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Beijing authorities extended work-from-home guidance for many of its 22 million residents to stem a persistent COVID-19 outbreak

Beijing authorities were taking a similar approach to Shanghai, where residents have chafed under a months-long lockdown that has denied many people adequate access to food and medical care.

Biden and Yoon also extended an offer of help to Pyongyang, which has recently announced it is in the midst of a Covid-19 outbreak, a rare admission of internal troubles.

The ongoing COVID wave, declared last week, has fuelled concerns over a lack of vaccines, inadequate medical infrastructure and a potential food crisis in the country of 25 million

A third day with no new cases in the community usually means “zero COVID” status and the beginning of the lifting of restrictions.

Here is a round-up of Aaj News headlines from 10am

The rigid strategy to root out virus cases at all costs has wreaked havoc on supply chains, crushed small businesses and imperilled the country's economic goals.

Despite activating its nationwide lockdown, North Korea is reporting tens of thousands of new Covid-19 cases daily.

The PM said "Despite best efforts, unfortunately I’ve joined the rest of my family and have tested positive for COVID 19"...

The circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, led to the relinquishment by China PR of its hosting rights

Amid 'explosive' outbreak the nuclear-armed country reported its first Covid death

The country that has never reported a case of Covid-19 before, and leader Kim Jong Un has ordered nationwide lockdowns...

China has imposed draconian measures, trapping most of Shanghai’s 25 million people at home for weeks to combat the worst outbreak

Visa extensions for around 20,000 migrants already in the country were also announced

Omicron latest in fifth wave

انتظامیہ کے مطابق تمام مسافر بغیر ماسک کے 16 مئی سے سفر کرسکیں گے۔

PM Shehbaz issues directives and asks for a report from the ministry of health

NIH confirms presence of new sub-variant, urges people to follow social distancing protocols and get jabs

China's capital tightens Covid-19 lockdown after hundreds of infections in recent weeks, with 49 new cases on Monday

China's capital shuts more bus routes and metro stations

At least 20 new Covid deaths were reported on Monday, all in Shanghai

Maori cultural performers sang songs at the arrivals gate in Auckland and travellers were handed popular locally made chocolate bars

Wealthy countries have had far greater access to treatments against Covid than poorer nations.

The patients who died has an average age of 88, none has been vaccinated...

Highest overall death rate was recorded in the year since 2003..

Bank's president says he is deeply concerned about developing countries facing sudden price increases for energy, fertilizer and food

Figure similar to those issued by the Lancet last month and a February study in the journal Science that calculated a Covid death toll of at least 3.2 million

The rise of BA.2 has been blamed for recent surges in China as well as record infections in Europe

Tally of new coronavirus cases in the Chinese commercial capital hits 25,000