coronavirus

For any infectious respiratory disease, mass events could be a major route of transmission, says EU health official

Head of Harvard’s Global Health Institute says number of US deaths would march on without drastic action

Bankers union demanded that certain employees should be allowed to work from home

An MoU was also signed between the Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Health

Nearly 34% households in the neighbouring country won't be able to survive over a week without assistance, finds...

The country has 3,125 confirmed cases and 58 fatalities

Coronavirus deaths in the country exceed 6,500, recoveries rise to over 260,000

WHO declared Pakistan the country at most risk to the pandemic after Afghanistan

The PML-N president had appeared before NAB two days ago in two graft cases against him

Sindh sees biggest single-day spike of 3,038 Covid-19 cases while virus has claimed 2,411 lives across country so far

Currently, 5,546 patients admitted to various hospitals

Israel intends to annex West Bank settlements and the Jordan Valley with initial steps slated to begin from July 1

One in three families unlikely to survive beyond a week without additional assistance, warn experts

Country records 34 more fatalities from pandemic, raising death toll to 426

Turkey’s leading defence company Roketsan distributes food packages among 1,000 families through Turkish Red Crescent

The country now has 1,859 confirm cases of Covid-19

Money would help deliver social protection programmes to poor, expand health sector capabilities and create jobs

Highest single-day tally at 2,487 new cases, most deaths in a day so far

2,011 infections confirmed in the past 24 hours, raising Iran's overall caseload to 177,938

Some 1.15 million tests have been conducted in the country to date

Gradually working towards building travel bubble with neighbouring New Zealand

Country’s coronavirus crisis response centre said 216 people had died from the virus in the past 24 hours

Dr Zafar Mirza says WHO only assessing situation through ‘health lens’

Health ministry indicated that the death toll had risen by 1,272, to a total of 38,406 in the country

More than 5,000 new cases reported during the last 24 hours while countrywide death toll reaches 2,317

Without the opening and soaring of a mind, would it be possible to defeat Covid-19?

Municipal officials bury the body according to pandemic SOPs

Punjab has so far reported over 40,000 Covid-19 infections

Covid-19 guidelines compliance report submitted to PMRU

Forced to work without PPE, deprived of salaries

Focal persons to ensure policemen get tested

1,748 fresh cases emerge, 17 more people succumb to the virus

More than 1,500 samples collected through the service have been frozen, creating a huge backlog for tests

Maria van Kerkhove says up to 40 per cent of coronavirus transmission might be due to spread by asymptomatic cases

Pakistan witnessed a 27 per cent rise in coronavirus patients, while in Bangladesh cases spiked by 19%

This year the data is not expected to be encouraging, govt appears to be missing out on almost all major targets

Information pertaining to donors will be kept secret

UN health agency says Pakistan does not meet any conditions for easing lockdown

Many scientists believe antibody based therapies hold great promise for treating infected people

Harvard research showed a steep increase in hospital car park occupancy in August 2019

Top court orders states to help migrant workers return home within 15 days, withdraw lockdown violation cases

Despite a vast lockdown imposed in March, disease is spreading in India at one of the world’s fastest rates

Sindh CM's appeal comes as the province reports 1,748 new cases – majority of them in Karachi

Here's a lowdown on Saba Qamar's latest laugh-fest!

Japanese robot uses ultraviolet light to kill viruses on door handles

Assistance for treatment at home, short-term action plan for June and July also considered

The kingdom has more than 250,000 coronavirus cases, according to Reuters tally

Pest infestation now covers an area of 57 million hectares in the country, says DG Crop Protection

Potential for presymptomatic transmission underscores the importance of social distancing, says WHO expert

Early infection rates of SARS-CoV-2 grew by 68% a day in Iran without anti-contagion policies