COVID

With new infections in Hebei province surrounding Beijing continue to rise

With six more fatalities provincial death toll stands at 3,699

Prompts tougher movement restrictions

Britain aims to vaccinate around 14 million people by the middle of February

With priority to be given to about 30 million healthcare and frontline workers

The number of active Covid-19 cases in Pakistan hits 33,474

Hospitals maintain they have oxygen in stock at present, but day’s supply affected amid blocked roads

MPA Munira Yamin Satti was undergoing treatment for Covid at CMH Rawalpindi

PM Suga’s govt seeks to limit damage to the world’s third-biggest economy while striving to defeat the virus

Over 1,200 new Covid cases emerge in Sindh

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

After 10 months of turmoil, it is feared the coronavirus may continue to haunt in 2021 as well

12 more persons succumb to coronavirus

Initially, 125,000 health workers will be inoculated

The total number of cases in mainland China now stands at 87,071, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,634

Pakistan announces a 1.2 million dose purchase deal with Sinopharm

NCOC firms up immunisation management system as nationwide Covid death toll tops 10,000

13 people succumb to the virus, 3,501 recover from infection

UK battles a major winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus

Province sees 1,100 new cases, 2,799 fresh recoveries

The border was temporarily opened to allow cross-border movement of the stranded containers

Those dying with Covid-19 on their death certificates puts the UK’s death toll at 79,349

Govt hopes to give the first dose of Oxford or the Pfizer vaccine to 2 million people over the next two weeks

Capital’s Communist party boss urges all districts to enter an “emergency” mode

A day after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga urged the nation to stay home and avoid social mixing

Officials record 29,258 new cases in the preceding 24 hours and 567 deaths

French and British governments agree to end the blockade

In stepped-up efforts to prevent a new variant of the novel coronavirus from spreading

Sindh reports 1,107 fresh Covid cases, 21 deaths

Karachi's 'Ladies Fund Women Awards' honours 12 frontline workers for their service in Covid fight

The PPP leader was elected as a member of the National Assembly from Chachro in Tharparkar in the 2018 elections

Plans to ease curbs over Christmas across the nation either dramatically scaled back or scrapped altogether

A week into the massive inoculation campaign

Another 40 people succumb to Covid-19

The govt will ask people to self-quarantine for 14 days upon return from Britain

Punjab records the highest number of deaths during the past 24 hours, followed by Sindh

Ban was due to a new variant of Covid-19 in Britain

Actor thanked loved ones for all the wishes on her birthday as she updated worried fans about her health

British govt faces criticism for abruptly scrapping plans to ease restrictions for Christmas

Relatives hold protest, demand action by provincial govt

Sowing chaos for families and companies just days before exiting the EU’s orbit

The package would be the second-largest economic stimulus in US history

After oil prices marked seven straight weeks of gains as investors focused on the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines

The virus tally in the province has soared to 204,840

Within weeks number of active cases has risen from 31 to 295

Warns that New Delhi might resort to a false flag operation to divert attention away from its crises

Several nations around the world begin vaccinating against the virus

Imposes lockdown on over 16 million people amid a new virus strain up to 70% more transmissible than the original

Chile has strict rules on mask wearing in all public places and violations are punishable with fines and jail terms

Another 1,903 cases detected, 33 more fatalities recorded