Sindh reports 637 Covid cases, 15 deaths The province's infection tally now stands at 459,903. Published 04 Oct, 2021 11:00pm WHATSAPP
Lowest global coronavirus death toll for 11 months Over the last month, the number of Covid-19 related deaths has fallen by almost a quarter, as vaccination campaigns make progress. Updated 04 Oct, 2021 11:24pm WHATSAPP
Zambia lowers Covid-19 vaccination target Revises downwards its vaccination target from 70pc to 30pc by December. Published 04 Oct, 2021 10:19pm WHATSAPP
Indonesia to partially reopen resort island Bali Island's Ngurah Rai International Airport will open for travellers from S. Korea, China, Japan, UAE, Dubai, and NZ as of Oct 14. Published 04 Oct, 2021 09:31pm WHATSAPP
Covid vaccine mandate takes effect for NYC teachers, staff Unvaccinated public school staffers will be placed on unpaid leave and not be allowed to work this week, warns mayor. Published 04 Oct, 2021 08:45pm WHATSAPP
World tourism surges in July, but falls short of pre-Covid levels Some 54 million tourists crossed international borders in July, the highest figure since April 2020. Published 04 Oct, 2021 08:03pm WHATSAPP
J&J to seek US FDA authorisation of booster shot this week: report US drug regulator has scheduled a meeting on Oct 15 to discuss whether to grant emergency use authorisation for J&J booster shots. Published 04 Oct, 2021 07:14pm WHATSAPP
Italian studies show Covid-19 shots less effective in immunocompromised Researchers say the finding highlights the need to deploy booster shots for this group of vulnerable people. Published 04 Oct, 2021 06:32pm WHATSAPP
Thailand in talks with Merck for 200,000 courses of anti-Covid pills A Thai official says the pills can arrive as soon as December, subject to their approval by the US FDA and the Thai regulator. Published 04 Oct, 2021 02:50pm WHATSAPP
Tokyo daily coronavirus cases total 87, lowest since Nov 2 Cases have been on the decline since peaking at more than 5,000 a day in August amid a wave driven by the Delta variant. Published 04 Oct, 2021 02:06pm WHATSAPP
China reports 27 new Covid-19 cases, down from 28 a day earlier xxx Published 04 Oct, 2021 12:15pm WHATSAPP
Islamabad, GB and AJK collectively report 88 Covid cases Three deaths were also confirmed. Published 04 Oct, 2021 10:45am WHATSAPP
KP detects 181 new cases, Balochistan records 25 KP's caseload has risen to 174,671 while its death toll has reached 5,580. Published 04 Oct, 2021 10:40am WHATSAPP
Punjab reports less than 500 daily cases for first time since July The province also confirmed 13 more fatalities. Published 04 Oct, 2021 10:35am WHATSAPP
1,760 people recover from coronavirus in Pakistan The country's total number of recoveries has risen to 1,177,249. Published 04 Oct, 2021 10:30am WHATSAPP
New Zealand drops its Covid-19 elimination plan as Delta persists The Pacific nation was among just a handful of countries to bring Covid-19 cases down to zero last year. Published 04 Oct, 2021 10:00am WHATSAPP
WATCH: What is the link between air pollution and Covid-19? xxx Published 04 Oct, 2021 09:05am WHATSAPP
Australia's new Covid-19 cases top 2,000 Nearly half of the new cases are people between the ages of 10 and 29. Published 04 Oct, 2021 08:03am WHATSAPP
FIFA urges players to get vaccinated, EPL lags on take-up Only seven of the 20 Premier League clubs have more than half of their squads fully vaccinated. Published 04 Oct, 2021 07:05am WHATSAPP
Sindh reports 713 virus cases, 2 deaths The total number of cases in the province has risen to 459,266 and the death toll is at 7,427. Published 03 Oct, 2021 10:30pm WHATSAPP
READ: What happens when the world's most popular Covid-19 dashboard can't get data? Published 03 Oct, 2021 08:15pm WHATSAPP
Pandemic, short-staffing woes leave Qatar's restaurant industry struggling to survive Published 03 Oct, 2021 07:30pm WHATSAPP
Virus surge hits US states in New England despite high vaccination rates Parts of New England are seeing record case counts, hospitalisations and deaths that rival pre-vaccine peaks. Published 03 Oct, 2021 05:45pm WHATSAPP
READ: A few sceptical US hospital workers choose dismissal over vaccine Published 03 Oct, 2021 04:57pm WHATSAPP
Beijing to resume marathon after one-year Covid-19 suspension It is expected to host about 30,000 runners who will be required to stay in the capital at least 21 days before the race. Published 03 Oct, 2021 04:05pm WHATSAPP
