Covid-19

Minister lambasts federal govt for sacking 4,544 workers during the pandemic

Official says additional duty imposed to promote local production of medical equipment

So Britain is going to be the first testing ground for what is being billed as the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine

This global pandemic has laid bare the deep inequalities plaguing our world

WHO officials say we are looking very closely into the use of technology in this Covid-19 response

Facebook say global policy change came in response to news that Covid-19 vaccines will soon be rolling out

Almost 1.5 million people have died globally from Covid-19 and some 63 million people have been infected

Two million families will be eligible for a monthly stipend of Rs2,000

Players returned to their team's home markets for the start of the 2020-21 season on Dec. 22

Justice Minallah says it is executive’s job to enforce court judgments

The latest cases are, both, historical

Petitioner seeks action against leaders violating Covid prevention SOPs

778 news case reported during last 24 hours across province

Samples from the body sent for Covid-19 testing

Marriage halls association demand regulation for night-time events under strict adherence to SOPs

Investors weigh first approval of coronavirus vaccine, prospects of US stimulus

The coronavirus has changed our values and relations

CDWP also approves four other schemes, recommends one to ECNEC

The Russian president says Russia will have produced 2 million vaccine doses within the next few days

Covid-19 cases have been dipping in India since a peak in September

All students must wear masks and will be separated by plastic screens

Coronavirus pandemic has shown interconnectedness of countries, and hence the need for global cooperation in health

Pandemic will set us back economically, Merkel says while pointing to an economic revival in countries like China

The tournament will likely start one or two weeks later than scheduled

With 2,839 single-day tally, nationwide caseload nears 400,000

National positivity ratio at 6pc

The NIS said last week it had foiled North Korea’s attempts to hack into South Korean Covid-19 vaccine makers

Legal practitioners welcome decision; urge all high courts to provide same facility

Indonesia reported more than 530,000 infections and nearly 17,000 deaths

UN aid chief Mark says pandemic wreaked carnage across most fragile, vulnerable countries

Atlas was considered a special government employee on a 130-day detail that expires this week

Digital channels termed vital for laying foundation of Digital Pakistan

Claims that the vaccine is highly efficacious, and can play a major part in turning around this pandemic

Federal government will ship the vaccines through its normal vaccine distribution system, says Alex Azar

National Covid-19 positivity ratio at 8.53%, with Mirpur in AJK in lead with positivity ratio of 27.75%

WHO says it is not yet known whether an infection pregnant woman can pass virus to her baby

Three nationals entered Thailand illegally, tested positive days later

Strike follows a three-day walkout last week in which more than 500 workers took part

NCOC observes Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Karachi contributing to most of cases

The forum was also attended by a large number of health professionals from South American countries

France’s State Council says measure not proportionate to coronavirus infection risks

Says problem confronting Pakistan during Covid-19 is political leadership that has not seen any democratic struggle

Highest positivity ratio recorded at 24.85% in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, observes NCOC

Kamran Bangash says Covid-19 cases increased after the rally; letter issued to police to register a case

The first immunisations using the BioNTech and Pfizer vaccine could take place from December 7

The government has now reduced the number of people allowed in shops, a challenge for small retail outlets

Pakistani players did in NZ what the whole country has been doing throughout the pandemic: ignore the guidelines

We will return mandate to people and leave it to them to choose which government they want, says Muhyiddin Yassin

India has recorded 9.35 million Covid-19 infections, second only to the United States

New evidence suggests that people with type O or Rh−negative blood may be at slightly lower risk from coronavirus