Trends - Live Coronavirus

Girls hostel of Peshawar's Khyber Medical College sealed after 4 students test positive

The students, who started exhibiting symptoms two days ago, were quarantined in Khyber Teaching Hospital.

Updated 03 Oct, 2020 05:17pm

Should newborns get vaccinated during the Covid-19 pandemic?

Published 03 Oct, 2020 03:45pm

Colombia's capital will see second, smaller coronavirus outbreak, mayor says

Published 03 Oct, 2020 03:22pm

Poland reports new record of 2,367 daily virus cases

With a population of 38 million, Poland has reported 98,140 cases overall and 2,604 deaths.

Published 03 Oct, 2020 02:49pm

Singapore reports single digit Covid-19 cases for first time since March

The city-state said it had discovered just six new cases.

Published 03 Oct, 2020 01:55pm

South Korea urges virus caution during major holiday

South Korea's caseload has displayed a downward trend following a spike in new infections between early August and mid-September.

Published 03 Oct, 2020 01:15pm

Former Thai PM Thaksin had coronavirus but recovered: report

The 71-year-old spent a fortnight in hospital before being discharged in the middle of September.

Published 03 Oct, 2020 01:00pm

India's coronavirus death toll passes 100,000 with no sign of an end

India now has the highest rate of daily increase in infections in the world.

Updated 03 Oct, 2020 12:38pm

Islamabad, GB and AJK collectively report 93 virus cases, 2 deaths

The capital has recorded 63 cases and one death.

Published 03 Oct, 2020 11:43am

Punjab reports 60 Covid-19 cases, 1 death

The provincial total has risen to 99,665 while the death toll is 2,238.

Published 03 Oct, 2020 11:39am

Pakistan reports 538 coronavirus recoveries

The total has risen to 298,593 while the recovery rate is 95.1 per cent.

Published 03 Oct, 2020 11:36am

KP likely to stop Covid-19 screening in schools over low incidence

Officials say the positivity ratio in schools is 1.22pc.

Published 03 Oct, 2020 11:07am

Mainland China reports 10 new Covid-19 cases

All the new cases were imported infections involving travellers from overseas.

Published 03 Oct, 2020 10:13am

Police increase patrolling in Australia's Covid-19 hotspot

Published 03 Oct, 2020 09:16am

EU regulator probes possible kidney damage from coronavirus drug

Says it has “not been determined whether there is a causal relationship” between remdesivir and kidney problems.

Published 03 Oct, 2020 08:15am

France reports more than 12,000 new coronavirus infections

The total number of infections since the start of the epidemic rose to 589,653.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 10:30pm

Joe Biden, wife Jill test negative for Covid-19

Biden was tested after US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania tested positive for the virus.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 10:03pm

Madagascar launches 'Covid-Organics' capsules

The infusion's effects have not been scientifically tested and the WHO has issued several warnings against its use.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 09:24pm

Sindh to opt for smart lockdown if Covid-19 cases surge: Saeed Ghani

Minister denies reports that the provincial government has decided to close schools.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 07:50pm

Northern Ireland reports double record of daily Covid-19 cases

Northern Ireland's seven-day cumulative number of cases per 100,000 population shot up to 139.4 from 69.5 a week ago.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 07:25pm

Sindh reports 316 cases, 5 more deaths from Covid-19

A total of 12,990 tests were carried out during the last 24 hours in Sindh, Shah said.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 07:05pm

WATCH: Merkel backs away from Italy's Conte, indicates for him to respect social distancing

Published 02 Oct, 2020 07:00pm

In his own words: Trump and the coronavirus

Trump has underplayed the pandemic for months.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 06:26pm

Bank branch sealed in Karachi after 5 staff members test positive

A bank branch located in Karachi's Zamzama area has been sealed after five staff members tested positive for Covid-19.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 05:55pm

Nigeria to reopen federal govt schools from Oct 12

The Oct 12 date affects 104 federal institutes known as Unity colleges.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 05:20pm

Hardest months of coronavirus are still ahead of us, Merkel says

“Everybody knows that the most difficult months are ahead of us," she says.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 04:59pm

Face masks become mandatory in Rome as coronavirus cases rise

Italy on Thursday registered more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time since the end of April.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 04:00pm

WATCH: How grandparents can spend time with their children during Covid-19

Published 02 Oct, 2020 03:49pm

PPP's Nayyar Bokhari tests positive for coronavirus

Says he has quarantined himself at home.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 03:30pm

Germany approves third trial of Covid-19 vaccine candidate

Hundreds of potential Covid-19 vaccines are in various stages of development, with 41 prospects in human trials across the globe.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 02:55pm