Covid-19

Brazil has registered 500,800 deaths from 17,883,750 confirmed Covid-19 cases

SAPM says fresh supplies would begin to reach the country from today

Police called to control protesters entering Expo Centre

Move aimed at convincing sceptical Japanese public the biggest event since pandemic began will be safe

Dr Faisal says the country is slated to receive around 7 million vaccine doses by the end of June, mainly from China

Covid-19 has accelerated a global push towards digital delivery of essential services, especially in telemedicine

Track legend passes away aged 91 following a long battle with Covid-19

Must continue our pursuit of sustainable development and take action on global climate change

Several nations have vaccine shortages as the Delta variant becomes the dominant strain

Measures include bans on public events with more than 1,000 people, amongst others

German envoy shows interest in boosting ties in gaming

Health officials assure more doses to arrive today

Health dept claims ample vaccine stock available

Study showed disease could have been circulating in US there as early as Dec 2019

Patient was a driver who occasionally transported overseas airline crew

Announces cable channels' digitalisation; says subscription model to allow buying, selling of broadcast content

Delhi's top mall saw a footfall of 19,000 people last weekend- as soon as it reopened

NA deputy speaker addresses World Blood Donor Day ceremony

The pandemic has brought new scrutiny to the World Health Organization

We are all in the same storm, even if we aren’t all in the same boat

Qureshi tells Lavrov two countries should continue to capitalise on shared cooperation

Protesters gather outside F-9 vaccination centre

Dr Faisal Sultan says national infection rate continues to drop

Two sources familiar with situation told Reuters that the agency had cleared about 10 million doses

The monument was closed down for tourists two months ago after deadly surge in coronavirus cases

Businesses and commercial activities to now stay closed for one day during the week

Pandemic, estranged border ties blanch a vibrant culture that once thrived by the frontier lines

SAPM says Pakistan made significant progress in curbing spread of disease

Sets target of vaccinating 430,000 people daily in province

"We will work together with the private sector, the G20 and other countries to increase this contribution"

Eight players from the Venezuelan national team have tested positive for Covid-19, a day before they play hosts Brazil

Work on around 90 per cent of schemes has not been initiated despite releases of funds

Industrial sector should be directed to get all of their workers vaccinated

Allows travellers from 12 more countries to come to Pakistan

The provincial health department has so far conducted 5,357,960 tests for Covid-19

Over 600 new infections emerge, nearly 800 persons recover

Buzdar directs all ACs and DCs to prepare vaccination plan for their districts

India began an inoculation drive for its 1.38 billion people in earnest in mid-January

"The United States is providing these half billion doses with no strings attached"

Umar says imperative to speed up vaccinations in the two regions owing to upcoming elections and tourism season

Oxfam also called on G7 leaders to support a waiver on the intellectual property behind the vaccines

Gen Bajwa appreciates Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's efforts for polio eradication, ISPR says

NCOC opens walk-in vaccinations for citizens aged 18 and above from June 11

Director feels doing so would relieve the public of 'depression'

Health experts attribute it to strict implementation of SOPs, vigorous inoculation drive

Raas says instances of being forced to get jabs should be reported to authorities

Educational institutions resume classes, NCOC takes decision as Covid positivity rate eases to 3.02%

Allegations of embezzlement in Covid fund lead to a verbal fight in assembly

Saudabad police took shopkeepers into custody, inflicted brutal torture on them for flouting Covid SOP's

Importing Indian goods via Dubai amid direct-trade bans has meant higher overheads and plunging business