New Year’s Rose Parade in US to proceed despite Covid-19 surge Published 01 Jan, 2022 12:21pm WHATSAPP
India's daily Covid-19 cases rise by 22,775 Thickly populated metros, such as the capital Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, are seeing some of the sharpest rises. Published 01 Jan, 2022 11:50am WHATSAPP
Pakistan reports more than 500 new cases for second day The rise in cases has been led by Sindh with 339 infections and Punjab with 130. Published 01 Jan, 2022 11:10am WHATSAPP
479 more people recover from coronavirus in Pakistan There are 10,184 active cases of the virus in the country, of whom 629 are in critical condition. Published 01 Jan, 2022 11:05am WHATSAPP
Australia starts 2022 with record Covid cases New South Wales, the most populous state, reported more than 22,500 new infections. Published 01 Jan, 2022 09:10am WHATSAPP
China reports 231 new Covid-19 cases Of the new infections, 175 were locally transmitted. Published 01 Jan, 2022 08:10am WHATSAPP
Brazil registers 72 new Covid-19 deaths The South American country has now recorded a total of 619,056 coronavirus deaths and 22,287,521 confirmed cases. Published 01 Jan, 2022 07:15am WHATSAPP
Turkey's daily Covid-19 cases spike above 40,000 as Omicron spreads Turkey has logged 40,786 new coronavirus cases, its highest since April, and the health minister has warned that the... Published 31 Dec, 2021 10:35pm WHATSAPP
Islamabad reports 34 new Omicron cases New infections have taken the capital's Omicron tally to 66. Updated 31 Dec, 2021 09:04pm WHATSAPP
Sindh records 314 new coronavirus cases, no fatality The province's infection tally has increased to 480,825 and the death toll has climbed to 7,670. Published 31 Dec, 2021 08:25pm WHATSAPP
Party-goers urged not to travel across UK as omicron surges Boris Johnson has resisted tightening restrictions in England despite rapid spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, Published 31 Dec, 2021 07:40pm WHATSAPP
South Africa lifts curfew as Omicron wave subsides The Omicron variant emerged in Nov to become pandemic's dominant variant, driving new cases at a record rate around the world. Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:55pm WHATSAPP
New Year's Eve muted by Omicron; many hoping for better 2022 Good riddance to 2021. Let 2022 bring fresh hope. That was a common sentiment as people around the world got ready... Published 31 Dec, 2021 05:28pm WHATSAPP
Woman isolates in toilet for five hours after positive mid-flight test Published 31 Dec, 2021 04:48pm WHATSAPP
Covid-19 deaths in Eastern Europe surpass 1m Eastern Europe makes up 39pc of the region’s population and has reported more than half the total Covid-related deaths in Europe. Published 31 Dec, 2021 03:40pm WHATSAPP
WATCH: US National Guard deploys to support overwhelmed US hospitals xxx Published 31 Dec, 2021 03:10pm WHATSAPP
Omicron is now the main coronavirus variant in France: official “62.4 percent of tests showed a profile compatible with the Omicron variant” at the start of this week, says health agency. Updated 31 Dec, 2021 02:56pm WHATSAPP
New virus infections driven by Omicron soar in Australia Experts say the explosion is being driven by the highly contagious omicron variant and recent relaxation of restrictions. Updated 31 Dec, 2021 02:57pm WHATSAPP
India's Serum Institute applies for full approval of Covishield vaccine It has supplied more than 1.25 billion doses of the shot in India. Published 31 Dec, 2021 12:54pm WHATSAPP
Pakistan has achieved target of vaccinating 70 million people by year-end: Asad Umar Thanks NCOC team, administrations and health teams for their hard work. Published 31 Dec, 2021 12:07pm WHATSAPP
Pakistan reports more than 500 cases for first time in over 1.5 months The positivity rate has also risen above one per cent for the first time since November. Published 31 Dec, 2021 11:18am WHATSAPP
406 more people recover from coronavirus in Pakistan There are 10,112 active cases in the country, of whom 633 are in critical condition. Published 31 Dec, 2021 11:10am WHATSAPP
46pc of Pakistan's eligible population fully vaccinated; 77pc in Islamabad, says Asad Umar Minister says 63pc of population has received at least one dose. Published 31 Dec, 2021 11:00am WHATSAPP
As virus surges, England builds temporary hospitals “Given the high level of Covid-19 infections and increasing hospital admissions, the NHS is now on a war footing,” says official. Published 31 Dec, 2021 09:15am WHATSAPP