Keep mouth and nose covered at all times, says UK health department Published 11 Aug, 2020 02:41pm WHATSAPP
Indonesia starts human trials of China-made virus vaccine The governor of Indonesia's most populous province, West Java, was among 1,620 volunteers slated to take part in clinical testing. Published 11 Aug, 2020 02:25pm WHATSAPP
Russia approves first virus vaccine, says Putin The move paves the way for mass inoculation even as the final stages of clinical trials to test safety and efficacy continue. Updated 11 Aug, 2020 02:56pm WHATSAPP
India reports more than 53,000 new cases, 871 deaths The Health Ministry also said 871 deaths were newly reported, raising total fatalities to 45,257. Published 11 Aug, 2020 01:22pm WHATSAPP
Russia's coronavirus case tally nears 900,000 The official death toll rose to 15,131 after 130 people died in the previous 24 hours. Published 11 Aug, 2020 12:55pm WHATSAPP
Pakistan's Covid-19 situation better than region's but can worsen if people stop taking precautions: Umar Federal Minister Asad Umar has compared Pakistan's Covid-19 situation to that of the region, saying the country's... Published 11 Aug, 2020 12:18pm WHATSAPP
LIVE: Asad Umar briefs media on measures against Covid-19 Right up there with South Korea in contact tracing, says Umar. Published 11 Aug, 2020 11:41am WHATSAPP
Punjab reports 109 infections as new cases continue to decrease 86,289 people in Punjab have recovered so far. Published 11 Aug, 2020 11:30am WHATSAPP
Islamabad, federal territories collectively report 66 new Covid-19 infections AJK has also recorded one death. Published 11 Aug, 2020 11:21am WHATSAPP
Pakistan's Covid-19 recoveries rise to 261,246 The database also shows that 780 people are in critical condition. Published 11 Aug, 2020 11:12am WHATSAPP
Global Covid-19 cases cross 20 million More than 736,000 people have died. Published 11 Aug, 2020 10:26am WHATSAPP
PHOTOS: Covid-19 shadow lifts from Wuhan as activities resume Published 11 Aug, 2020 09:34am WHATSAPP
Balochistan reports 15 new cases No new deaths were reported in the province in the last 24 hours. Published 10 Aug, 2020 11:00pm WHATSAPP
PICTURES: Compliance with SOPs minimal as Pakistanis return to eateries, cinemas and gyms Apart from marriage halls and educational institutions, nearly all sectors have been allowed to open. Published 10 Aug, 2020 10:51pm WHATSAPP
Cuba reports record daily number of coronavirus cases The 93 new cases beat the previous record from May 1 of 74. Published 10 Aug, 2020 10:29pm WHATSAPP
Keeping tourism in Pakistan open depends on all of us: Zulfi Bukhari "We are among the few countries with the fastest rebounds impacting 1,000s of businesses," says SAPM. Published 10 Aug, 2020 09:50pm WHATSAPP
Iran closes down newspaper after expert doubts official coronavirus tolls Some experts and lawmakers have doubted the accuracy of Iran’s official coronavirus tolls. Published 10 Aug, 2020 09:20pm WHATSAPP
US passenger airline traffic fell 80% in June The largest 20 US airlines carried 16.3 million passengers in June — an 80pc decline over the same month last year. Updated 10 Aug, 2020 09:17pm WHATSAPP
WHO sees hope despite looming 750,000 virus death toll "There are green shoots of hope and [...] it's never too late to turn the outbreak around." Published 10 Aug, 2020 07:40pm WHATSAPP
'People still have to exercise caution', says Murtaza Wahab after Sindh lifts virus restrictions Published 10 Aug, 2020 07:05pm WHATSAPP
KP ends lockdown restrictions on all sectors excluding marriage halls, educational institutions All sectors apart from marriage halls and educational institutions are allowed to operate from August 10 (today). Updated 10 Aug, 2020 05:55pm WHATSAPP
Sindh govt allows restaurants, cinemas and beauty parlours to reopen A notification by the provincial Home Department said that the decision had been taken "in view of the decline in Covid-19 cases". Published 10 Aug, 2020 05:10pm WHATSAPP
Sindh reports 278 new cases, 10 deaths from Covid-19 A total of 8,397 tests were carried out in Sindh during the last 24 hours, Shah was quoted as saying. Published 10 Aug, 2020 04:14pm WHATSAPP
Indian temple reports huge coronavirus outbreak as cases surge In all, 743 temple employees had been infected by the virus. Published 10 Aug, 2020 04:00pm WHATSAPP
Mexico reports 52,298 total coronavirus deaths, 480,278 accumulated cases Officials have said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases. Published 10 Aug, 2020 03:44pm WHATSAPP
Hong Kong reports 69 new coronavirus cases as local transmissions stay high Since late January, over 4,000 people have been infected in Hong Kong, 55 of whom have died. Published 10 Aug, 2020 03:10pm WHATSAPP
Punjab govt ends coronavirus lockdown Allows all sectors, excluding marriage halls, educational institutions, to operate from August 10 (today). Published 10 Aug, 2020 02:50pm WHATSAPP
Virus cases can increase if SOPs are ignored in Muharram, warns NCOC The National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) has warned that the country may witness another spike in Covid-19... Published 10 Aug, 2020 02:30pm WHATSAPP
