coronavirus

Govt expands Ehsaas cash programme to cover 16.9m families

Covid-19 induced measures to remain in place till August 15

Legal experts point out women’s woes in seeking justice during the worst health crisis

More than 100 possible vaccines are being developed and tested around the world to try to stop the pandemic

Tourism is a major earner for the Maldives, a tropical island paradise popular with honeymooners and celebrities

Markets to be set up only in designated areas in line with SOPs, testing to be enhanced in hotspots

Death caused by children missing out on routine immunisations could be far greater than Covid-19 itself

Earlier on several staffers of the veteran actor had been diagnosed with the virus

Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Emirates require tests from pre-approved laboratories

Moderna is considered to be in a leading position in global race to find a vaccine against coronavirus

Places of worship, public transport, government offices and most shops will close again

So far 593,668 tests have been conducted in Sindh which resulted in 107,773 positive cases

The Belgian government is meeting on July 15 to disucss further easing of lockdown measures

Half a million residents evacuated in Jiangxi province, nearly 24,000 soldiers deployed in country’s east

Rising plastic consumption is polluting nature

Virus sickened 31,136 health workers in Iraq so far

AKU researchers call for policymakers prioritising psycho-social interventions to limit impact of pandemic on health

UK's current death toll from confirmed cases of Covid-19 is around 45,000

Abbasi Shaheed Hospital will get 125 beds, 18 ventilators and 29 BiPap ventilators

the virus remains public enemy number one

It now stands second only to Europe, where 202,505 people have died

Study suggests schools may not play as big a role in spreading the virus as some had feared

Another 2,349 people tested positive for coronavirus, raising the overall figure in the country's outbreak to 259,652

Experts say the findings may change how governments plan for the next phase of the pandemic

The number of cases is around triple that of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to WHO

Pakistan, one of the largest Muslim-majority countries by population, send the most pilgrims for Hajj

Traders await OPEC technical meeting expected to recommend an easing of supply cuts

New Covid-19 cases bring the tally country's tally to 76,981

Numbers suggest that handset demand in China remains lukewarm despite country’s recovery from coronavirus

Amitabh Bachchan along with Abhishek, Aishwarya and Aaradhya have been tested positive over the weekend

Murad Ali Shah stresses need for caution with Eidul Azha, Muharram approaching

SOPs are related to social distancing, preventive measures during slaughtering of animals and Eid prayers

The South Asian country of 21 million lifted its coronavirus lockdown in late June

The measures show what a thorny issue it is for Japan to deal with natural disasters in the time of coronavirus

Since July 1, nearly 2.5 million new cases officially declared, a record level since virus outbreak

Country reports a 28% reduction in critical cases due smart lockdowns and implementation of SOPs

Both actors announce contracting the virus on social media, calling for those close to them to get tested

President Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday that he had tested positive for Covid-19

Second wave, which will occur in the fall, will be much more deadly, says official

FA announced 124 redundancies with fears of losing £300m over next four years

Country expects 'heaviest wave' of coronavirus outbreak in November, says President Aleksandar Vucic

This year courts are empty and there is no clink of cutlery on plates in London

Coronavirus has exposed a clash among medical experts over disease transmission that stretches back nearly a century

Biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa

Healthcare ministry brands Chinese media reports based on the embassy statement as ‘fake news’

WHO specialists in animal health will work with Chinese scientists to determine scope of investigation

With over a year to go, Games in Tokyo could pose grave health danger to Japan

China will not hold any other international tournament due to Covid-19

Two young women share their insights on the topic

Only a very small number of diseases are believed to be spread via tiny floating particles or aerosols, WHO says