Pakistan Stock Exchange crosses 48,000 points mark

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has touched all-time high as the KSE-100 Index crossed the 48,000 points mark at the start of the trading on Tuesday, ARY News reported.

The KSE-100 Index currently being traded at 48,098 points with the addition of 201 points at the start of the business day.

The KSE-100 Index had marked record trading volume in bourse history with Rs137 billion worth of business in the last trading week.

In its weekly report, PSX had said it recorded trade of about 6.18 billion shares with Thursday cropping up to be the biggest trading day in PSX history with 2.2 billion shares traded in a single day.

Read more: Historic PSX week bodes well as market capitalization surpasses Rs8tr

The same week posted a jump in market capitalization by Rs169 billion owing to positive trader sentiment due to a GDP growth forecast of 3.9 per cent and business-friendly budget anticipation encouraging traders to actively trust the market.

With new weekly capitalization recorded at the end of trading week Friday, the market stands at Rs8.131 trillion now.

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Drive to clear encroachments along another Karachi drain begins Tuesday

KARACHI: As part of a drive to clear encroachments along Karachi’s storm water drains ahead of the monsoon season to avoid urban flooding, the civic authorities will launch an anti-encroachment operation along the 7000 road nallah tomorrow.

The anti-encroachment drive has been launched in pursuance of the Supreme Court’s orders calling for removal of all kind of encroachments on the port city’s storm water drains.

The anti-encroachment operation on the 7000 road nallah will be launched on June 2 (tomorrow) at 7am, according to the District Central deputy commissioner. He has written a letter to the Metropolitan Commissioner, KMC to provide necessary machinery/equipment and labour for the operation.

The KMC’s anti-encroachment director will lead the operation. The deputy commissioner has asked the Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, the SSP Central and SSP Anti-Encroachment Force for security personnel to assist the civil authorities in accomplishing the task.

Earlier, a meeting of the Karachi Coordination Committee with Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in the chair was informed that the KMC had suspended the anti-encroachment drive at Mehmoodabad Nullah, Gujjar Nullah and Orangi Nullah after the Sindh High Court’s restraining order.

The meeting discussed removal of illegal encroachment from the city, funding for various initiatives and other concerned issues.

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Kuwait starts issuing work visas to Pakistanis: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said Kuwait has started issuing work visas to Pakistanis after a ten-year-long suspension, ARY News reported. 

In a series of tweets, Fawad Chaudhry said, Pakistan’s recovery from the coronavirus has stunned the world. The positivity rate across the country has dropped down to below 4 per cent expect Karachi.

بجٹ میں تنخواہ دار طبقے کو بڑا ریلیف ملے گا، ہمارے ہاں مہنگائ میں اضافہ تو ہوا ہے لیکن قوت خرید میں اضافہ بھی اسی شرح سے ہو رہا ہے جو خوش آئند ہے، امید ہےاگلےدو سالوں میں عمران خان کی قیادت میں ملک منزل کے قریب ہو گا۔

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) June 1, 2021

“Salaried class to get big relief in the upcoming budget,” he added in his tweet and vowed that Pakistan will continue to prosper in the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan in the upcoming two years.

Read more: Kuwait allows visas for Pakistan after decade-long ban

The decision to restore Kuwaiti visas for Pakistanis after about a decade-long suspension had been taken during a meeting between Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah and Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed.

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Drive to clear encroachments along another Karachi drain begins Tuesday

KARACHI: As part of a drive to clear encroachments along Karachi’s storm water drains ahead of the monsoon season to avoid urban flooding, the civic authorities will launch an anti-encroachment operation along the 7000 road nallah tomorrow.

The anti-encroachment drive has been launched in pursuance of the Supreme Court’s orders calling for removal of all kind of encroachments on the port city’s storm water drains.

The anti-encroachment operation on the 7000 road nallah will be launched on June 2 (tomorrow) at 7am, according to the District Central deputy commissioner. He has written a letter to the Metropolitan Commissioner, KMC to provide necessary machinery/equipment and labour for the operation.

The KMC’s anti-encroachment director will lead the operation. The deputy commissioner has asked the Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, the SSP Central and SSP Anti-Encroachment Force for security personnel to assist the civil authorities in accomplishing the task.

Earlier, a meeting of the Karachi Coordination Committee with Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in the chair was informed that the KMC had suspended the anti-encroachment drive at Mehmoodabad Nullah, Gujjar Nullah and Orangi Nullah after the Sindh High Court’s restraining order.

The meeting discussed removal of illegal encroachment from the city, funding for various initiatives and other concerned issues.

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Kuwait starts issuing work visas to Pakistanis: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said Kuwait has started issuing work visas to Pakistanis after a ten-year-long suspension, ARY News reported. 

In a series of tweets, Fawad Chaudhry said, Pakistan’s recovery from the coronavirus has stunned the world. The positivity rate across the country has dropped down to below 4 per cent expect Karachi.

بجٹ میں تنخواہ دار طبقے کو بڑا ریلیف ملے گا، ہمارے ہاں مہنگائ میں اضافہ تو ہوا ہے لیکن قوت خرید میں اضافہ بھی اسی شرح سے ہو رہا ہے جو خوش آئند ہے، امید ہےاگلےدو سالوں میں عمران خان کی قیادت میں ملک منزل کے قریب ہو گا۔

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) June 1, 2021

“Salaried class to get big relief in the upcoming budget,” he added in his tweet and vowed that Pakistan will continue to prosper in the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan in the upcoming two years.

Read more: Kuwait allows visas for Pakistan after decade-long ban

The decision to restore Kuwaiti visas for Pakistanis after about a decade-long suspension had been taken during a meeting between Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah and Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed.

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Oman allows expats to convert visit visas to work permit

MUSCAT: Expatriates coming to Oman on visit visas can now convert them into work permits, according to a newly amended Foreigners’ Residence Law issued by the Inspector-General of Police and Customs.

The newly amended law will enable many who come to Oman on family joining visas or visit visas, to change it to a work visa without the hassle of exiting the country.

Media reports said the decision issued by Lieutenant General Hassan bin Mohsin Al Shraiqi is also applicable to those on family-joining visas, and student visas.

As per the announcement of the amended law, the visas that can be converted include visit visas issued to residents of GCC countries, visit visas issued to meet friends and relatives, single-entry tourist visas (valid for up to 10 days or a month), single and multiple-entry business visas, express visas, investor visas, student visas, visas provided to sailors serving onboard ships or passengers aboard cruise ships and visas issued to owners of residential units of freehold properties and their family members.

Oman is yet to start issuing new visas, including visit visas, which have remained closed since May first week. It is expected that the visa services will resume shortly.

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Chile approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for teenagers

Chile’s public health regulator on Monday approved the use of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for teenagers, it said in a statement, as the country races to hit a target of herd immunity by July.

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has already been rolled out in Chile for those 17 and older since emergency approval was granted in December and will now be offered for children aged 12 to 16, the ISP regulator said.

The ISP said its decision followed similar authorization granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency.

The ISP’s director, Heriberto Garcia, said the decision would help Chile hit its goal of herd immunity with 80% of the target population vaccinated by July.

“This is very good news for protecting our adolescents, who 14 days after two doses will have a very good immunity to go resume normal life,” he said.

So far, 10.5 million people – 69% of the target population – have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Chile, and 7.9 million, or 52.3%, have received two, according to health ministry figures.

The South American nation has just one month to reach another 4.6 million people who have yet to receive a single dose to hit its target to inoculate 15.2 million people by mid-year.

The government has stepped up efforts to convince reluctant citizens to get vaccinated, opening clinics at weekends, sending mobile clinics to building sites and farms and signing up sports stars and social media influencers for a public information campaign.

It has also rolled out a vaccination green card offering the vaccinated more freedom in lockdowns.

However, with COVID-19 case numbers still close to peak and hospitals near-capacity, Chile’s National College of Doctors said “imprudent decisions” had caused the government to “lose control” of virus transmission.

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India: Woman visits Facebook friend, gang-raped by 25 in forest

A woman was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by around 25 people in a forest in India’s Haryana.

The incident happened in Palwal district on May 3, however, the matter came to light last week when the victim lodged a complaint with Hasanpur police station against the accused persons.

The prime accused, identified as Sagar from Dehradun, has been arrested.

The victim said she was in contact with Sagar, who she befriended on Facebook. He asked her to meet him in Palwal on May 3 and when she reached the spot, his friends joined him.

They forcibly took her to a secluded place where they gang-raped her and after she became unconscious, they dumped her near the scrap godown at Badarpur.

She said the scrap dealer also raped her. The accused threatened her with dire consequences if she registered a complaint with the police, she added.

“The survivor is originally from Uttarakhand and was living in Delhi for her job. The main accused, Sagar is her friend and he asked her to meet at Hodal. On the pretext of taking her to his house, Sagar took her to a secluded place from where he and his aides forcibly took her to a forest and gang-raped her,” said a police officer.

“Meanwhile, the victim has been sent for a medical examination to a nearby hospital and reports are awaited. A manhunt has been launched to nab other accused. However, further probe into the matter is underway,” he added.

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VIDEO: Teenager spends six years digging underground house after fight with parents

After fighting with his parents, a teenager in Spain ended up digging a hole to channelise his anger.

In 2015, Andres Canto was just 14 when he fell out with his parents when they told him he couldn’t go out of the house wearing a tracksuit.

Annoyed and dejected, he grabbed a pickaxe and started digging up his garden to let off some steam.

He didn’t end after a few hours. Canto spent six years digging an underground cave beneath the garden. The teenager created his own oasis in La Romana, Alicante. The underground cave is now complete with a sitting room and a bathroom.

Canto, now 20, is happy with what he achieved. However, he can’t really understand what made him dig up his garden for six years.

“My parents wanted me to change clothes to go to the village, but I wanted to wear the tracksuit that I liked to wear at home so I could mess around in the village,” said Canto.

“They told me I could not go out dressed like this and I said: ‘No worries, I can entertain myself, and I went to the back of the property and started to dig a hole,” he added.

Canto said he worked in the cave every day after school and in his free time. The process sped up when his friend Andreu gave him a pneumatic drill.

The pair created a 3 metre deep cave after spending up to 14 hours a week digging. Now, the cave has Wi-Fi and fully-functional a heating system.

Canto went viral on social media after some of his cave videos received lakhs of views.

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Oman allows expats to convert visit visas to work permit

MUSCAT: Expatriates coming to Oman on visit visas can now convert them into work permits, according to a newly amended Foreigners’ Residence Law issued by the Inspector-General of Police and Customs.

The newly amended law will enable many who come to Oman on family joining visas or visit visas, to change it to a work visa without the hassle of exiting the country.

Media reports said the decision issued by Lieutenant General Hassan bin Mohsin Al Shraiqi is also applicable to those on family-joining visas, and student visas.

As per the announcement of the amended law, the visas that can be converted include visit visas issued to residents of GCC countries, visit visas issued to meet friends and relatives, single-entry tourist visas (valid for up to 10 days or a month), single and multiple-entry business visas, express visas, investor visas, student visas, visas provided to sailors serving onboard ships or passengers aboard cruise ships and visas issued to owners of residential units of freehold properties and their family members.

Oman is yet to start issuing new visas, including visit visas, which have remained closed since May first week. It is expected that the visa services will resume shortly.

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Chile approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for teenagers

Chile’s public health regulator on Monday approved the use of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for teenagers, it said in a statement, as the country races to hit a target of herd immunity by July.

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has already been rolled out in Chile for those 17 and older since emergency approval was granted in December and will now be offered for children aged 12 to 16, the ISP regulator said.

The ISP said its decision followed similar authorization granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency.

The ISP’s director, Heriberto Garcia, said the decision would help Chile hit its goal of herd immunity with 80% of the target population vaccinated by July.

“This is very good news for protecting our adolescents, who 14 days after two doses will have a very good immunity to go resume normal life,” he said.

So far, 10.5 million people – 69% of the target population – have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Chile, and 7.9 million, or 52.3%, have received two, according to health ministry figures.

The South American nation has just one month to reach another 4.6 million people who have yet to receive a single dose to hit its target to inoculate 15.2 million people by mid-year.

The government has stepped up efforts to convince reluctant citizens to get vaccinated, opening clinics at weekends, sending mobile clinics to building sites and farms and signing up sports stars and social media influencers for a public information campaign.

It has also rolled out a vaccination green card offering the vaccinated more freedom in lockdowns.

However, with COVID-19 case numbers still close to peak and hospitals near-capacity, Chile’s National College of Doctors said “imprudent decisions” had caused the government to “lose control” of virus transmission.

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India: Woman visits Facebook friend, gang-raped by 25 in forest

A woman was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by around 25 people in a forest in India’s Haryana.

The incident happened in Palwal district on May 3, however, the matter came to light last week when the victim lodged a complaint with Hasanpur police station against the accused persons.

The prime accused, identified as Sagar from Dehradun, has been arrested.

The victim said she was in contact with Sagar, who she befriended on Facebook. He asked her to meet him in Palwal on May 3 and when she reached the spot, his friends joined him.

They forcibly took her to a secluded place where they gang-raped her and after she became unconscious, they dumped her near the scrap godown at Badarpur.

She said the scrap dealer also raped her. The accused threatened her with dire consequences if she registered a complaint with the police, she added.

“The survivor is originally from Uttarakhand and was living in Delhi for her job. The main accused, Sagar is her friend and he asked her to meet at Hodal. On the pretext of taking her to his house, Sagar took her to a secluded place from where he and his aides forcibly took her to a forest and gang-raped her,” said a police officer.

“Meanwhile, the victim has been sent for a medical examination to a nearby hospital and reports are awaited. A manhunt has been launched to nab other accused. However, further probe into the matter is underway,” he added.

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VIDEO: Teenager spends six years digging underground house after fight with parents

After fighting with his parents, a teenager in Spain ended up digging a hole to channelise his anger.

In 2015, Andres Canto was just 14 when he fell out with his parents when they told him he couldn’t go out of the house wearing a tracksuit.

Annoyed and dejected, he grabbed a pickaxe and started digging up his garden to let off some steam.

He didn’t end after a few hours. Canto spent six years digging an underground cave beneath the garden. The teenager created his own oasis in La Romana, Alicante. The underground cave is now complete with a sitting room and a bathroom.

Canto, now 20, is happy with what he achieved. However, he can’t really understand what made him dig up his garden for six years.

“My parents wanted me to change clothes to go to the village, but I wanted to wear the tracksuit that I liked to wear at home so I could mess around in the village,” said Canto.

“They told me I could not go out dressed like this and I said: ‘No worries, I can entertain myself, and I went to the back of the property and started to dig a hole,” he added.

Canto said he worked in the cave every day after school and in his free time. The process sped up when his friend Andreu gave him a pneumatic drill.

The pair created a 3 metre deep cave after spending up to 14 hours a week digging. Now, the cave has Wi-Fi and fully-functional a heating system.

Canto went viral on social media after some of his cave videos received lakhs of views.

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Oman allows expats to convert visit visas to work permit

MUSCAT: Expatriates coming to Oman on visit visas can now convert them into work permits, according to a newly amended Foreigners’ Residence Law issued by the Inspector-General of Police and Customs.

The newly amended law will enable many who come to Oman on family joining visas or visit visas, to change it to a work visa without the hassle of exiting the country.

Media reports said the decision issued by Lieutenant General Hassan bin Mohsin Al Shraiqi is also applicable to those on family-joining visas, and student visas.

As per the announcement of the amended law, the visas that can be converted include visit visas issued to residents of GCC countries, visit visas issued to meet friends and relatives, single-entry tourist visas (valid for up to 10 days or a month), single and multiple-entry business visas, express visas, investor visas, student visas, visas provided to sailors serving onboard ships or passengers aboard cruise ships and visas issued to owners of residential units of freehold properties and their family members.

Oman is yet to start issuing new visas, including visit visas, which have remained closed since May first week. It is expected that the visa services will resume shortly.

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Chile approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for teenagers

Chile’s public health regulator on Monday approved the use of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for teenagers, it said in a statement, as the country races to hit a target of herd immunity by July.

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has already been rolled out in Chile for those 17 and older since emergency approval was granted in December and will now be offered for children aged 12 to 16, the ISP regulator said.

The ISP said its decision followed similar authorization granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency.

The ISP’s director, Heriberto Garcia, said the decision would help Chile hit its goal of herd immunity with 80% of the target population vaccinated by July.

“This is very good news for protecting our adolescents, who 14 days after two doses will have a very good immunity to go resume normal life,” he said.

So far, 10.5 million people – 69% of the target population – have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Chile, and 7.9 million, or 52.3%, have received two, according to health ministry figures.

The South American nation has just one month to reach another 4.6 million people who have yet to receive a single dose to hit its target to inoculate 15.2 million people by mid-year.

The government has stepped up efforts to convince reluctant citizens to get vaccinated, opening clinics at weekends, sending mobile clinics to building sites and farms and signing up sports stars and social media influencers for a public information campaign.

It has also rolled out a vaccination green card offering the vaccinated more freedom in lockdowns.

However, with COVID-19 case numbers still close to peak and hospitals near-capacity, Chile’s National College of Doctors said “imprudent decisions” had caused the government to “lose control” of virus transmission.

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India: Woman visits Facebook friend, gang-raped by 25 in forest

A woman was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by around 25 people in a forest in India’s Haryana.

The incident happened in Palwal district on May 3, however, the matter came to light last week when the victim lodged a complaint with Hasanpur police station against the accused persons.

The prime accused, identified as Sagar from Dehradun, has been arrested.

The victim said she was in contact with Sagar, who she befriended on Facebook. He asked her to meet him in Palwal on May 3 and when she reached the spot, his friends joined him.

They forcibly took her to a secluded place where they gang-raped her and after she became unconscious, they dumped her near the scrap godown at Badarpur.

She said the scrap dealer also raped her. The accused threatened her with dire consequences if she registered a complaint with the police, she added.

“The survivor is originally from Uttarakhand and was living in Delhi for her job. The main accused, Sagar is her friend and he asked her to meet at Hodal. On the pretext of taking her to his house, Sagar took her to a secluded place from where he and his aides forcibly took her to a forest and gang-raped her,” said a police officer.

“Meanwhile, the victim has been sent for a medical examination to a nearby hospital and reports are awaited. A manhunt has been launched to nab other accused. However, further probe into the matter is underway,” he added.

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VIDEO: Teenager spends six years digging underground house after fight with parents

After fighting with his parents, a teenager in Spain ended up digging a hole to channelise his anger.

In 2015, Andres Canto was just 14 when he fell out with his parents when they told him he couldn’t go out of the house wearing a tracksuit.

Annoyed and dejected, he grabbed a pickaxe and started digging up his garden to let off some steam.

He didn’t end after a few hours. Canto spent six years digging an underground cave beneath the garden. The teenager created his own oasis in La Romana, Alicante. The underground cave is now complete with a sitting room and a bathroom.

Canto, now 20, is happy with what he achieved. However, he can’t really understand what made him dig up his garden for six years.

“My parents wanted me to change clothes to go to the village, but I wanted to wear the tracksuit that I liked to wear at home so I could mess around in the village,” said Canto.

“They told me I could not go out dressed like this and I said: ‘No worries, I can entertain myself, and I went to the back of the property and started to dig a hole,” he added.

Canto said he worked in the cave every day after school and in his free time. The process sped up when his friend Andreu gave him a pneumatic drill.

The pair created a 3 metre deep cave after spending up to 14 hours a week digging. Now, the cave has Wi-Fi and fully-functional a heating system.

Canto went viral on social media after some of his cave videos received lakhs of views.

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Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names

Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek Alphabet in a bid to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma.

The World Health Organization revealed the new names on Monday amid criticism that those given by scientists such as the so-called South African variant which goes by multiple names including B.1.351, 501Y.V2 and 20H/501Y.V2 were too complicated.

As such, the four coronavirus variants considered of concern by the U.N. agency and known generally by the public as the UK, South Africa, Brazil and India variants have now been given the letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta according to the order of their detection.

Other variants of interest continue down the alphabet.

“While they have their advantages, these scientific names can be difficult to say and recall, and are prone to misreporting,” said the WHO, explaining the decision.

The choice of the Greek Alphabet came after months of deliberations in which other possibilities such as Greek Gods and invented, pseudo-classical names were considered by experts, according to bacteriologist Mark Pallen who was involved in the talks.

But many were already brands, companies or alien names.

Another idea to refer to variants of concern as VOC1, VOC2 etc. was scrapped after he pointed out it resembled an English swear word.

Historically, viruses have often been associated with the locations from which they are thought to have emerged such as Ebola which is named after the eponymous Congolese river.

But this can be damaging for the places and often inaccurate such as with the so-called ‘Spanish flu’ pandemic of 1918 whose origins are unknown.

“No country should be stigmatized for detecting and reporting variants,” said WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove.

Before the new WHO scheme, some scientists had adopted their own simplified nomenclature for variants such as a February paper using bird names. However, it was criticised on the grounds that this could imperil birds and by the mother of a girl named ‘Robin’.

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Pakistan sees sharp decline in COVID cases, positivity rate

ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus cases are on the decline with every passing day as the positivity rate in Pakistan has dropped to its lowest 3.71 per cent during the third wave of the pandemic, ARY News reported on Tuesday.  

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, as many as 1,771 new cases of the Covid-19 detected over the previous 24 hours. The overall country’s caseload stands at 922,824.

Statistics 1 June 21:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 47,633
Positive Cases: 1771
Positivity % : 3.71%
Deaths : 71

— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) June 1, 2021

The death toll climbed to 20,850 after 71 more people succumbed to the disease.

A total of 47,633 samples were tested, out of which 1,771 turned out to be positive. The positivity rate of infections was recorded at 3.71%, the NCOC said.

Read more: ECC approves Rs20bn grant for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines

3,397 more people recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the number of recovered patients to 844,638. The number of Covid-19 patients in critical care has come down to 3,842.

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Punjab has reported a total of 340,110 cases, Sindh 318,579, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 132,822, Islamabad 81,257, Balochistan 25,218, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 19,250, and Gilgit Baltistan 5,588.

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Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names

Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek Alphabet in a bid to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma.

The World Health Organization revealed the new names on Monday amid criticism that those given by scientists such as the so-called South African variant which goes by multiple names including B.1.351, 501Y.V2 and 20H/501Y.V2 were too complicated.

As such, the four coronavirus variants considered of concern by the U.N. agency and known generally by the public as the UK, South Africa, Brazil and India variants have now been given the letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta according to the order of their detection.

Other variants of interest continue down the alphabet.

“While they have their advantages, these scientific names can be difficult to say and recall, and are prone to misreporting,” said the WHO, explaining the decision.

The choice of the Greek Alphabet came after months of deliberations in which other possibilities such as Greek Gods and invented, pseudo-classical names were considered by experts, according to bacteriologist Mark Pallen who was involved in the talks.

But many were already brands, companies or alien names.

Another idea to refer to variants of concern as VOC1, VOC2 etc. was scrapped after he pointed out it resembled an English swear word.

Historically, viruses have often been associated with the locations from which they are thought to have emerged such as Ebola which is named after the eponymous Congolese river.

But this can be damaging for the places and often inaccurate such as with the so-called ‘Spanish flu’ pandemic of 1918 whose origins are unknown.

“No country should be stigmatized for detecting and reporting variants,” said WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove.

Before the new WHO scheme, some scientists had adopted their own simplified nomenclature for variants such as a February paper using bird names. However, it was criticised on the grounds that this could imperil birds and by the mother of a girl named ‘Robin’.

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Pakistan sees sharp decline in COVID cases, positivity rate

ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus cases are on the decline with every passing day as the positivity rate in Pakistan has dropped to its lowest 3.71 per cent during the third wave of the pandemic, ARY News reported on Tuesday.  

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, as many as 1,771 new cases of the Covid-19 detected over the previous 24 hours. The overall country’s caseload stands at 922,824.

Statistics 1 June 21:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 47,633
Positive Cases: 1771
Positivity % : 3.71%
Deaths : 71

— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) June 1, 2021

The death toll climbed to 20,850 after 71 more people succumbed to the disease.

A total of 47,633 samples were tested, out of which 1,771 turned out to be positive. The positivity rate of infections was recorded at 3.71%, the NCOC said.

Read more: ECC approves Rs20bn grant for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines

3,397 more people recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the number of recovered patients to 844,638. The number of Covid-19 patients in critical care has come down to 3,842.

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Punjab has reported a total of 340,110 cases, Sindh 318,579, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 132,822, Islamabad 81,257, Balochistan 25,218, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 19,250, and Gilgit Baltistan 5,588.

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Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names

Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek Alphabet in a bid to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma.

The World Health Organization revealed the new names on Monday amid criticism that those given by scientists such as the so-called South African variant which goes by multiple names including B.1.351, 501Y.V2 and 20H/501Y.V2 were too complicated.

As such, the four coronavirus variants considered of concern by the U.N. agency and known generally by the public as the UK, South Africa, Brazil and India variants have now been given the letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta according to the order of their detection.

Other variants of interest continue down the alphabet.

“While they have their advantages, these scientific names can be difficult to say and recall, and are prone to misreporting,” said the WHO, explaining the decision.

The choice of the Greek Alphabet came after months of deliberations in which other possibilities such as Greek Gods and invented, pseudo-classical names were considered by experts, according to bacteriologist Mark Pallen who was involved in the talks.

But many were already brands, companies or alien names.

Another idea to refer to variants of concern as VOC1, VOC2 etc. was scrapped after he pointed out it resembled an English swear word.

Historically, viruses have often been associated with the locations from which they are thought to have emerged such as Ebola which is named after the eponymous Congolese river.

But this can be damaging for the places and often inaccurate such as with the so-called ‘Spanish flu’ pandemic of 1918 whose origins are unknown.

“No country should be stigmatized for detecting and reporting variants,” said WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove.

Before the new WHO scheme, some scientists had adopted their own simplified nomenclature for variants such as a February paper using bird names. However, it was criticised on the grounds that this could imperil birds and by the mother of a girl named ‘Robin’.

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Pakistan sees sharp decline in COVID cases, positivity rate

ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus cases are on the decline with every passing day as the positivity rate in Pakistan has dropped to its lowest 3.71 per cent during the third wave of the pandemic, ARY News reported on Tuesday.  

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, as many as 1,771 new cases of the Covid-19 detected over the previous 24 hours. The overall country’s caseload stands at 922,824.

Statistics 1 June 21:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 47,633
Positive Cases: 1771
Positivity % : 3.71%
Deaths : 71

— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) June 1, 2021

The death toll climbed to 20,850 after 71 more people succumbed to the disease.

A total of 47,633 samples were tested, out of which 1,771 turned out to be positive. The positivity rate of infections was recorded at 3.71%, the NCOC said.

Read more: ECC approves Rs20bn grant for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines

3,397 more people recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the number of recovered patients to 844,638. The number of Covid-19 patients in critical care has come down to 3,842.

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Punjab has reported a total of 340,110 cases, Sindh 318,579, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 132,822, Islamabad 81,257, Balochistan 25,218, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 19,250, and Gilgit Baltistan 5,588.

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Karachi to remain hot and humid with occasional gusty winds today

KARACHI: The Met Office has forecast a hot and humid weather in the metropolis with gusty winds, ARY News reported on Monday.

Maximum temperature expected to remain between 35 to 37 degree Celsius with occasional gusty winds from west and southwest direction in Karachi.

“Presently winds blowing from the west with 17 kilometers per hour wind speed”.

Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), has predicted dusty winds and wind storms in plains of the country in afternoon due to searing hot weather.

Most of the areas in the country experienced hot and dry weather yesterday, while Sindh, southern Punjab and central and southern Balochistan baked in scorching hot weather, according to the weather department.

Maximum temperature 50 degree Celsius yesterday recorded in Sibi, while the mercury soared in Jacobabad, Dadu, Mohenjo Daro and Larkana soared to 48 degree Celsius and Rohri, Padidan and Shaheed Benazirabad 47 degree Celsius, according to the PMD.

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Parents question ‘wisdom’ of opening schools in sweltering heat

ISLAMABAD: Physical classes for matric and intermediate students resumed in Punjab and Islamabad today (Monday) under Covid-19 SOPs.

In-person classes for eighth, ninth and eleventh graders will resume from June 7.

Parents of matric and intermediate students have expressed concern over schools being opened at a time when summer vacations start under normal circumstances. They said children would suffer due to eight-hour long classes in the hot and humid weather.

Also Read: Schedule of matric, intermediate exams in Punjab announced as colleges reopen

“Opening schools amid the very hot weather is playing with the health of students,” the parents said, questioning the “wisdom” of opening educational institutes in the sweltering heat of June.

On May 29, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) granted permission to the provinces to begin regular classes of matric and intermediate students from May 31.

Earlier, Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas tweeted: “Only Classes 10th & 12th to be opened in all Districts of Punjab starting tomorrow May 31st, 2021. It will be staggered with 50% students on one day and 50% on the alternate day. No other classes to be allowed till June 7th, 2021.”

READ: NCOC allows provinces to begin regular classes of matric, inter students

The NCOC had further decided that the examinations of students enrolled in grade 9 to 12 (Matriculation and Intermediate) will be held from July 23 to 29. The provinces have been allowed to begin regular classes of matriculation and intermediate students from May 31. However, permission was given on a condition to strictly implement the SOPs against COVID-19.

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Karachi police arrest two over aerial firing

KARACHI: Police on Monday booked two youth after they posted a video of aerial firing on social media in Karachi’s Sohrab Goth, ARY News reported. 

According to the Senior Superintendent of Police(SSP), Sajid Ameer Sadozai, two men were rounded up by the district east police. Despite the ban, the accused openly displayed arms and done aerial firing in the area that caused panic, the SSP added.

The video of the firing was uploaded on social media on which the police acted and arrested both the youth. A case has been registered against them.

Read more: One dead as bride’s cousin fires at groom’s car in Karachi

Earlier in the month of January, aerial firing at a wedding ceremony in Sheikhupura had claimed a minor girl’s life. 10-year-old Amna Manzoor, one of the guests at the wedding party, breathed her last after a bullet hit her turning the merry event into a calamity.

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Parents question ‘wisdom’ of opening schools in sweltering heat

ISLAMABAD: Physical classes for matric and intermediate students resumed in Punjab and Islamabad today (Monday) under Covid-19 SOPs.

In-person classes for eighth, ninth and eleventh graders will resume from June 7.

Parents of matric and intermediate students have expressed concern over schools being opened at a time when summer vacations start under normal circumstances. They said children would suffer due to eight-hour long classes in the hot and humid weather.

Also Read: Schedule of matric, intermediate exams in Punjab announced as colleges reopen

“Opening schools amid the very hot weather is playing with the health of students,” the parents said, questioning the “wisdom” of opening educational institutes in the sweltering heat of June.

On May 29, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) granted permission to the provinces to begin regular classes of matric and intermediate students from May 31.

Earlier, Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas tweeted: “Only Classes 10th & 12th to be opened in all Districts of Punjab starting tomorrow May 31st, 2021. It will be staggered with 50% students on one day and 50% on the alternate day. No other classes to be allowed till June 7th, 2021.”

READ: NCOC allows provinces to begin regular classes of matric, inter students

The NCOC had further decided that the examinations of students enrolled in grade 9 to 12 (Matriculation and Intermediate) will be held from July 23 to 29. The provinces have been allowed to begin regular classes of matriculation and intermediate students from May 31. However, permission was given on a condition to strictly implement the SOPs against COVID-19.

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Karachi police arrest two over aerial firing

KARACHI: Police on Monday booked two youth after they posted a video of aerial firing on social media in Karachi’s Sohrab Goth, ARY News reported. 

According to the Senior Superintendent of Police(SSP), Sajid Ameer Sadozai, two men were rounded up by the district east police. Despite the ban, the accused openly displayed arms and done aerial firing in the area that caused panic, the SSP added.

The video of the firing was uploaded on social media on which the police acted and arrested both the youth. A case has been registered against them.

Read more: One dead as bride’s cousin fires at groom’s car in Karachi

Earlier in the month of January, aerial firing at a wedding ceremony in Sheikhupura had claimed a minor girl’s life. 10-year-old Amna Manzoor, one of the guests at the wedding party, breathed her last after a bullet hit her turning the merry event into a calamity.

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Gunmen kill two, wound 20 in US mass shooting

Assailants opened fire on a crowd outside a concert in Florida early on Sunday, killing two people and wounding more than 20, police and media reports said.

Three people got out of a white SUV and fired assault-style weapons and handguns at revelers gathered for an album launch party at the El Mula Banquet Hall near Hialeah, a city in Miami-Dade county, according to local media.

“I am at the scene of another targeted and cowardly act of gun violence,” Miami-Dade police director Alfredo Ramirez wrote on Twitter. “These are cold blooded murderers that shot indiscriminately into a crowd and we will seek justice.”

The Miami Herald said 20 wounded victims were taken to local hospitals, and posted a photo of friends and relatives holding hands in prayer outside one trauma center. CBS4 Miami said at least one victim remained in critical condition, and that police had no one in custody as of midday Sunday.

Angelica Green, of Miramar, told reporters her son and nephew, both 24, were arriving at the event when they became among those shot and wounded. She said they were both now in stable condition at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital.

She told Local 10 News her son had telephoned her “frantic, saying he had been shot, that it hurts and that he loves us”.

“He said the guys came with ski masks and hoodies, and just started shooting up the crowd,” Green said.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said state authorities were working to catch the perpetrators.

“Justice needs to be swift & severe!” he wrote on Twitter.

The United States saw at least 200 mass shootings in the first 132 days of this year, according to a report by the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit research group.

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WhatsApp users who don’t accept new policy can continue using app

WhatsApp now won’t limit the functionality of the messaging app if any of the users don’t accept the new privacy policy. Earlier this month, the Facebook-owned company asserted that users will start losing access to most of the features if they fail to accept the policy after May 15.

“Given recent discussions with various authorities and privacy experts, we want to make clear that we will not limit the functionality of how WhatsApp works for those who have not yet accepted the update,” a WhatsApp spokesperson said.

In a blog post, WhatsApp confirmed that the majority of users who have seen the new privacy policy update have already accepted it. Furthermore, those who still haven’t accepted the policy will continue to get reminders.

“We’ll continue to display a notification in WhatsApp providing more information about the update and reminding those who haven’t had a chance to do so to review and accept.

The new policy is about the messages you sent to businesses via WhatsApp will be shared with Facebook too. This basically means that messaging a business on WhatsApp is not the same as one-on-one chat with your friends and family. The personal chats will remain private and no one can access them as the platform is end-to-end encrypted.

WhatsApp has even clearly mentioned that it won’t delete your account if you don’t accept the update.

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Man eats snake to ‘keep Covid-19 at bay’

A man ate a dead snake to “protect” himself from the coronavirus (Covid-19).

The incident occurred in India’s Tamil Nadu. 50-year-old Vadivel was arrested and slapped a fine of Rs7,000 after a video of him eating a venomous snake surfaced on social media.

He claimed that snakes are good antidotes to Covid-19 and keep the deadly virus at bay.

According to reports, the man caught the reptile in a field and killed it before eating it.

A forest officer in Madurai district said the agriculture worker had been instigated to eat the snake by other people. He had been inebriated at the time of the incident.

Luckily, the man didn’t bite into the venom glands of the snake, identified as a common krait, a species of highly venomous reptiles native to the Indian subcontinent.

Its venom consists of powerful neurotoxins that can even be fatal for humans if not treated. The reptile had been found dead in a drain, the forest officer said.

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Man finds out woman living in his cupboard for days

One of the most disturbing things in life would be to find out that a stranger has been living in your house for days.

Joe Cummings of New York had such an experience back in 2009. He had even shared a video, taken with his home security camera, to prove his claims.

Cummings had set up a home camera system after noticing that some items had gone missing from his house. When he checked the footage after a few days, he was taken aback.

Cummings found a woman had been secretly living in his cupboard, stealing his food and urinating in the kitchen sink.

The shocking video shows the woman getting atop a high table and removing a stool from under it. She then carefully steps onto the stool before stepping onto the floor.

A few seconds later, the video shows the woman grabbing some drinks and snacks from the fridge.

Later, she opens the cupboard and then goes on to watch the television for a while. She then opens the fridge again for some more food. But this time, she hides fearing the owner has returned.

According to reports, Cummings reported the incident to the police after watching the video and the woman was arrested. It was said at the time the woman had been living in the house for two weeks.

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Gunmen kill two, wound 20 in US mass shooting

Assailants opened fire on a crowd outside a concert in Florida early on Sunday, killing two people and wounding more than 20, police and media reports said.

Three people got out of a white SUV and fired assault-style weapons and handguns at revelers gathered for an album launch party at the El Mula Banquet Hall near Hialeah, a city in Miami-Dade county, according to local media.

“I am at the scene of another targeted and cowardly act of gun violence,” Miami-Dade police director Alfredo Ramirez wrote on Twitter. “These are cold blooded murderers that shot indiscriminately into a crowd and we will seek justice.”

The Miami Herald said 20 wounded victims were taken to local hospitals, and posted a photo of friends and relatives holding hands in prayer outside one trauma center. CBS4 Miami said at least one victim remained in critical condition, and that police had no one in custody as of midday Sunday.

Angelica Green, of Miramar, told reporters her son and nephew, both 24, were arriving at the event when they became among those shot and wounded. She said they were both now in stable condition at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital.

She told Local 10 News her son had telephoned her “frantic, saying he had been shot, that it hurts and that he loves us”.

“He said the guys came with ski masks and hoodies, and just started shooting up the crowd,” Green said.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said state authorities were working to catch the perpetrators.

“Justice needs to be swift & severe!” he wrote on Twitter.

The United States saw at least 200 mass shootings in the first 132 days of this year, according to a report by the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit research group.

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WhatsApp users who don’t accept new policy can continue using app

WhatsApp now won’t limit the functionality of the messaging app if any of the users don’t accept the new privacy policy. Earlier this month, the Facebook-owned company asserted that users will start losing access to most of the features if they fail to accept the policy after May 15.

“Given recent discussions with various authorities and privacy experts, we want to make clear that we will not limit the functionality of how WhatsApp works for those who have not yet accepted the update,” a WhatsApp spokesperson said.

In a blog post, WhatsApp confirmed that the majority of users who have seen the new privacy policy update have already accepted it. Furthermore, those who still haven’t accepted the policy will continue to get reminders.

“We’ll continue to display a notification in WhatsApp providing more information about the update and reminding those who haven’t had a chance to do so to review and accept.

The new policy is about the messages you sent to businesses via WhatsApp will be shared with Facebook too. This basically means that messaging a business on WhatsApp is not the same as one-on-one chat with your friends and family. The personal chats will remain private and no one can access them as the platform is end-to-end encrypted.

WhatsApp has even clearly mentioned that it won’t delete your account if you don’t accept the update.

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Man eats snake to ‘keep Covid-19 at bay’

A man ate a dead snake to “protect” himself from the coronavirus (Covid-19).

The incident occurred in India’s Tamil Nadu. 50-year-old Vadivel was arrested and slapped a fine of Rs7,000 after a video of him eating a venomous snake surfaced on social media.

He claimed that snakes are good antidotes to Covid-19 and keep the deadly virus at bay.

According to reports, the man caught the reptile in a field and killed it before eating it.

A forest officer in Madurai district said the agriculture worker had been instigated to eat the snake by other people. He had been inebriated at the time of the incident.

Luckily, the man didn’t bite into the venom glands of the snake, identified as a common krait, a species of highly venomous reptiles native to the Indian subcontinent.

Its venom consists of powerful neurotoxins that can even be fatal for humans if not treated. The reptile had been found dead in a drain, the forest officer said.

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Man finds out woman living in his cupboard for days

One of the most disturbing things in life would be to find out that a stranger has been living in your house for days.

Joe Cummings of New York had such an experience back in 2009. He had even shared a video, taken with his home security camera, to prove his claims.

Cummings had set up a home camera system after noticing that some items had gone missing from his house. When he checked the footage after a few days, he was taken aback.

Cummings found a woman had been secretly living in his cupboard, stealing his food and urinating in the kitchen sink.

The shocking video shows the woman getting atop a high table and removing a stool from under it. She then carefully steps onto the stool before stepping onto the floor.

A few seconds later, the video shows the woman grabbing some drinks and snacks from the fridge.

Later, she opens the cupboard and then goes on to watch the television for a while. She then opens the fridge again for some more food. But this time, she hides fearing the owner has returned.

According to reports, Cummings reported the incident to the police after watching the video and the woman was arrested. It was said at the time the woman had been living in the house for two weeks.

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Gunmen kill two, wound 20 in US mass shooting

Assailants opened fire on a crowd outside a concert in Florida early on Sunday, killing two people and wounding more than 20, police and media reports said.

Three people got out of a white SUV and fired assault-style weapons and handguns at revelers gathered for an album launch party at the El Mula Banquet Hall near Hialeah, a city in Miami-Dade county, according to local media.

“I am at the scene of another targeted and cowardly act of gun violence,” Miami-Dade police director Alfredo Ramirez wrote on Twitter. “These are cold blooded murderers that shot indiscriminately into a crowd and we will seek justice.”

The Miami Herald said 20 wounded victims were taken to local hospitals, and posted a photo of friends and relatives holding hands in prayer outside one trauma center. CBS4 Miami said at least one victim remained in critical condition, and that police had no one in custody as of midday Sunday.

Angelica Green, of Miramar, told reporters her son and nephew, both 24, were arriving at the event when they became among those shot and wounded. She said they were both now in stable condition at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital.

She told Local 10 News her son had telephoned her “frantic, saying he had been shot, that it hurts and that he loves us”.

“He said the guys came with ski masks and hoodies, and just started shooting up the crowd,” Green said.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said state authorities were working to catch the perpetrators.

“Justice needs to be swift & severe!” he wrote on Twitter.

The United States saw at least 200 mass shootings in the first 132 days of this year, according to a report by the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit research group.

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WhatsApp users who don’t accept new policy can continue using app

WhatsApp now won’t limit the functionality of the messaging app if any of the users don’t accept the new privacy policy. Earlier this month, the Facebook-owned company asserted that users will start losing access to most of the features if they fail to accept the policy after May 15.

“Given recent discussions with various authorities and privacy experts, we want to make clear that we will not limit the functionality of how WhatsApp works for those who have not yet accepted the update,” a WhatsApp spokesperson said.

In a blog post, WhatsApp confirmed that the majority of users who have seen the new privacy policy update have already accepted it. Furthermore, those who still haven’t accepted the policy will continue to get reminders.

“We’ll continue to display a notification in WhatsApp providing more information about the update and reminding those who haven’t had a chance to do so to review and accept.

The new policy is about the messages you sent to businesses via WhatsApp will be shared with Facebook too. This basically means that messaging a business on WhatsApp is not the same as one-on-one chat with your friends and family. The personal chats will remain private and no one can access them as the platform is end-to-end encrypted.

WhatsApp has even clearly mentioned that it won’t delete your account if you don’t accept the update.

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Man eats snake to ‘keep Covid-19 at bay’

A man ate a dead snake to “protect” himself from the coronavirus (Covid-19).

The incident occurred in India’s Tamil Nadu. 50-year-old Vadivel was arrested and slapped a fine of Rs7,000 after a video of him eating a venomous snake surfaced on social media.

He claimed that snakes are good antidotes to Covid-19 and keep the deadly virus at bay.

According to reports, the man caught the reptile in a field and killed it before eating it.

A forest officer in Madurai district said the agriculture worker had been instigated to eat the snake by other people. He had been inebriated at the time of the incident.

Luckily, the man didn’t bite into the venom glands of the snake, identified as a common krait, a species of highly venomous reptiles native to the Indian subcontinent.

Its venom consists of powerful neurotoxins that can even be fatal for humans if not treated. The reptile had been found dead in a drain, the forest officer said.

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Man finds out woman living in his cupboard for days

One of the most disturbing things in life would be to find out that a stranger has been living in your house for days.

Joe Cummings of New York had such an experience back in 2009. He had even shared a video, taken with his home security camera, to prove his claims.

Cummings had set up a home camera system after noticing that some items had gone missing from his house. When he checked the footage after a few days, he was taken aback.

Cummings found a woman had been secretly living in his cupboard, stealing his food and urinating in the kitchen sink.

The shocking video shows the woman getting atop a high table and removing a stool from under it. She then carefully steps onto the stool before stepping onto the floor.

A few seconds later, the video shows the woman grabbing some drinks and snacks from the fridge.

Later, she opens the cupboard and then goes on to watch the television for a while. She then opens the fridge again for some more food. But this time, she hides fearing the owner has returned.

According to reports, Cummings reported the incident to the police after watching the video and the woman was arrested. It was said at the time the woman had been living in the house for two weeks.

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