COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end: WHO chief
A vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by year-end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, without elaborating.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…
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Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided…
Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the U.S. presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and a majority of Americans think Trump…
UN needs ‘immediate infusion’ of $15 bn for global vaccine fund
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an "immediate infusion" of $15 billion to a global pool for the procurement and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines at a virtual…
Sindh govt imposes mini smart lockdown in Karachi
KARACHI: A mini smart lockdown was imposed in Karachi on Wednesday night, according to a notification from the Sindh government, where the sub-division of Manghopir's two areas were sealed…
India, China don’t give real numbers on Covid-19: Trump
The US President Donald Trump mentioned India twice during a debate with his rival presidential candidate Joe Biden, but for all the wrong reasons.
As Joe Biden questioned Donald Trump’s…
Biden faces down raging Trump, telling him to ‘shut up’
Democrat Joe Biden told a raging President Donald Trump to "shut up" in an opening debate that turned almost immediately into a shouting match 35 days ahead of the most tense US election in…
Pakistan records second highest daily increase in Covid-19 cases amid fears of…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported second highest daily increase in Coronavirus cases in 7 weeks with 798 news cases reported in the last 24 hours.
According to latest figures released by the…
Sindh’s health and education ministers contradict each other on COVID-19
KARACHI: Children remained confused on Thursday as Sindh's ministers for education and health issued conflicting statements on the novel coronavirus, with one saying they had doubled while…
Pakistan reports highest number of COVID-19 cases in two weeks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks, according to data available from the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC).
On Thursday,…
Covid ratio stays below 2% in educational institutions: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Planning Minister Asad Umar has said that the ratio of Coronavirus in educational institutions continues to be stable below two percent.
Taking to Twitter on Thursday,…
Saudi to gradually resume ‘umrah’ pilgrimage from October 4
Saudi Arabia will gradually resume the year-round umrah pilgrimage for Muslims from October 4, the interior ministry said Tuesday, seven months after it was suspended because of the…
Pakistan begins phase 3 clinical trial for China-developed Covid-19 vaccine
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has launched the phase three clinical trials of a vaccine against Covid-19, said Federal Planning Minister Asad Umar on Tuesday.
The vaccine has been developed by a…
US closes in on 200,000 virus deaths, weeks before election
The United States edged close to registering 200,000 Covid-19 deaths on Monday, the latest grim milestone for the country just weeks before voters decide if President Donald Trump will stay…
PMC Poll: Pakistanis divided over whether country should reopen junior schools or not
Amid the COVID-19 resurgence in Pakistan, people it seems are divided over whether the country should reopen schools or not — a new poll conducted by PMC showed.
People were asked "Should…
New Zealand ends COVID-19 lockdown outside Auckland
It was a big day for the Kiwis as the New Zealand government lifted the nationwide lockdown on Sunday, everywhere from the country except for Auckland.
Some restrictions were also eased in…