A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane carrying emergency relief supplies procured and collected to combat Covid-19 in Pakistan left here for Islamabad. The emergency relief supplies were procured by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and collected by Pakistan Embassy, Beijing respectively. ‘The procured and donated relief goods included Nucleic Acid Detection Kits, IgG/IgM Rapid … Read more
Australia’s national science agency has said it has commenced the first stage of testing potential vaccines for Covid-19, as it joins a global race to halt the coronavirus pandemic. The first phase of testing would take around three months, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Health Director Rob Grenfell told Reuters, adding that any … Read more
Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaisar has summoned the first meeting of the 25-member parliamentary committee on coronavirus pandemic on April 6. Media reports said that the National Assembly speaker had formed the 25-member parliamentary committee comprising members from both the houses of the Parliament — Senate and National Assembly — with the consultation of … Read more
Taylor Swift on Wednesday paid the salaries and healthcare costs for staff at a vintage music store during the next three months. The superstar’s publicist contacted Grimey’s New & Preloved Music and offered direct relief as the store was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, which is forcing many business to close its doors … Read more
A 42-year-old mother of six children Sundee Rutter died after contracting the coronavirus in Washington. Her 20 years old son Elijah Ross-Rutter told the international Media that he and his siblings were not allowed in a hospital room with their mother and they said final goodbyes via a walkie-talkie. Elijah said “It’s a moment that … Read more
Singer Momina Mustehsan after Prime Minister recent address, took to Twitter tagged the Prime Minister Imran Khan and wrote “you probably need to revisit what you said in your recent address to the nation. The youth are NOT immune to the virus- young people around the world are also dying as rapidly. Misinformation at this … Read more
United States official death toll from the coronavirus disease has passed 4100. US reported 865 fatalities in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 41oo. The number of confirmed active cases also rose by 178,512. The Trump’s administration has projected 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the United State from the deadly coronavirus pandemic. White … Read more
Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) attended a special briefing at National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) today (April 1). According to the details, Federal Ministers, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister, Mr Asad Umer, Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives & Focal person for National effort for COVID-19, The press release said … Read more
Prime Minister’s Corona Relief Tigers Force’s Registration on Prime Minister’s Citizen Portal has formally been opened for youth across the country. In a tweet, Prime Minister Imran Khan urged the youth to join Corona Relief Tigers Force and support the government in its endeavours to fight Coronavirus pandemic effectively. Register via the Citizen Portal App: … Read more
Punjab Government has launched Punjab Chief Minister Insaf Assistance Package to provide assistance to needy and deserving segments of society in ongoing Coronavirus outbreak.. According to the details, Under this package worth ten billion rupees, two point five million affected needy families in province will be provided financial assistance worth four thousand rupees per family. … Read more
Gilgit Baltistan Governor Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon has approved a summary to confer civil award to Dr Usama Riaz who lost his life treating coronavirus patients. Gilgit Baltistan information department confirmed the news in a Tweeet. گلگت: گورنر گلگت بلتستان راجہ جلال حسین مقپون @GovernorGB نے شہید ڈاکٹر اٌسامہ ریاض کو پاکستان کا اعلیٰ سِول … Read more
It is responsibility of administration to provide relief to farmers during harvesting of wheat crop and for this purpose transportation of agricultural equipment and machinery has been exempted from the restrictions imposed under section 144 to contain spread of coronavirus in the province. Chief Secretary Punjab Major (r) Azam Suleman Khan expressed these views while … Read more
Coronavirus pandemic has spread all over the world and these celebrities have tested positive for the contagious disease. Ken Shimura Popular Japanese comedian Ken Shimura has died from the coronavirus, aged 70, becoming Japan’s first known celebrity victim of the disease. Shimura had been treated at a Tokyo hospital and died on Sunday, according to … Read more
Prime Minister PM Imran Khan on Wednesday appealed for donations to the virus relief efforts of the government in a message shared on social networking platform Twitter. On twitter PM wrote: “Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Fund-2020 has set up to help us fight this pandemic. I want everyone to donate towards this fund which … Read more
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr. Zafar Mirza says the government is ensuring effective steps on emergency basis for safety from coronavirus. In a statement on Wednesday, he said a 30-bed facility for coronavirus patients available at PIMS Islamabad, and another eighty beds will added to the hospital in the next … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says the government has a priority to bring back Pakistanis waiting to return to the country in various countries of the world. Chairing a meeting regarding dealing with coronavirus pandemic in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said a Crisis Management Cell has been established at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and … Read more
Sindh Government Spokesperson Senator Murtaza Wahab on Wednesday confirmed that three more patients in the province have recovered from coronavirus. He took to twitter, and wrote: Another 3 patients have recovered & their corona virus test has come negative. He added: Now the total number of recovered patients in Sindh stand at 54. Senator Murtaza … Read more
Bollywood Actress Anushka Sharma is not letting Boredom get her amid the coronavirus lock down in India, and this time she finds a new way to entertain herself. Taking to her Instagram Account, Anushka Sharma shared some sun kissed selfies with change eye colors while butterflies sat on her face. Her photo stormed the internet … Read more
Bollywood Star Ajay Devgn has rejected all the rumours regarding her daughter Nysa is tested positive for the deadly coronavirus COVID 19. Ajay Devgn took to twitter and wrote: Thank you for asking. Kajol & Nysa are absolutely fine. The rumor around their health is unfounded, untrue & baseless. Thank you for asking. Kajol & … Read more
UN Secretary António Guterres has threatened that the current coronavirus coronavirus is the biggest challenge for the world since World War II. UN Secretary has said it could led to recession “that probably has no parallel in the recent past”. He said this while speaking at the launch of a UN report on the potential … Read more
Selena Gomez has decided to aim her generosity at a specific hospital, not only because of the help its staff needs during this pandemic but because she can’t thank them enough for what they did to help her. Selena Gomez let her Twitter followers know that she would be making a donation of an undisclosed … Read more
Andrew Jack, who appeared in ‘Star Wars’ and acted as a dialect coach on ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ film trilogy, has died of coronavirus complications. He was 76. He succumbed to the illness at a hospital in UK while his wife Gabrielle Rogers had to remain in quarantine in Australia unable to say goodbye … Read more
Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid reported a total of 708 confirmed coronavirus cases in the province. She said the number of fatalities are few in number. In her tweet she wrote: “Total count of confirmed #COVID19 patients in Punjab stand at 708 now. Alhamdolillah the fatalities are few in number, each life precious. Protection … Read more
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra said the provincial government is engaging with Insaf Doctors Forum (IDF) and Young Doctors Association (YDA) to tackle the growing number of novel coronavirus cases. Referring to them as medical heroes, Jhagra thanked the entire medical community and first responders for being on front line. In engagement with Insaf … Read more
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal informed Prime Minister Imran Khan that currently there are 20 fully functional coronavirus labs and 12 more will be established soon. earlier Chairman NDMA addressed a press conference in Islamabad, saying that that Sindh government given 20,000 testing kits, Balochistan 7,000 while Punjab 5,000 kits. … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi telephoned his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud and held detailed discussion regarding the challenge posed by coronavirus to the global community. The Foreign Minister expressed deep grief and sorrow over the deaths of Saudi nationals due to coronavirus and appreciated the timely steps taken by the Saudi government … Read more
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff, Lt Gen Aviv Kochavi, went to the quarantine, along with two of his senior commanders. The army said that the chief of staff went into isolation after a senior commander they met tested positive for coronavirus. The news came out amid Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his closed advisors … Read more
England wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler said he will be auctioning the shirt he wore during the 2019 World Cup finals against New Zealand to raise funds for two London-based hospitals to combat COVID-19. England had managed to defeat New Zealand in the finals of the 2019 50-over World Cup by the barest of margins as … Read more
