Thousands join convoy protests against Thai PM over Covid-19 handling The kingdom is grappling with its worst outbreak so far, registering record numbers of daily infections each week. Published 15 Aug, 2021 10:12pm
Sindh reports 1,399 new Covid-19 cases, 26 deaths The total number of cases has risen to 412,148 and the death toll is 6,439. Updated 15 Aug, 2021 09:36pm
WATCH: Sri Lankan teenager uses Covid lockdown to build solar-powered tuk-tuk Published 15 Aug, 2021 07:40pm
Russia sees 800 daily virus deaths for 4th day The daily tally surpassed 800 for the first time in the pandemic on Thursday and has remained at that level ever since. Updated 15 Aug, 2021 06:31pm
Virus claims more young victims as deaths climb yet again in US The US is now averaging about 650 deaths a day, increasing more than 80 per cent from two weeks ago. Published 15 Aug, 2021 03:20pm
Africans scramble to be fully immunised amid vaccine shortages The urgency to obtain a second dose across much of Africa contrasts sharply with rich countries authorising third doses. Published 15 Aug, 2021 02:35pm
Philippines reports second-biggest daily jump in Covid-19 cases The Southeast Asian country's total confirmed infections have risen to 1.74 million. Published 15 Aug, 2021 01:50pm
Islamabad, GB and AJK collectively record 737 new cases They also reported 4 deaths. Published 15 Aug, 2021 12:10pm
731 new cases detected in KP, 49 infections confirmed in Balochistan KP also reported 14 more deaths while Balochistan recorded two. Published 15 Aug, 2021 12:05pm
Punjab reports 1,006 new cases, 18 deaths The provincial total now stands at 371,605. Published 15 Aug, 2021 12:01pm
Pakistan's coronavirus recoveries cross 986,000 As many as 4,792 virus patients are in critical condition. Published 15 Aug, 2021 11:55am
US authorises third shot of Covid-19 vaccines for the immunocompromised Mixing of mRNA vaccines is permitted for the third shot if their original vaccine is not available. Published 15 Aug, 2021 11:47am
All 16, 17-year-olds in England to be offered first Covid vaccine dose by Aug 23 Published 15 Aug, 2021 10:15am
'No jab, no job': Covid vaccines made compulsory for Fiji civil servants Employees at private firms could face fines and companies could be forced to stop operations over vaccine refusals. Published 15 Aug, 2021 09:10am
Iran tightens Covid curbs as cases, deaths surge Hit by the Middle East's deadliest outbreak, Iran has recorded more than 97,000 deaths and over 4.38 million infections. Published 15 Aug, 2021 08:10am
Thousands demonstrate in Montreal against Quebec Covid vaccine passport Quebecers will need to present proof of vaccination against the coronavirus beginning September 1. Published 15 Aug, 2021 07:10am
Sindh reports 1,188 Covid-19 cases, 29 deaths The total number of cases has risen to 410,766 and the death toll is 6,413. Published 14 Aug, 2021 10:55pm
Children hospitalised with Covid-19 in US hits record number Children currently make up about 2.4 per cent of the nation's Covid-19 hospitalisations. Published 14 Aug, 2021 10:15pm
READ: How Covid-19 vaccines are getting to the world’s remotest places Published 14 Aug, 2021 09:39pm
China to release 2 coders who built virus news archive They were taken away by Chinese police in April last year. Published 14 Aug, 2021 07:50pm
Philippine health ministry says no corruption in $1.3bn pandemic funds The country is battling one of Asia's worst coronavirus outbreaks. Published 14 Aug, 2021 07:00pm
Guatemala declares state of emergency over Delta Covid surge “The Delta variant is highly contagious," President Alejandro Giammattei said. Published 14 Aug, 2021 06:10pm
Pakistanis can now download vaccination certificate with Nadra's new mobile app Covid-19 Vaccination Pass App is launched to facilitate people carry their digital Covid vaccination certificate. Published 14 Aug, 2021 05:45pm
Murtaza Wahab inaugurates drive-through vaccination centre in Karachi's DHA Published 14 Aug, 2021 05:15pm
China administers 1.84 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines so far The spread of the Delta variant in China has prompted the activation of epidemic containment protocols. Updated 14 Aug, 2021 08:21pm
