Earlier this month, the virus hit home. After reporting daily Covid-19 infections as part of my job in the news business, I became a number myself. On November 10, as I stared at the lab report with cold feet and sinking heart, the all caps “DETECTED” in the right column read like a pall of […]
Around 10,000 international pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, after a hiatus of seven months, after the Islamic pilgrimage was halted due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the Kingdom and worldwide. According to Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr Amr Al-Maddah, the 10,000 pilgrims arriving from abroad must first obtain […]
Londoners set to struggle with grimmer lockdown blues as local MP’s announce tougher Tier 2 COVID measures from Saturday, imposing bans on indoor households mixing. Essex is among the counties, expected to move to high alert restrictions this weekend. Under the new curbs, households will also be barred from mixing in pubs and restaurants. This […]
