Mangaluru: The sharp spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Dakshina Kannada District continued on Saturday, July 11, as the District reported 186 fresh cases and three deaths on a single day.

This is the largest figure for a single day in Dakshina Kannada, surpassing the earlier figure of highest at 183. The total number of Corona cases so far in the district has climbed up to 2,034, although 10 of the cases are people from other districts.

Of the new cases, 37 were in contact with other patients, 64 with influenza-like illness (ILI), 17 with a severe acute respiratory infection (SARI), 10 had returned from Saudi Arabia. The source of infection for 56 patients is yet to be traced. Two other people had traveled to Bengaluru, said Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh.

Three dies of Covid-19:

The district has also witnessed three more deaths due to Corona infection. The total number of victims has risen to 41.

Two of the victims, a 33-year-old man, and a 67-year-old woman were suffering from multiple health problems, other than COVID infection. The third case was of a 78-year-old man.

DK Corona statistics:

Total infected people: 2,034

Recovered cases: 782

Deaths: 41

Patients under treatment: 1,211

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New Delhi: A video circulating on social media claiming that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the cancellation of all Pakistani visas following the recent terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach has been found to be false and digitally manipulated.

The six-second clip was widely shared on X and Facebook. The video allegedly showed Albanese making the announcement in the aftermath of the December 14 attack.

An X user Tyagi (@mktyaggi) had shared the video on December 14. He claimed that the Australian government had decided to revoke all Pakistani visas after the incident and the post received nearly 50,000 views. A similar claim was amplified by another X account, Tiger Raja Satire (@TigerRajaSinggh), whose post garnered over 82,000 views and without verification, the video was also shared by multiple Facebook users

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A closer examination of the clip by Alt News revealed that the visible lip-sync discrepancies and suspicion about its authenticity. No credible reports of any Australian government decision to cancel Pakistani visas following the attack were found on any platforms.

To verify the source of the visuals, a reverse image search was conducted by Alt News, using key frames from the viral video. This led to several news reports published in August 2022 by The Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times and The Age, which featured Anthony Albanese wearing the same attire and standing against the same backdrop. Those reports related to a parliamentary discussion on the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament and had no connection to the Bondi Beach incident.

There was no announcement regarding Pakistani visa holders during the press conference and authorities have also clarified that no link to Pakistan has been established in connection with the attack.

Police said, with roots in Tolichowki in Hyderabad, the attacker Sajid Akram had Indian lineage and had migrated to Australia in 1998 on a student visa. He had visited India only on a few occasions for family-related reasons. Officials further stated that the factors leading to the radicalisation of Sajid and his son did not appear to have any connection with India or local influences in Telangana. While Sajid held an Indian passport, his children were born in Australia and were Australian citizens.