Covid-19

With a vaccine still far away, the WHO has called for a rapid increase in production of the steroid dexamethasone

Social distancing rules were relaxed after a public holiday in early May

Company says it has the capacity to produce up to 1 billion doses a year of its recombinant vaccine

WHO says no evidence seen yet that virus is losing potency despite some scientists saying so

Researchers and companies are testing six experimental shots in humans

The Globes, which are typically held in early January, will take the weekend previously reserved for the Oscars

Welcome proposal to reopen institutions

Commercial structures, hotel & fuel pump will be built

The IGP says citizens are appreciating the role of policemen in this critical time

Hazara commissioner says they will plug unofficial, illegal entry points

Section 144 imposed to rein in profiteers, hoarders

Official denies hospital dedicated as coronavirus facility

Lockdown will be imposed tomorrow evening

All provinces will have to avoid deficit this year, with Punjab to account for more than half of Rs242b surplus target

Health department awaits results of 397 cases as well

K-P CM Mahmood Khan says govt trying to contain deadly outbreak

Testing facilities claim disease is spreading faster than expected

Only 643 ICU beds are available for Covid-19 treatment in city

Surge comes after investors move capital from falling global currencies

Covid-19 has claimed at least 3,732 lives while around 73,471 patients have recovered

In Canada and the United States, the number of operating oil and natural gas rigs fell to a record low last week

Commerce secretary for making constructive changes in old business models

Says provision of furnace oil has been suspended for past several weeks

Over 37,000 patients have recovered so far

Member Customs orders shipping companies to work on Saturday

Many small factories are stitching masks in dirty rooms without following scientifically approved methods

Budget made on assumption economy will recover from Oct 1, Senate panel told

Trade activities to resume at Torkham, Chaman and Ghulam Khan

Provincial govt tells SC it has allocated special fund for provision of PPE to janitorial staff

Development comes after the provincial government accepts demands

The PCB has confirmed that Haider Ali, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan have contracted the virus

Canada imposed lockdowns in March to contain the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed 8,430 people

Imran Khan calls for preparations of SOPs consultation with the provincial governments

The PCB medical panel have advised all three to immediately go into self-isolation

Beijing recently confirmed a new cluster of coronavirus cases in the city

Provincial health authorities recommend stricter lockdown in 182 of Karachi’s 247 UCs

Florida, South Carolina, Missouri, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and Montana report record cases

European countries have been giving medics crash courses in how to deal with Covid-19 patients

The annual midsummer Festival of Music brings millions of people out onto the streets across the country

Politicisation of the pandemic has exacerbated it, says WHO chief

The city of more than 20 million people reported its first case of a new spike in infections on June 11

3 Japanese universities along with pharma company work out test to detect coronavirus from saliva in about 25 minutes

Russia sees drop in number coronavirus cases, fatalities

Premier assures of transparency in Ehsaas programmes

34-year-old father of five made sure it was an extra special Father's Day by recording his seventh career win on tour

The final of the Croatia event which would have featured Djokovic and Rublev was cancelled as a result

Thailand has recorded 3,151 cases and 58 deaths related to Covid-19

The annual 10-day festival in the southwestern city of Yulin usually attracts thousands of visitors

More than 200 infections found in Beijing in last 10 days

Britain’s economy has been hammered by the lockdown