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Comedians Vasay Chaudhry, Shafaat Ali test positive for Covid-19

Both artists shared the update on Twitter.

Published 09 Jun, 2020 12:31pm

BAP vice president Sardar Dur Mohammad Nasar dies of Covid-19

Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Sardar Dur Mohammad Nasar.

Published 09 Jun, 2020 12:15pm

WHO says asymptomatic Covid-19 patients rarely spread it but former US official is not convinced

"I believe this was an irresponsible statement," says Andy Slavitt.

Published 09 Jun, 2020 12:01pm

LIST: Centres where recovered Covid-19 patients can donate plasma

SAPM MIrza says clinical trial yielding "encouraging results".

Published 09 Jun, 2020 11:45am

Number of suicides may increase during Covid-19 crisis, expert warns

Khan, who has been monitoring reports of suicide in Pakistan, finds the present situation “very worrisome”.

Published 09 Jun, 2020 11:30am

85pc vicitms of coronavirus in KP had co-morbidities, reports say

Furthermore, most of the mortalities were suffered by males with 81pc of them above 50 years.

Published 09 Jun, 2020 11:00am

PHOTO: For Italy's Muslims, lack of burial space deepens grief in pandemic

Published 09 Jun, 2020 11:00am

WATCH: WHO officials warn pandemic is 'far from over'

Coronavirus cases globally saw the biggest daily increase yesterday.

Published 09 Jun, 2020 10:45am

663 more recoveries take Pakistan's total over 35,000

The total number of recoveries have reached 35,018.

Published 09 Jun, 2020 10:29am

Punjab records highest single-day death toll of any province at 58

The provincial tally of cases has crossed 40,000.

Published 09 Jun, 2020 10:25am

456 cases reported in Islamabad, 20 in GB and 16 in AJK

The national tally has surpassed 108,000 cases.

Published 09 Jun, 2020 10:19am

Tired of lockdown, panda escapes from Copenhagen Zoo

A six-year-old male panda Xing Er has escaped from his enclosure at Copenhagen Zoo.

Published 09 Jun, 2020 10:00am

VIDEO: US Navy finds antibodies in 60pc of sailors aboard Theodore Roosevelt aircraft

Investigation suggests a far higher infection rate than previously known.

Published 09 Jun, 2020 09:30am

New York starts reopening as WHO says virus 'worsening' worldwide

New York City — the epicenter of America's coronavirus outbreak — began partially reopening its shattered ...

Published 09 Jun, 2020 09:00am

Hospitals under strain as Covid-19 peak approaches

As the feared peak of Covid-19 cases nears, major hospitals across the country are rapidly running short of ...

Published 09 Jun, 2020 08:30am

Economy to contract even more than estimated earlier: WB

The World Bank forecast on Monday that Pakistan’s economy would actually perform even worse than what previous...

Published 09 Jun, 2020 08:00am

PML-N lawmakers Marriyum Aurangzeb, Tahira Aurangzeb test positive for Covid-19

Marriyum, the PML-N spokesperson, said she has quarantined herself after contracting the virus.

Published 09 Jun, 2020 01:07am

NCOC to increase major cities' health capacity by 1,000 additional oxygenated beds

NCOC to ensure fast-track approval for enhancing healthcare capacity particularly critical healthcare.

Updated 09 Jun, 2020 05:32am

Qatar to gradually lift lockdown in four phases from June 15

Second phase of easing the lockdown will start on July 1, the third on August 1 and the fourth on September 1.

Published 09 Jun, 2020 12:13am

British scientists bypass drug giants to sell potential coronavirus vaccine

The scientists from London's Imperial College hope to bring a low-cost vaccine to the world early next year via a social enterprise.

Updated 09 Jun, 2020 05:47am

Travel on US roads fell by 40pc in April amid stay-at-home orders

In the first four months of 2020, motorists drove fewer miles than in the period in any year since 2001.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 11:18pm

WATCH: Dutch club opens with social distancing rules in place

Published 08 Jun, 2020 10:41pm

Balochistan reports 272 new cases, 4 more deaths

Its toll of confirmed deaths from the virus has risen to 58.

Updated 09 Jun, 2020 05:28am

WHO head urges world not to let up on Covid battle

"This is not the time for any country to take its foot off the pedal,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom said.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 09:34pm

Decades of social distance: Meet the US couple who are masters at it

Published 08 Jun, 2020 09:13pm

Pandemic drives broadest economic collapse in 150 years: World Bank

The world economy is expected to contract by 5.2 per cent this year — the worst recession in 80 years.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 08:51pm

UK records 55 virus deaths — lowest total since March

It is the lowest daily total since the country went into lockdown on March 23.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 08:30pm

Moscow lifts coronavirus lockdown as Russia partially reopens borders

Russia continues to report thousands of new infections daily.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 08:15pm

Saudi Arabia closes down 71 mosques over lack of Covid-19 'preventive protocols'

The information was revealed by Saudi's Minister of Islamic Affairs

Published 08 Jun, 2020 08:00pm

Over 35,000 stranded Pakistanis have been repatriated, NA told

"More than 122,000 Pakistanis want to return to the country," Communications Minister Murad Saeed says.

Published 08 Jun, 2020 07:45pm