COVID

Oil prices dive on Covid worries

President Alvi says focus on ease of doing business put country on recovery path

124 new confirmed coronavirus cases in mainland for Aug 5

Victoria in a 'precarious position' as Covid cases escalate

UK MPs also castigate govt decision for giving relaxation to India

The gap between vaccinations in wealthy and poor countries widens, amid rapid spread of the Delta variant

Pakistan finally manages to cross the 30 million vaccination mark, despite hiccups

UAE set to lift an entry ban on those who had visited a number of African and Asian countries, including Pakistan

Five people of same family test positive

Pindi reports 101 new Covid cases; smart lockdown to be imposed in seven more areas

Punjab issues new SOPs to combat Covid’s fourth wave

Rule is applicable to citizens who have received the vaccine against Covid-19 and hold a residency permit

The Italians had bagged 28 medals as of Monday, as many as in the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro and in London in 2012

Dargahs shut as fourth wave sweeps Sindh, related businesses fear loss of livelihood

Urges engagement of ulema to implement Covid SOPs

Fawad says Shehbaz’s statement that he wants to move forward is positive

NCOC chief says all past six days of the week saw record numbers of vaccinations

Door-to-door drive under way in five districts

Markets shut, people seen violating SOPs, wandering in several areas

Sindh govt spokesman says 185,000 people got vaccinated in Sindh in 24 hours on SIM block warning

Investors remain cautious and continue to weigh impact of fourth wave on economy

Fifth straight day for the country to achieve record vaccinations, says NCOC chairman

CDC document says it can be passed on even by vaccinated people, may cause more serious disease than earlier strains

The rampaging Delta variant forces Sindh govt to toughen the restrictions on activities across the province

No lifting of restrictions on the Umrah announced by Riyadh

Country enters a new 'extremely frightening' stage, highly transmissible Delta variant a big factor.

The latest evidence of rising cases that have forced one state to lock down amid fears of another wave of infections

Organisers have administered nearly 275,000 tests, with athletes screened daily and journalists tested before events

Campaign will continue in five districts till August 10

WHO says Pakistan’s mortality rate in July higher than worldwide ratio

The fastest, fittest and most formidable version of the virus that causes Covid-19 the world has encountered

The petitioner takes the stance that people cannot be forced to get the Covid vaccine without legislation

Over 2,517 coronavirus infections confirmed, 20 more deaths according to CM house

NCOC chief says aiming to cross one million vaccination mark in a day

Health dept sanatoriums at full capacity as coronavirus cases surge in the megacity

Advises health ministry to get $393m loan for coronavirus vaccines

Punjab records highest death tolls of month on Sunday

Scuffles between police and demonstrators broke out; teargas fired and traffic halted.

The outbreak, which began in June, is being driven by the highly contagious Delta variant

NCOC says tally of active cases soars past 54,000

Govt should use persuasion more than coercion to motivate people to get Covid jabs

Minister says authorities are accelerating process of inoculation

The virus has shut down large parts of their economy, as other parts of the world open up.

The WHO proposes a second phase of studies into virus origins, calls for transparency from authorities

281 Covid-19 deaths and 5,189 new infections recorded on Monday

Boris Johnson announced that those who are not fully vaccinated would be barred from clubs

Only 60,000 fully vaccinated Saudi citizens and residents selected for the pilgrimige

As the Delta (Indian) variant of Covid-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide

NCOC says number of active cases rises to 45,579

The significantly more contagious variant of Covid-19, has been detected around 100 countries globally