US CDC says it is not encouraging travel, despite new guidelines Director says CDC was not recommending travel because of the high number of coronavirus cases across the country. Published 02 Apr, 2021 09:30pm WHATSAPP
'Impression being given that Sindh govt is closing everything is wrong,' says Saeed Ghani "We are fully monitoring the situation and no decision has been made to close everything at this time." Published 02 Apr, 2021 08:30pm WHATSAPP
UK MPs slam 'divisive' virus passports Warned vaccine passports could be used to “deny individuals access to general services, businesses or jobs”. Published 02 Apr, 2021 08:00pm WHATSAPP
Punjab closes amusement parks, tourist sites till April 11 Shalimar Gardens, tomb of Jahangir and Hiran Minaar are among those historical sites which are being closed. Published 02 Apr, 2021 07:30pm WHATSAPP
Saudi Arabia reports more than 700 cases, 8 deaths in 24 hours xxx Published 02 Apr, 2021 07:00pm WHATSAPP
Vietnam asks for foreign support in procuring Covid-19 vaccines It has received about 930,000 doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine so far. Published 02 Apr, 2021 06:30pm WHATSAPP
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Kazakhstan reports record number of cases amid slow vaccine rollout According to official statistics the country posted 2,077 new cases, a record since the beginning of the pandemic. Published 02 Apr, 2021 05:05pm WHATSAPP
Sindh reports 256 new Covid cases, 2 deaths This has taken the provincial caseload to 266,173 and the death toll to 4,506. Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:35pm WHATSAPP
NCOC finds 'no deviation' in Covid-19 positivity ratio among children during 3rd wave During all three waves, infection ratio in children aged between 1-10 years remained around 3pc of total cases: NCOC. Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:04pm WHATSAPP
UK adds Pakistan to red list of travel ban countries The measures will come into effect in a week's time from 4am in the morning on Friday, April 9. Published 02 Apr, 2021 03:35pm WHATSAPP
Walk-in registrations and vaccinations to open for senior citizens from April 3: NCOC xxx Published 02 Apr, 2021 03:05pm WHATSAPP
Sachin Tendulkar hospitalised after contracting coronavirus Says he has been hospitalised as a "matter of abundant precaution", hopes to be back home in a few days. Published 02 Apr, 2021 02:34pm WHATSAPP
Adviser to the PM on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan tests positive for Covid-19 Says is isolating at home and will continue working remotely. Published 02 Apr, 2021 01:32pm WHATSAPP
India reports six-month high of Covid-19 daily infections amid new curbs Maharashtra, the western state that has been worst-hit from Covid-19 so far, reported as many as 43,183 new cases. Published 02 Apr, 2021 12:27pm WHATSAPP
Japan getting more Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines to immunise elderly faster There will be enough vaccines distributed from May 10 to give a first shot to half of Japan’s 36 million elderly people. Published 02 Apr, 2021 12:22pm WHATSAPP
Pakistan reports 5,234 Covid-19 cases, highest so far this year The positivity rate has also climbed to 10.4 per cent, up from 9.9pc a day earlier. Published 02 Apr, 2021 11:43am WHATSAPP
Islamabad, AJK and GB collectively report 1,035 Covid cases, 3 deaths The capital reported 844 cases. Published 02 Apr, 2021 11:04am WHATSAPP
2,772 virus cases, 58 deaths reported in Punjab The provincial tally has risen to 225,953 and the death toll is 6,485. Published 02 Apr, 2021 11:00am WHATSAPP
KP records more than 1,000 Covid cases for third day straight The provincial total is 89,255 and the death toll is 2,382. Published 02 Apr, 2021 10:58am WHATSAPP
Pakistan records 1,931 Covid-19 recoveries The total has risen to 607,205 and the recovery rate is 89.5 per cent. Published 02 Apr, 2021 10:54am WHATSAPP
Covid vaccine ‘scams’ brew at three hospitals in Lahore Complaints have surfaced at Services, Jinnah and Mozang hospitals. Published 02 Apr, 2021 10:15am WHATSAPP
Moderna gets nod to speed up virus vaccine output with bigger vials The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also authorised vaccinators to extract a maximum of 11 doses from the current vials. Published 02 Apr, 2021 09:13am WHATSAPP
Searle, Chinese firm strike deal to make Covid vaccine in Pakistan A local pharmaceutical company has signed a deal with a Chinese giant. Published 02 Apr, 2021 08:17am WHATSAPP
UK regulator found total of 30 cases of blood clot events after AstraZeneca vaccine use Says it did not receive such reports from use of the vaccine made by BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc. Published 02 Apr, 2021 07:10am WHATSAPP
India AstraZeneca shot delay could be 'catastrophic' for Africa: health official Updated 01 Apr, 2021 11:14pm WHATSAPP
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Germany reports 24,000 daily coronavirus cases Merkel says this needs to be a quiet Easter. Published 01 Apr, 2021 09:30pm WHATSAPP
India expands Covid-19 vaccine drive as virus surge worsens Public and private centres offering jabs would be open every day throughout April including on public holidays. Published 01 Apr, 2021 09:00pm WHATSAPP
