At 18pc, Karachi has highest positivity rate in country A meeting of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has been informed that Karachi has the highest... Published 16 Dec, 2020 02:55pm WHATSAPP
Germany sees record death toll on first day of new lockdown Germany has registered a record number of deaths from Covid-19, the first day of a new partial lockdown to try and... Published 16 Dec, 2020 02:40pm WHATSAPP
Indonesia pledges free Covid-19 vaccines, with president first in line Indonesia will provide free coronavirus vaccines to its citizens when the world’s fourth most populous nation... Published 16 Dec, 2020 02:10pm WHATSAPP
READ: How Covid-19 took over the world in 2020 Each nation has its own story of how it coped. Published 16 Dec, 2020 01:08pm WHATSAPP
Daily infections in India stay below 30,000 for third straight day India has recorded 26,355 new coronavirus cases, data from the health ministry showed, making it the third straight... Published 16 Dec, 2020 12:20pm WHATSAPP
Pakistan reports 105 Covid-19 fatalities — highest daily death toll since end-June The deaths have taken Pakistan's total number of fatalities to over 9,000. Published 16 Dec, 2020 11:40am WHATSAPP
Pakistan reports more than 2,000 recoveries from coronavirus The government's database on Covid-19 shows that 2,265 more people have recovered from coronavirus in the country,... Published 16 Dec, 2020 11:30am WHATSAPP
Islamabad, GB and AJK collectively report 185 coronavirus cases Islamabad, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir have collectively reported 185 coronavirus cases and four... Published 16 Dec, 2020 11:25am WHATSAPP
Punjab records 535 Covid infections, 30 deaths Punjab has recorded 535 new Covid-19 infections, taking the provincial caseload to 128,673. It has also recorded ... Published 16 Dec, 2020 11:20am WHATSAPP
KP, Balochistan collectively report 491 cases, 13 fatalities Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported 466 new coronavirus cases and 12 additional fatalities while Balochistan has ... Published 16 Dec, 2020 11:15am WHATSAPP
Valneva to start clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccine candidate in UK French pharmaceutical firm Valneva will start the first clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate at four... Published 16 Dec, 2020 10:31am WHATSAPP
WATCH: Bells of National Cathedral in US toll for 300,000 victims of Covid-19 Published 16 Dec, 2020 09:30am WHATSAPP
Australia reports first local Covid-19 case in two weeks after airport worker tests positive Health minister says govt to talk to international airlines to suggest changes to existing quarantine rules for aircrew. Published 16 Dec, 2020 08:05am WHATSAPP
California orders body bags as intensive care swamped by Covid Officials in the US state of California have ordered thousands of extra body bags as record coronavirus cases left... Published 16 Dec, 2020 07:39am WHATSAPP
Turkey's daily Covid-19 deaths at record high 235 Turkey's daily coronavirus deaths rose to a record 235 in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's total death toll... Published 15 Dec, 2020 10:56pm WHATSAPP
UK records 18,450 new Covid cases, 506 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test Published 15 Dec, 2020 10:21pm WHATSAPP
Merkel tells German lawmakers she is worried by coronavirus trend She warned the lawmakers that January and February will be very tough months in Germany. Published 15 Dec, 2020 09:51pm WHATSAPP
Spanish antibody study shows about 10pc of population exposed to Covid-19 Results from the latest stage of a nationwide antibody study showed some 9.9 per cent of Spain's population, or ... Updated 16 Dec, 2020 12:58am WHATSAPP
New coronavirus strain spreading in UK has key mutations, scientists say British scientists are trying to establish whether the rapid spread in southern England of a new variant of the ... Published 15 Dec, 2020 08:20pm WHATSAPP
US FDA staff raises no new concerns with Moderna's coronavirus vaccine The United States Food and Drug Administration staff members have not raised new concerns over data on Moderna... Published 15 Dec, 2020 07:50pm WHATSAPP
WHO sees 'strong commitment' from Pfizer on affordable Covid vaccine A World Health Organisation senior official has said that the agency was in talks with Pfizer to include its ... Published 15 Dec, 2020 07:20pm WHATSAPP
WATCH: Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge start a tour to thank the country's frontline workers Published 15 Dec, 2020 06:49pm WHATSAPP
Denmark to extend lockdown measures to entire country The measures include shutting bars, restaurants and museums following signs of a rapid rise in infections. Published 15 Dec, 2020 06:06pm WHATSAPP
Sindh reports highest daily death toll since end-June with 58 more fatalities The latest fatalities took the provincial death toll to 3,222. Updated 16 Dec, 2020 12:37am WHATSAPP
Germany demands EU agency approve vaccine before Christmas “Our goal is an approval before Christmas so that we can still start vaccinating this year,” Health Minister Jens Spahn says. Updated 15 Dec, 2020 05:16pm WHATSAPP
Saudi Arabia starts registering people for Covid vaccination Saudi Arabia's health ministry has begun registering citizens and foreign residents for vaccination against ... Published 15 Dec, 2020 02:21pm WHATSAPP
Half of Singapore's migrant workers in dormitories have had Covid-19 Published 15 Dec, 2020 01:38pm WHATSAPP
Italy needs new restrictions to avoid third, devastating Covid-19 wave Italy’s government will need to impose new restrictions during the holiday season to rein in contagion and avoid a... Published 15 Dec, 2020 12:50pm WHATSAPP
WATCH: 89-year-old woman becomes first person in Canada's Quebec to receive Covid-19 shot Published 15 Dec, 2020 12:14pm WHATSAPP