Beijing remains COVID-19 free for 10th day
BEIJING: The Chinese capital has recorded no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases for the 10th day in a row.
The total number of cases stands at 335 since a cluster outbreak was…
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PM Imran condoles death of Nishtar University VC who died from COVID-19
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday condoled the death of the Vice Chancellor of the Nishtar Medical University, Dr Mustafa Kamal Pasha, who passed away due to the novel…
US reports record 69,000 COVID-19 cases in single day
REUTERS: New cases of COVID-19 rose by over 69,000 across the United States on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, setting a record for the third consecutive day as Walt Disney Co stuck to…
‘Govt to reopen educational institutions from Sept 15’
ISLAMABAD: The federal minister for education announced on Thursday that the government had taken the decision to reopen schools across the country from September 15, 2020 if health…
COVID-19: WHO chief recognises ‘positive trend in disease curtailment’ in…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom spoke to Prime Minister Imran Khan and recognised the "positive trend in disease curtailment" in Pakistan.
This was revealed…
Murtaza Wahab recovers from coronavirus
KARACHI: Adviser to the Chief Minister Sindh on Law Syed Murtaza Wahab announced on Twitter that he had recovered from the novel coronavirus, revealing that he had tested negative for the…
Some nations still face ‘long, hard’ battle with COVID-19: WHO
Nations who fail to use every mechanism available to combat the still-raging novel coronavirus will struggle to beat it, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
“Some…
India reports over 17,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day
India reported over 17,000 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, pushing the country’s total above 500,000, federal health ministry data showed on Saturday, with infections surging…
Severe COVID-19 can damage the brain, preliminary study finds
A preliminary study of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 has found the disease can damage the brain, causing complications such as stroke, inflammation, psychosis and dementia-like…
Pakistan records another 148 deaths, 4044 cases
ISLAMABAD: At least 148 people have died in Pakistan from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, officials said.
It brings the nationwide fatalities from the Covid-19 to 3, 903,…
COVID-19 pandemic: Saudi Arabia allows only those living in kingdom to perform Hajj…
AFP: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday confirmed that it would only allow all nationals residing in the country to perform Hajj 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The kingdom has…
Shadab Khan, Haider Ali and Haris Rauf test positive for COVID-19
Shadab, Haris and Haider likely to miss out Pakistan's upcoming England tour after testing positive for COVID-19
COVID-19: World entering ‘new and dangerous phase’, says WHO
AFP: The World Health Organisation has issued a stern warning to people across the globe that now is not the time to return to the normal routine as the COVID-19 virus is still surging…
Pakistan to ‘partially open’ airspace for international flights on Sunday
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Saturday that the government will "partially open" its airspace for overseas Pakistanis tomorrow (Sunday) a couple of months after…
Pakistan reports 136 virus deaths, 4,933 new cases
ISLAMABAD: At least 136 people have died from the coronavirus across Pakistan in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally of fatalities to 3, 229.
The number of positive cases in the…