coronavirus

As many as 695 persons recovered from coronavirus overnight

All political activity in Sindh came to a standstill during Covid lockdowns

British PM Boris Johnson says hospitals under more pressure from Covid than any time since the start of pandemic

Incident comes to light after screenshot of couple's conversation goes viral on Twitter

Dr Faisal says timely closure of educational institutions played a significant role in curbing spread of virus

US has also approved a vaccine from Pfizer, which like Moderna’s requires two shots

Mexico studies the case of a 32-year-old doctor hospitalised after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

Classes 9-12 to start from 18th; 1-8 classes to start on Jan 25 and universities to begin on Feb 1

The individuals had recently returned from the UK; variant confirmed via whole-genome sequencing

Sindh sees 961 fresh Covid cases, 753 more patients recover

People still recoiling from economic losses caused by coronavirus

Health minister says the numbers are still too high, so we will have to prolong the restrictions

Jam-packed hospitals and stressed-out healthcare workers are 'not fake', says top infectious disease expert

Vandals target Senator Mitch McConnell, Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi houses with graffiti, fake blood

The government has also cancelled reopening of schools in and around London but teaching unions want wider closures

Opposition lawmakers questioned the lack of transparency in approving it, says approval is premature and dangerous

Pakistani organisation wins the EU-funded WEP award for its 'don’t let corona impact your business' initiative

Dr Atiq, who received his medical degree from Peshawar, foregoes medical bills of nearly 200 patients

Around 2,500 revellers from across France and abroad attended the New Year party near Rennes

An email to staff from the Royal London Hospital says it is now in 'disaster medicine mode'

Education Minister Mahmood tells delegation govt aware of problems being faced by private schools

Newly-developed kit will scan people for virus in fastest and accurate way, says Dr Mehmet

Experts believe worst is yet to come as health care workers brace for surge in cases, deaths after holiday gatherings

India wants to start administering the vaccine soon, most likely by Wednesday, say sources

Shafqat Mehmood says final decision to reopen schools will be taken at NCOC meeting on January 4

Recently approved vaccine Sinopharm’s Beijing developer says its Phase 3 trial showed 79.34% efficacy

When the clock strikes midnight, don't indulge in aerial firing, appeals Aseefa Bhutto

AstraZeneca vaccine’s efficacy in preventing infections was 70.4%, compared with Pfizer/BioNTech's efficacy of 95%

Matthew went to a drive-up hospital testing site and tested positive for Covid-19 the day after Christmas

This is the challenge we must rise to in the New Year, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general

Pakistan's Covid-19 positivity ratio stands at 5.92 per cent

Track, trace and quarantine is also initiated for passengers arrived from UK, says Covid nerve-centre

The capital’s Covid prevention and control need to initiate emergency mode, a city spokesman says

More than one million people have so far contracted Covid-19 in Iran, with over 54,000 deaths

Health experts highlight increase of Pakistan's Covid-19 positivity ratio

Three UK-returned passengers test positive for new variant

Positivity ratio stood at 8.8% on the day, according to chief minister

Says people never followed SOPS and the govt failed to implement them

Russia has been asking Covid-19 patients to donate blood plasma, which is rich in antibodies, for research

Experts say more than one vaccine would be needed to end the pandemic that has killed over 1.7 million people globally

Indonesia has now nearly 720,000 confirmed infections and 21,500 deaths

Karachi and Hyderabad follow Abbottabad with positivity ratios at 14.81% and 14.47% respectively

Another 1,035 infections reported in the province

Surveys have pointed to high levels of hesitancy towards inoculation in countries from France to Poland

Kingdom had closed its borders and suspended commercial flights over fears about a new coronavirus variant

The vaccine is a hope for a return to normal from a pandemic that killed 1.76 million people worldwide

The French government is aiming to have an initial one million people vaccinated against Covid-19 by end of February

Russia launched a voluntary vaccination programme with the Russia-made Sputnik V vaccine earlier in December

The vaccine provides '100 percent protection' against severe Covid disease requiring hospitalisation

ECOSOC chief urges fully funding the $20 billion-short Covax facility, aimed at ensuring equal access to vaccines