Italy introduces Green Pass restrictions to curb Covid-19 surge Health Minister Roberto Speranza told reporters the green pass would be required in many situations. Updated 23 Jul, 2021 12:25am WHATSAPP
White House disappointed by China rejecting Covid origin probe plan "Their position is irresponsible and, frankly, dangerous," press secretary Jen Psaki says. Published 22 Jul, 2021 11:10pm WHATSAPP
Sindh reports 1,022 new Covid cases, one death A total of 9,875 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, while 152 more patients recovered from the disease. Published 22 Jul, 2021 10:07pm WHATSAPP
Africa demands local production of Covid vaccines "If you want a long-term future with us now, you produce from Africa," says the African Union's coronavirus envoy. Published 22 Jul, 2021 07:59pm WHATSAPP
Australia, New Zealand quit Rugby League World Cup over Covid-19 Published 22 Jul, 2021 07:05pm WHATSAPP
New Covid-19 cases in Tokyo near 2,000 a day before Olympics open The number of new cases in the last 24 hours at 1,979 is the highest since 2,044 were recorded on Jan 15. Updated 22 Jul, 2021 06:47pm WHATSAPP
Myanmar military accused of arresting doctors while Covid-19 infections rise Myanmar has registered over 6,000 new infections after reporting 286 deaths a day earlier, both record highs. Published 22 Jul, 2021 05:05pm WHATSAPP
Africa to start receiving 400 million J&J Covid-19 vaccine doses next week The doses will be used to immunise half of the estimated 800 million people in need of the vaccine on the continent. Published 22 Jul, 2021 04:22pm WHATSAPP
China's Nanjing city starts mass testing, suspends subway line amid new Covid-19 cluster Authorities say a total of 12 new local Covid-19 patients were found on July 21. Published 22 Jul, 2021 03:29pm WHATSAPP
Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as coronavirus wave spreads Published 22 Jul, 2021 02:27pm WHATSAPP
Peru arrests state hospital workers for charging Covid-19 patients $21,000 per bed Administrators of Lima's Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen public hospital are among the nine arrested. Published 22 Jul, 2021 12:54pm WHATSAPP
Pakistan reports 2,158 new Covid cases, positivity rate rises to 6.3pc Sindh has reported 1,336 new cases — the highest among all provinces. Published 22 Jul, 2021 12:03pm WHATSAPP
KP's Covid tally rises by 150, Balochistan reports 59 new infections Coronavirus claims 5 lives in KP. Published 22 Jul, 2021 11:10am WHATSAPP
Punjab logs 247 Covid infections, 6 deaths The provincial Covid-19 tally now stands at 351,592. Published 22 Jul, 2021 11:04am WHATSAPP
Islamabad, AJK and GB collectively report 366 virus cases One coronavirus-related fatality recorded AJK. Published 22 Jul, 2021 11:00am WHATSAPP
895 Covid-19 patients recover in Pakistan The country has so far reported a total of 922,929 recoveries. Published 22 Jul, 2021 10:54am WHATSAPP
China 'shocked' by WHO plan for Covid-19 origins study National Health Commission vice-minister dismisses theory that the coronavirus might have leaked from a Chinese lab. Published 22 Jul, 2021 10:08am WHATSAPP
India's daily Covid-19 cases rise by 41,383 The country's tally of infections now stands at 31.26mn. Published 22 Jul, 2021 08:51am WHATSAPP
South Korea reports 1,842 new Covid-19 cases — its highest daily increase Authorities are considering expanding the restrictions imposed for capital Seoul and neighbouring areas. Updated 22 Jul, 2021 08:57am WHATSAPP
Saudi Arabia bans citizens from travel to Indonesia Action taken over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia. Published 22 Jul, 2021 12:01am WHATSAPP
Sinopharm vaccine effective against Delta Covid variant: study View this post on Instagram A post shared by Churail Sarwat (@sarwatg) Published 21 Jul, 2021 11:44pm WHATSAPP
Sindh reports 1,336 new cases, 28 deaths A total of 13,489 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, while 346 more patients recovered from the disease. Published 21 Jul, 2021 11:00pm WHATSAPP
Delta variant is the majority Covid-19 variant in France, PM says “We are in the fourth wave,” he says. Published 21 Jul, 2021 09:20pm WHATSAPP
Russia may have 80pc of population Covid-immune by Nov: official As many as 33.6 million Russians have been vaccinated with at least one dose so far while 22.6m have had two. Published 21 Jul, 2021 08:50pm WHATSAPP
Novartis set to deliver 50 million CureVac Covid-19 vaccines this year Published 21 Jul, 2021 08:20pm WHATSAPP
Germany's coronavirus incidence to surpass 400 in Sept at current pace: minister Around 47pc Germans are fully vaccinated. Published 21 Jul, 2021 07:40pm WHATSAPP
Coronavirus forces 4 athletes out of Tokyo Olympics The Tokyo Olympics are being staged in biosecure “bubble” conditions, with athletes tested daily. Published 21 Jul, 2021 07:00pm WHATSAPP
Up to two-thirds of Indians have Covid antibodies: study The blood serum survey of about 29,000 people in June and July showed 67.6 per cent of those tested had antibodies. Published 21 Jul, 2021 06:00pm WHATSAPP
