COVID19

How much did we need to prevent seven million deaths, trillions of dollars in economic losses across globe?

Pakistan has decided to hold first Global Health Security Summit in Pakistan

Advisory says JN.1 is fundamentally an offshoot of BA.2.86 sub-variant of omicron variant

Streaming collections have doubled from their pre-COVID levels and account for 35% of total collections for creators

Officially, China has reported just 5,272 COVID-related deaths as of Jan.8

Analysts say infection peak possibly already reached while global health experts predict over a million deaths in 2023

WHO seeks data as reports claim virus spreading fast after China policy U-turn

China's vast countryside in rush to bolster COVID defences

The Sindh govt’s procurement, distribution of funds has been identified as lacking transparency

China has not reported any COVID-related deaths since Dec. 3, before the country started the loosening of curbs

Analysts say China ill-prepared for big spike in cases as cities urge residents to proceed with caution

The changes could be announced this week, other local media reported

US president will isolate at the White House and continue to carry out all of his duties

Supply chain crisis causes shortage of computer chips required in manufacturing of PC's, smartphones and cars

Chinese authorities are reducing scrutiny of citizens' travel history for COVID19 monitoring to boost domestic tourism

Karachi’s positivity rate touches 21.71%

Tesla Inc's new car factories are "losing billions of dollars" due to a shortage of batteries and China port issues

The European smartphone market declined by 12% in first quarter of the year due to COVID-19 and deteriorating economy

The world's largest electronics maker said the second half of the year will be better as Shanghai's lockdown eases

'Manzil' will highlight the importance of Covid-19 vaccinations and booster shots

WHO report says almost half of deaths that until now had not been counted were in India

Home quarantine could be temporary solution, door sensors would be installed to monitor compliance

Shipments of products from China might face delays due to Covid-19 lockdown which has barred factories from working.

Spotify shares fall 5% briefly after Joe Rogan's podcast was briefly not accessible on the platform.

Roblox misses Wall Street estimates for quarterly bookings as the pandemic frenzy over its video games, wanes.

The White House believes Spotify's plans to add content advisory to podcasts discussing Covid 19 is a positive step.

Many are openly hoping that through the Omicron variant, most of the world population will acquire “herd immunity”.

In a statement on Saturday, T-Mobile said "we are requiring office workers to be fully vaccinated by April 2

Joshua Martinangeli, too ill to go to school, sends a bot in his place that interacts with the teacher and his friends

CES will end earlier than planned, as participating companies like Amazon drop out because of Omnicron fears.

The Korean band will reportedly take a break over year-end holidays to prepare for a new concert and album

Apple has delayed its employees' return to the office indefinitely amid Omicorn virus risk.

South Korea is about to roll out a facial recognition project with CCTV cameras to track citizens with Covid.

Google delays its employees from coming back to the office three days a week, setting a deadline beyond January 10.

Omicron virus variant takes the world by storm, but the cryptocurrency with the same name soared in the global market.

Zoom's revenue growth slowed to 35% and its shares dropped down to 6%, as its popularity eases after the pandemic.

Online telehealth apps have increased in demand since Covid19, as people begin to focus on their wellbeing.

Airbnb's quarterly revenue topped Wall Street expectations as global travel resumes for vaccinated travelers.

Asad Umar says unvaccinated people to face more restrictions

Growing inflation erodes value of money, particularly constricting purchasing power of those from low-income groups

Authorities distributing free sanitisers and masks in public places, urging people to get vaccinated

Services of UAE-accredited labs have been made available at all international airports, says CAA spokesperson

Fans over the age of 18 must provide proof of a second vaccine dose or a negative test result 48 hours before

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has assured, insisting the European championship will be safe, even with fans

Midfielder was initially hospitalized with severe tonsilitis, but tested positive; will miss game against Argentina

According to the NCOC, some 5,391 youth between the ages of 11 to 20 years also fell prey to the virus

Education minister says that the decision was taken after consultations with Cambridge

SAPM says premier's been advised to resume work, build up work routine over next few days

Official statement says all offices of secretariat to remain closed until March 16

NCOC chairman says UK strain of virus dominant in the third wave