery.

The device is travelling aboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and Russia’s Roscosmos.

“This fantastic instrument is giving us a never-before-seen view of water isotopes in the atmosphere of Mars as a function of both time and location,” Manish Patel, senior lecturer in planetary sciences at the Open University, said.

“Measuring water isotopes is a crucial element of understanding how Mars as a planet has lost its water over time, and therefore how the habitability of the planet has changed throughout its history,” he said.

It has been a busy week for Martian research.

On Wednesday, the Chinese Tianwen-1 probe entered the planet’s orbit after launching from southern China last July, in the latest advance for Beijing’s ambitious space programme.

The day before, the United Arab Emirates’ “Hope” probe also successfully entered Mars’ orbit, making history as the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission.

All possible measures to be taken to address issues of govt employees:Shibli

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 10  : Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Senator Shibli Faraz on Wednesday said that all possible measures would be taken to address genuine issues of government employees. An official team was engaged in resolving the genuine demands of employees, he stated while talking to a private television channel.

 “We will support the government employees and find solution of their problems, “ he said. Commenting on Senate elections, he said Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), government wanted to conduct upcoming elections with open balloting to close doors of horse trading. Open balloting system, he said would strengthen national institutions and democracy. Expressing dismay over the politics of horse trading, he said Nawaz Sharif had introduced the policy of buy and selling of votes in the elections. The minister further stated that Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan Peoples Party after observing the trend of politics, promoted horse trading to win the elections. Giving an example of horse trading, he said Pakistan Peoples Party was involved in buying and selling of votes from candidates of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhawa.In reply to a question, the minister said that Opposition parties particularly PPP and Pakistan Muslim League-N, had mentioned in charter of democracy (CoD), about open balloting. Senator Shibli Faraz said it was strange that Opposition was not supporting the bill tabled by ruling party for holding Senate elections with show of hands. He categorically stated that PTI government would take all possible steps to abolish the politics of horse trading so that transparent elections could be made in a befitting manner.

Mexico approves Chinese Covid vaccines CanSino and CoronaVac

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Mexico City, Feb 11  : Mexican regulators gave emergency approval Wednesday to the Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines CanSino Biologics and CoronaVac.

The approval was announced by deputy health minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell as Mexico struggles to manage the pandemic.

“I have given the authorization for emergency use of both vaccines,” Lopez-Gatell, who serves as the spokesman for the government’s pandemic coordination, said during a press conference.

In addition to CanSino and Sinovac’s CoronaVac, Mexico has authorized three other Covid-19 vaccines: those from Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Russia’s Sputnik V.

In late December, Mexico became the first Latin American country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, followed by Chile and Costa Rica.

So far, only the American-German Pfizer/BioNTech jab has been administered, with health care workers across Mexico and teachers in the southern part of the country having received the jab.

The first shipment of the active ingredient in the British-Swedish AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Mexico in January, and it is expected to be ready for local use and shipment throughout Latin America by March.

Mexico has officially registered around 170,000 deaths from Covid-19 — the world’s third highest toll — and nearly two million known cases.

No-frills Rublev sweeps into Open third round

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Melbourne, Feb 11  : Andrey Rublev moved a step closer to a potential Australian Open quarter-final against fellow in-form Russian Daniil Medvedev with a straight-sets round two victory Thursday.

The focused seventh seed has been in impressive form and battled past Brazilian left-hander Thiago Monteiro 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (10/8) in workmanlike fashion.

He will next play either veteran Spaniard Feliciano Lopez — in his 76th career Grand Slam — or Italian 31st seed Lorenzo Sonego.

“It was a physical match and I’m really happy that I could win in straight sets,” said Rublev. “I’m feeling pretty good. I thankfully haven’t played long matches yet so fully charged for the next round.”

Rublev reached two Slam quarter-finals last year at the US Open and Roland Garros in a breakthrough season that saw him win five ATP Tour titles, more than any other player.

He was also joint top of the list for most matches won, on 41 alongside world number one Novak Djokovic, and has started 2021 on a six-match streak after helping Russia win the ATP Cup.

Rublev, a former junior world number one, broke Monteiro in the third game of the opening set with a baseline winner and again in the eighth game of the second when the Brazilian sent a forehand wide.

The 23-year-old was pushed harder in the third set, with his frustrations evident when he missed an easy volley at 4-4.

His focus briefly wavered with Monteiro working three set points only for Rublev to save them all in holding serve for 5-5.

It went to a tiebreaker and they went point-for-point before Rublev finally got over the line on his third match point.

Facebook to follow audio social network Clubhouse: report

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 14, 2020 silhouettes are seen in front of the logo of US social media Facebook in Brussels. - More than 100 American business leaders sent a letter to top Congressional lawmakers on August 3, 2020 urging them to lay aside partisan bickering and approve emergency aid for small businesses suffering during the coronavirus pandemic. Leaders of companies like Walmart, Facebook, Google-parent Alphabet and Starbucks warned of a "catastrophic" impact on the economy and employment if federal aid is withheld from companies dealing with the devastating impact of the COVID-19 shutdowns. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)

San Francisco, Feb 11  : Facebook is looking to carve out its own spot on the audio social networking scene that has seen invitation-only startup Clubhouse rocket to popularity, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.

Executives at Facebook have ordered employees to create a version of Clubhouse, an app which lets users drop into virtual “rooms” to voice-chat about any topic, the New York Times said, citing unnamed people familiar with the situation.

Clubhouse has attracted an array of big names, from celebrities to Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg himself, who stopped in on the app recently to talk about augmented and virtual realities.

Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday that he agreed to “do Clubhouse with @kanyewest,” causing an instant stir in rooms at the social network.

Clubhouse exploded in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic when people could not get together in person — but now the once-niche platform has far higher goals.

Launched less than a year ago, Clubhouse — which recently encountered censorship trouble in China — is looking to establish itself as the standard-bearer for digital audio.

The concept is simple: once you’re invited to join, you can start or listen to conversations in digital “rooms,” ranging from a major talk by someone famous to a chat within a small group.

No posts, no photos, no videos — just audio.

The app is available only on Apple devices for now.

The New York Times quoted a Facebook spokeswoman as saying the internet firm has “been connecting people through audio and video technologies for many years and (is) always exploring new ways to improve that experience for people.”

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