For the second consecutive day, Pakistan reported more than 4,000 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, data from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed. The national tally of total active Covid-19 cases was recorded at 59761 with 4,497 more people testing positive for the deadly virus on Thursday. At least 76 patients died on […]
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Russia, hit with virus surge, reopens Covid hospitals
Russia on Wednesday reported a spike in coronavirus infections and announced special hospitals would reopen to treat an influx of patients as officials struggle to encourage Russians to get vaccinated. The announcements marked a shift in tone for Russia, whose leader Vladimir Putin has repeatedly insisted his country had handled the pandemic better than most […]
Sindh obligates vaccination against coronavirus
KARACHI: Vaccination against coronavirus has been made mandatory by the Sindh government after it relaxed coronavirus restrictions across the province this week. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, presiding over a meeting of the Provincial Task Force on Coronavirus at CM House announced the decision to declare vaccination mandatory for all citizens in the […]
Corona patients turn out decreasing in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: The turnout of corona patients is decreasing in Peshawar, according to spokesman Muhammad Asim who told media men here on Saturday. Lady Reading Hospital in the city reported a total of 133 corona patients. He said that presently only 16 patients are undergoing serious treatment in ICU and it is a very encouraging sign […]
Green, orange or red: France eases summer travel rules
France unveiled Friday a colour-coded map laying out eased entry protocols for the summer travel season, with restrictions lifted for EU residents while visitors from Britain and the US will need a negative Covid test even if vaccinated. Starting June 9, EU residents will no longer need a compelling reason to come to France, usually […]
12,824 more persons get anti-COVID jabs in 24 hours
RAWALPINDI: The total district tally of coronavirus vaccination reached 397,397 on Thursday, with the inoculation of 12,824 more persons against the deadly virus during the last 24 hours. According to recent data released by the District Health Authority, 26,198 health workers while 371,199 people including senior citizens have received their doses of the coronavirus vaccination […]
COVID-19: US supplies to Pakistan 1200 pulse oximeters, 340,000 PPEs
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced to airlift emergency medical supplies to Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka to help save lives and curb the corona virus throughout South Asia. BREAKING: USAID is airlifting critical health supplies to Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka over the coming days to help […]
Army-trained sniffer dogs to scan Covid patients at Bacha Khan Airport
PESHAWAR: Currently used as a test experiment, army-trained sniffer dogs that have been deployed by aviation authorities have so far identified 14 Corona positive patients at Bacha Khan Airport, Peshawar. The dogs have been specially trained to detect the COVID-19 infection among travellers arriving from abroad. This was reported by the Airport Manager of […]
Coronavirus storm engulfs Everest
Mount Everest guide Buddhi Bahadur Lama has spent days isolated in a tent after testing positive for coronavirus, as an outbreak that climbers say is putting lives at risk sweeps base camp. He is one of four in his expedition team thought to have contracted Covid-19 at the foot of the world’s highest mountain, along […]
Why Asad Umar is disappointed at Islamabad population figure?
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar informed that 21 percent of the total targeted population in Islamabad has gone through with the vaccination. Addressing the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce in the capital, Umar said Islamabad was showing a positive response rate and had reached a point where the “first rays […]