Trends - Live Coronavirus

Pakistan urges International Labour Organisation to address workers' issues

PM's aide Zulfi Bukhari has written a letter to the ILO director.

Published 01 May, 2020 10:43pm

2 new deaths take Balochistan's toll to 16

The province has so far recorded 1,136 confirmed infections from the virus.

Published 01 May, 2020 10:37pm

GB's Covid-19 tally rises to 340 with one new case

GB has the least number of cases after AJK.

Published 01 May, 2020 10:29pm

Punjab, Sindh account for bulk of Covid-19 cases in country

Published 01 May, 2020 10:14pm

New York to keep schools closed for remainder of academic year

“We don't think it's possible to open schools in a way that keeps our children safe," says the governor.

Published 01 May, 2020 10:13pm

India's Mukesh Ambani to forgo entire salary 'until impact of Covid-19 abates'

Reliance on Thursday reported a steep fall in quarterly profits.

Published 01 May, 2020 09:55pm

Britain's testing levels have not influenced lockdown, says official

"The route out of lockdown has not been blocked by low levels of testing.”

Published 01 May, 2020 09:53pm

Italian PM apologises over long welfare delays

He acknowledged that funding mechanisms were proving “complicated”.

Published 01 May, 2020 09:29pm

36 recoveries take Pakistan's total to 4,351

The total is now 4,351.

Published 01 May, 2020 09:12pm

India extends lockdown for two weeks, with some easing

Many activities will remain prohibited.

Published 01 May, 2020 08:21pm

87 Covid-19 cases reported in Balochistan

The total has reached 1,136.

Published 01 May, 2020 08:03pm

Pakistan's coronavirus situation is improving: Dr Zafar Mirza

Countries across the world are easing lockdown restrictions, he says.

Published 01 May, 2020 07:53pm

YDA criticises KP govt for confining doctors to their rooms after professor tests positive in Bannu

"They are being treated like animals.".

Published 01 May, 2020 07:42pm

Karachi sees biggest single-day jump in Covid-19 cases, makes up over a quarter of country's tally

Karachi now has 4,873 cases of Covid-19.

Updated 02 May, 2020 08:45am

15 more die of Covid-19 in KP; 172 new cases emerge

Out of the 15 deaths, 10 were recorded in Peshawar, two in Nowshera, and one each in Swat, Battagram and Kohat.

Published 01 May, 2020 06:18pm

622 Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths reported in Sindh

The provincial death toll from the coronavirus has reached 118.

Published 01 May, 2020 06:01pm

Saudi Arabia donates ration for 20,000 families in Islamabad

Qadri thanked Saudi Ambassador Nawaf Saeed Al-Maliki for the gesture.

Updated 01 May, 2020 06:10pm

All SOPs being followed at Lahore's Badshahi Mosque, says khateeb

In a statement, he urged other mosques to follow suit.

Published 01 May, 2020 05:38pm

Will not give cash to Sindh: Shahbaz Gill responds to Bilawal's criticism

We do not know where the money goes, he says.

Updated 01 May, 2020 06:08pm

Matiari AC's wife and son also test positive for Covid-19

A day earlier, Saeedabad AC Ammar Hussain Rizvi had tested positive for the virus.

Published 01 May, 2020 05:00pm

Bilawal accuses Centre of sabotaging Sindh's efforts to fight Covid-19

He was speaking at a press conference.

Published 01 May, 2020 04:33pm

PM Imran, federal govt have let down provinces, says Bilawal

"They harmed every province by not playing their role," he says.

Published 01 May, 2020 04:20pm

Govt should ensure provision of PPEs for doctors: Bilawal

It is our responsibility to provide them with everything they need to protect themselves, he says.

Published 01 May, 2020 04:13pm

Dedicate Labour Day to frontline workers battling Covid-19, says Bilawal

Some 400 healthcare workers have become coronavirus patient, he says.

Published 01 May, 2020 04:08pm

READ: Warnings issued over Pakistan's use of tech in tracing and surveillance amid coronavirus

Some 560,000 people have been alerted through cell tower tracking.

Published 01 May, 2020 04:03pm

Maryam Nawaz Sharif pays tribute to labourers, says they have been 'most affected by corona'

She added that labourers have been the most affected by the coronavirus pandemic

Published 01 May, 2020 03:46pm

Spain's coronavirus death toll climbs to 24,824: health ministry

The previous day’s death toll was 268.

Published 01 May, 2020 03:34pm

WHO wants invite to China's probe into virus origins

WHO is currently not involved in the studies in China, says spokesperson.

Published 01 May, 2020 03:27pm

Sindh govt has also realised lockdown cannot be tightened, says Shibli Faraz

Says the "wheel of the economy must keep turning".

Published 01 May, 2020 02:56pm

Coronavirus is a national problem, cannot be solved on provincial basis: Faraz

Says there is "agreement between the federal and Sindh governments as conditions evolve".

Published 01 May, 2020 02:48pm