Trends - Live Coronavirus

Dhaka's sole Covid-19 graveyard sees sharp increase in burials amid new wave

Burials spiked to over 100 in the first two weeks of April and new plots are being dug at the 80-acre graveyard every day..

Published 29 Apr, 2021 12:28pm

Second successive day of more than 0.1m vaccinations: Asad Umar

Published 29 Apr, 2021 11:56am

Islamabad, GB and AJK reported 677 Covid cases, 5 deaths

The capital recorded 509 cases, 2 deaths.

Published 29 Apr, 2021 11:10am

2,674 virus cases, 103 deaths reported in Punjab

The provincial total is 298,818 and the death toll is 8,327.

Published 29 Apr, 2021 11:07am

KP records 927 virus cases, 37 deaths

The total has risen to 116,523 and the death toll is 3,238.

Published 29 Apr, 2021 11:06am

Pakistan reports 3,699 coronavirus recoveries

The total has risen to 708,193 and the recovery rate is 86.8 per cent.

Published 29 Apr, 2021 11:04am

US says sending $100 million in Covid supplies to India

The first shipment includes 960,000 rapid tests and 100,000 N95 masks for frontline health workers.

Published 29 Apr, 2021 09:39am

VIDEO: Covid-19 brings tourism, scientific research to a halt on Galapagos Islands

Published 29 Apr, 2021 09:18am

About a third of Mexicans show exposure to coronavirus

Published 29 Apr, 2021 08:18am

Scientists back Brazil over Russian Covid vaccine import ban

Russia's Gamaleya Institute, which developed the vaccine, has denied the reports.

Published 29 Apr, 2021 07:15am

Britain says no surplus Covid vaccines available to give to India

The country has given ventilators and oxygen concentrators to India.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 10:50pm

Turkey unveils deal for 50 million Sputnik V doses

The first deliveries will arrive in May as Turkey tries to speed up the innoculation effort.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 10:20pm

WATCH: Barcelona concert trial gives hope for post-pandemic life

Published 28 Apr, 2021 09:50pm

English health official says she is hopeful Covid vaccine protection will not wane quickly

Says Covid-19 booster shots might be needed to protect against new variants but might not be necessary to sustain immunity.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 09:20pm

India's Maharashtra state may extend lockdown until mid-May: minister

The state will not go through with a plan to open vaccinations to everyone aged over 18 from May 1 due to a shortage of doses.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 08:50pm

Syngene targets delivering 500,000 vials of remdesivir in India as Covid-19 surges

India is facing a shortage of the medicine amid a second coronavirus wave.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 08:20pm

Tunisian hospitals buckle under Covid crisis

A new surge in Covid-19 cases has outstripped a vaccination campaign limited by short supplies.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 07:50pm

US govt boosts Moderna Covid-19 vaccine contract to $1.25bn

Contract boosted to include additional costs related to the Covid-19 shot's studies.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 07:20pm

Japan's unused 14m doses of Covid-19 vaccines point to logistical hurdles

Japan's unused shots suggest its inoculation push is failing to gain steam.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 06:45pm

Sindh reports 1,029 new cases, 5 more deaths

A total of 14,716 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 06:00pm

'Life is precious' say Indian migrants fleeing Covid-hit cities

Officials and campaigners say impact of lockdown this year was not as severe as in 2020 because industries were not shut entirely.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 05:20pm

Two-thirds of Spaniards over 60 have had at least one vaccine dose, PM says

Reaffirms national target to fully inoculate 70 per cent of Spain's 47 million population before the end of summer.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 04:50pm

EU demands immediate access to UK-made vaccines in AstraZeneca legal battle

The bloc accuses the company of failing to meet its contractual obligations.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 04:17pm

READ: Why India's Covid-19 crisis matters to the whole world

Published 28 Apr, 2021 03:20pm

UK regulator sees no heart inflammation concerns from Pfizer Covid shot

There are no new safety concerns around the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine and heart inflammation based on the rollout of...

Published 28 Apr, 2021 02:37pm

India tops 200,000 dead as virus surge breaks health system

Published 28 Apr, 2021 01:16pm

Pakistan's coronavirus recoveries cross 700,000 mark

The total is 704,494 while the recovery rate is 86.9 per cent.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 11:42am

Daily vaccinations cross 0.1m for first time: Asad Umar

Published 28 Apr, 2021 11:40am

Pakistan reports 201 Covid deaths, highest number since start of pandemic

During the last 24 hours, Punjab reported the highest number of fatalities at 127, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 45.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 11:34am

Islamabad, federal territories report 455 Covid cases, 9 deaths

Islamabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan have collectively reported 455 coronavirus cases and nine...

Published 28 Apr, 2021 11:18am