Covid-19

India accounted for 46% of global cases and 25% of global deaths reported in the past week

As many as 1,600 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Punjab on Tuesday

Indians are building online databases packed with information about medical resources available across the country

NCOC chief says total number of people to have registered for vaccinations has crossed five million

PM’s aide says green stimulus programme to focus on saving nature

Minister warns of negative fallout if precaution adherence not improved in Karachi

Rawalpindi reports six Covid deaths, 120 new cases

Urge government to reconsider dates to May 12-15

The 15 million doses were to be delivered by May under the COVAX facility

Oli said officials were in contact China and Russia and other manufacturers to urgently secure vaccines

Medical experts say actual numbers could be five to 10 times higher than those reported

Positivity rate swells to 22% in Karachi’s East district, 13% in South, 19% in Hyderabad

Over 113,000 people inoculated against virus so far

Varsity has trained hundreds of medical professionals in clinical research

CCPO says only takeaway, home delivery allowed at restaurants

With 2,040 fresh infections, total virus cases across province exceed 306,920

Restrictions imposed because of 'magnitude and scope of Covid-19 pandemic' in India, says White House

Says govt plans to vaccinate 70m people by year end; commence local filling of vaccine soon

IG says modern equipment should be fully utilised for Majalis security

Kingdom suspended entry for non-citizens from 20 states with exception of diplomats and medical practitioners earlier

Pakistan’s labourers struggle to make ends meet as coronavirus pushes them beyond the edge of insecurity

Mamata Banerjee is set to be chief of West Bengal after her Trinamool Congress party won a two-thirds majority

Pakistani nationals, medical emergencies exempted; policy will remain in effect till May 19 midnight

Makes Covid tests mandatory; condition to come into effect from May 5

Counting of votes in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry scheduled to end on Sunday

Countries have been rushing to help India alleviate the crisis as it battles a devastating second wave

Nine more perish, infection rate soars to 10.17 per cent

At least 1,925 lives lost in Punjab during April amid third wave of pandemic

With 2,068 fresh infections, total cases across province exceed 303,180

Emergence of new variants and strains from coronavirus is a natural phenomenon, says PM’s aide on health

Diving, volleyball competitions begin under close supervision

Forum of advisers found more mutations in coronavirus that it thinks need to be tracked closely

More than 923,000 children of one to 20 years of age have been infected since March 2020, says health ministry

Health department has decided to increase Covid vaccination centres from two to seven

Pfizer/BioNTech, mRNA vaccine protects not only against the original virus strain but also against worrisome variants

She said Saif and her use the cartoon clip to help Taimur understand coronavirus

910 cops in Lahore affected by pandemic since outbreak

184 shopping malls, markets inspected, 45 shops and restaurants sealed in Rawalpindi

NCOC notifies May 10-15 holidays, decides to reduce inbound flights to Pakistan from May 5 to May 20

Most deaths occurred in Punjab followed by KP; total active cases total 91,547

Seven other local cases on Thursday were linked to an airport immigration officer

Scientists studying what led to surge, whether a variant of covid-19 first detected in India is to blame

Several states have said they will be unable to immunize people aged 18-45 immediately

Price of cylinder filling doubled in past year

Authorities plan mobile jabs facility

Pandemic and Ramazan have left them more vulnerable

203 officials quarantined in provincial capital

Ten more die of Covid, 156 new cases reported in Rawalpindi

Umar says country sees second successive day of over 100,000 vaccinations; pace of registration picking up

Ayesha Omar, Adnan Siddiqui and ZQ shared their thoughts on Twitter