COVID

Asad Umar announces the opening of walk-in vaccination for those between the ages of 60 and 64

In these difficult times our prayers are with the people of India, says information minister

Deaths rise by 2,624 to reach a total of 189,544, according to health ministry data

The highest single-day death toll since the onset of the pandemic’s third wave

Pakistani mothers found to be faring better than rest of the world, with lower pre-term births

The spike in cases comes as a fire in a hospital in Mumbai treating Covid-19 patients kills 13 people

PM Trudeau acts after prominent politicians complained Ottawa had not done enough to combat a third wave of infections

Health officials say around 70% of intensive care unit beds occupied

With 314,835 new cases the country's total tally reaches 15.93m, while deaths rise by 2,104 to reach total of 184,657

61 doctors have succumbed to virus in the province