Trends - Live Coronavirus

Thailand drops pre-arrival Covid test for foreign visitors

Travellers still need to take RT-PCR test upon arrival and self-administered rapid antigen test on fifth day in the country.

Published 18 Mar, 2022 09:46pm

England's Covid R number rises, cases could be growing

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Published 18 Mar, 2022 07:50pm

Less than 400 new Covid-19 cases reported in Pakistan

The national positivity rate stands at 1.1 per cent.

Published 18 Mar, 2022 01:40pm

Nearly 800 more people recover from coronavirus in Pakistan

There are 16,875 active cases, of whom 525 are in critical condition.

Published 18 Mar, 2022 01:37pm

Shanghai pushes ahead with mass Covid tests as new cases spike

China reported 2,388 new local cases with confirmed symptoms, almost double the count a day earlier.

Published 18 Mar, 2022 12:03pm

Samoa locks down after first community Covid-19 case

The nation of about 200,000 has been one of the few places to avoid local transmission of Covid-19 during the global pandemic.

Published 18 Mar, 2022 09:34am

Moderna seeks US approval of second Covid booster

The request was based partly on recent data from the US about how well the Moderna shot protected against the Omicron variant.

Published 18 Mar, 2022 07:07am

More than 30 companies to start making Pfizer’s Covid pill

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Published 17 Mar, 2022 07:48pm

Britain approves AstraZeneca's preventative Covid therapy

The therapy was found to cut the risk of developing symptomatic Covid-19 by 77pc in trials.

Published 17 Mar, 2022 03:36pm

Ireland PM tests positive for Covid-19 in Washington

Micheal Martin is in Washington and was due to meet President Biden at the White House today to mark St Patrick's Day.

Published 17 Mar, 2022 11:55am

Pakistan reports 514 new Covid cases, 2 more deaths

The positivity rate has been recorded at 1.3 per cent.

Published 17 Mar, 2022 11:27am

Pakistan reports 537 recoveries from coronavirus

There are 17,487 active patients in the country, of whom 546 are in critical condition.

Published 17 Mar, 2022 11:24am

South Korea looks to end Covid restrictions despite record surge in cases, deaths

The Omicron variant is driving the record wave of infections according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

Published 17 Mar, 2022 09:26am

WATCH: China's Covid policy under strain as Omicron spreads

Published 17 Mar, 2022 07:14am

Sindh reports 306 new Covid-19 cases

Sindh has reported 306 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, following which the province's infection tally...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 10:23pm

Israel records new Covid variant

Officials say they are not unduly worried by newly discovered strain, which is a combination of two sub-variants of Omicron.

Updated 16 Mar, 2022 10:01pm

Germany to secure Covid-19 vaccine production through 2029

Contracts will maintain ratcheted-up production capacities created during the pandemic by paying an annual standby fee.

Published 16 Mar, 2022 04:19pm

Japan set to remove all Covid restrictions as new infections ebb

Published 16 Mar, 2022 01:19pm

Pakistan reports 493 new Covid cases, 4 more deaths

The positivity rate has been recorded at 1.4 per cent.

Published 16 Mar, 2022 11:06am

Pakistan reports 1,003 recoveries from coronavirus

There are 17,512 active patients in the country, of whom 567 are in critical condition.

Published 16 Mar, 2022 11:04am

US, EU, India, South Africa reach compromise on Covid vaccine IP waiver

Published 16 Mar, 2022 07:12am

Sindh reports 258 new cases, no deaths

The province's tally of infections has risen to 569,375.

Published 15 Mar, 2022 07:38pm

Germany reports record Covid-19 incidence before easing curbs

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Published 15 Mar, 2022 04:32pm

South Korea reports record deaths amid Omicron surge

The 1,196 virus patients in serious or critical conditions are also a new high.

Published 15 Mar, 2022 01:35pm

Pakistan reports 466 recoveries from coronavirus

The country's total recoveries stand at 1,471,288.

Published 15 Mar, 2022 11:29am

Pakistan reports 473 new Covid cases, 4 more deaths

The positivity rate has been recorded at 1.4 per cent.

Published 15 Mar, 2022 11:26am

China's Covid cases rise as outbreak grows

New cases have more than doubled from a day earlier to two-year high as a virus outbreak expands rapidly in China's northeast.

Published 15 Mar, 2022 09:39am

WATCH: Apple supplier Foxconn hit by China's Covid-19 curbs

Published 15 Mar, 2022 07:12am

Sindh's coronavirus tally rises by 255

Province's overall caseload increases to 569,117; with no new Covid-related fatalities, death toll stands at 8,091.

Published 14 Mar, 2022 09:25pm

READ: For kids with Covid-19, everyday life can be a struggle

Among the puzzling outcomes of the coronavirus, which has killed more than six million people worldwide since it...

Published 14 Mar, 2022 06:40pm