Ten key moments in the pandemic
From the first cases in China to worldwide lockdowns and vaccination drives...
Here are the 10 key moments since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared a year ago by the World Health…
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Pakistan to revisit easing of Covid-19 restrictions amid fresh surge
The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Monday mulled over deferring the opening up of cinemas, indoor weddings and dinning in the restaurants, which were expected to be allowed…
Pakistan approves Sinopharm and Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines for 60 and above
ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Friday announced that it was approving two coronavirus vaccines-- China's Sinopharm and Russia's Sputnik V-- for people aged 60…
3 more players test positive for coronavirus, confirms PCB
LAHORE: Two more players taking part in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 have tested positive for coronavirus, confirmed the PCB in a press release on Thursday.
According to the…
Biden scraps payment to millions of US households under new plan
Millions of American households, who were receiving payments under the Trump administration as part of the COVID-19 relief package, will no longer be getting them according to Biden's new…
Covid-19 leaves 75 more dead in Pakistan
The number of affected by the Coronavirus rose to 16,648 with 1,163 more people tested positive for the deadly disease during the last 24 hours.
According to the National Command and…
Good news: Pfizer vaccine found to be 94% effective, says study
For countries that are just waiting for the coronavirus lockdowns to end and business as well as life return to normalcy, there is still hope left. According to the first big real-world…
Pakistan announces lifting of Coronavirus restrictions from March 15
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Wednesday announced lifting of remaining Coronavirus restrictions amid a gradual decline in new cases in Pakistan.
It also…
Germany approves COVID home tests to ease way out of lockdown
Germany approved three COVID-19 tests for home use as part Health Minister Jens Spahn’s strategy to help Europe’s biggest economy emerge from a lockdown that has been in place since…
US crosses grim milestone of 500,000 coronavirus deaths
REUTERS: The United States (US) on Tuesday crossed the grim milestone of the deaths reported due to the novel coronavirus on Monday, according to data obtained by the country.
In a…
Pakistan opens Covid-19 vaccination for 60 and older
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday announced new guidelines that expand Coronavirus vaccine eligibility to everyone age 60 or older.
Taking to Twitter, Asad Umar, head of the government's…
COVID-19 vaccination ‘wildly uneven and unfair’: UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the goal of providing vaccines to all as “the biggest moral test before the global community”, underlining that everyone, everywhere must be…
Pakistan to allow private firms to import COVID shots, exempt from price caps
Pakistan is to allow private companies to import coronavirus vaccines and has agreed to exempt such imports from price caps, according to documents reviewed by Reuters, even as the nation…
Covid origins still a mystery as WHO-China probe ends
A much-anticipated inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic wrapped up its mission in China on Tuesday with no breakthrough discovery, as investigators ruled out a theory that…
Altaf Hussain shifted to ICU after testing positive for coronavirus
LONDON: MQM founder Altaf Hussain has been shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Barnet Hospital after contracting the novel coronavirus, according to the MQM-London.
Altaf…