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Sindh sees over 1,100 new Covid-19 infections
13 more succumb to contagion; over 14,000 active cases in the province
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Covid toll turns spotlight on Europe's taboo of data by race
As the pandemic's outsized impact on Black and Asian people exposes flaws in the approach
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Nine more areas put under lockdown
Around 270 coronavirus cases were reported in affected localities
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NCOC suggests banning public gatherings, extended winter vacations & closure of dine-in, shrines
Forum also notes decline in SOPs' adherence in mosques
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Sindh reports 518 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
185 coronavirus patients recover
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Covid-19 claims nine more lives in Punjab
With 352 fresh infections, total virus cases exceed 106,200
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White House chief of staff Meadows has Covid-19 - source
The latest official within Trump’s close circle to have contracted the virus
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Covid-19 deaths surge in Sindh
556 new infections reported in the province, with 416 in Karachi alone
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Life slows down amid second wave
Citizens fear limited business hours will worsen financial crunch
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Australia orders more Covid-19 vaccines for total of 135 million doses
As the country aims to complete a mass inoculation programme within months
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Eight more Covid-19 deaths, 492 new cases
Karachi sees 354 fresh infections emerging on Wednesday
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ADB, Pakistan sign $2m grant agreement to combat Covid-19
Grant will help provide life-saving medical supplies, diagnostic and laboratory facilities among other equipment
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Lockdown in England could be extended, UK minister warns
With the biggest official death toll in Europe, Britain struggles to contain a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Pandemic-related trade challenges
Country should sustain rise in remittances, push for economic growth revival
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Nobel laureate calls for global vaccine consortium
Venki Ramakrishnan says that Covid-19 pandemic brought requirement for international collaboration into sharp focus
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Global coronavirus cases rise by single-day record of half a million
As the tally stands at 44.7 million cases and about 1.17 million deaths worldwide
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Next crop of Covid-19 vaccine developers take more traditional route
Given the sheer size of global need it will take several different vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic
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Face masks made mandatory in public places as second Covid wave hits Pakistan
NCOC reports 80% disease spread and increase positivity ratio is 11 major cities across Pakistan
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‘Second coronavirus wave has begun in Pakistan’
Dr Faisal hints at imposing new restrictions, asks masses to be more careful about the situation
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Get children back to school, but business as usual is no option
More than a billion students affected in some way by the Covid pandemic globally
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Virus secondary as civilians try to survive Karabakh battle
The escalation has so far killed more than 800 people on both sides since erupting on September 27
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State Bank spends Rs1.3 trillion during Covid-19 pandemic
SBP disbursed aid under financing packages, for medical facilities
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Top US economist praises Pakistan’s handling of pandemic
‘Heck, if the US had handled the pandemic as well as Pakistan, we would have saved $10 trillion’
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‘Rural women on frontline of pandemic, calamities’
Speakers stress how Covid-19 has directly affected rural women’s livelihoods
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Saudi hosts G20 talks on virus recovery, debt relief
A day after the IMF warned that global GDP would contract 4.4 percent in 2020
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‘Unmistakable signs’ of virus surge: Umar
Minister says Covid-19 positivity rate has hit 2.37%
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Health workers’ protest continues
Health workers protest discontinuation of coronavirus health risk allowance
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World Bank approves $12 bln for Covid-19 vaccines
Part of an overall WBG package of up to $160 billion designed to help developing countries battle the coronavirus
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Facebook will ban ads discouraging people from getting vaccines
The new policy will be enforced in the next few days
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Umar says peoples' proactive response key to curbing Covid-19 so far
Says risk mitigation important to check possibility of second wave
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More synchronized action needed to tackle Covid crisis, IMF's Georgieva says
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says we are going to continue to push to do even more
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Fauci says Trump campaign ad twists his words on virus
Top govt scientist says the ad is edited to make him seem to endorse the president's handling of the pandemic
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Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
As researchers say the virus can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days
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Sindh crosses 140,000 Covid-19 cases
Six more deaths reported, 59 infections emerge in Karachi on Saturday
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Australia's Covid-19 hotspot cases inch up, but officials optimistic
Despite dozen of new cases authorities say the state is on track to ease its social distancing restrictions
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Covid-19: are we going to get a second wave?
World has paid a heavy price for ignoring discipline of public health and being unprepared for a pandemic
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At least 103 restaurants, six marriage halls shut down in Karachi: NCOC
NCOC orders all provinces to ensure implementation of SOPs
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K-P doctor dies of Covid-19 related complications
Dr Dost Muhammad had contracted the virus two months ago while on duty
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Poorest countries face tough choice over G20 debt relief plan
Rich countries on Friday backed an extension of the G20's Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI)
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Cannes Film Festival gears up for a three-day special event in October
The prestigious Film Festival itself was cancelled this year in May due to coronavirus restrictions
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4 health issues to look out for while working from home
Are you also noticing that you feel more stressed during the day than normal? Read on to learn more
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PM at UNGA
As the discussion ranges from Kashmir, the pandemic, economic relief for developing world and growing Islamophobia
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Salman Khan willing to cut down his fee for 'Bigg Boss 14'
Actor and host said he is happy to slash his fee so others can get paid amid the pandemic
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India spreading Islamophobia, PM Imran tells UNGA
Premier demands justice for Kashmiris and Palestinians, urges world body to take lead in preventing global conflicts
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China to allow foreigners with valid residence permits to enter from Sept 28
First since China in March temporarily suspended entry as an interim measure in response to the pandemic
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Sindh to resume secondary classes from Sep 28
Ghani says strict implementation of Covid-19 SOPs will be ensured
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Indian farmers feel heat of pandemic
At least 14M agriculture jobs created in August alone as India lost more than 21M due to virus, says report
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Health of students govt's top priority, decision to close schools will destroy education: Shafqat
Minister says six-month-long break due to Covid-19 affected the students
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Thirteen more educational institutions closed across country
13 educational institutions closed in K-P, three in Sindh for non-compliance of SOPs
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Covid-19: Educational institutions reopen across country after six-month long break
Students, teachers must wear face masks, administration must ensure availability of sanitizer at the gate