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Delhi violence is our version of the coronavirus, Indian author

Delhi violence is our version of the coronavirus, Indian author

An Indian author Suzanna Arundhati Roy best known for her novel The God of Small Things which won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction, said that all the dead, wounded and devastated, Muslim as well as Hindu are victims of this regime headed by Narendra Modi. The author said ” our nakedly fascist Prime Minister who … Read more

German Interior Minister refuses to shake hand with Angela Merkel

German Interior Minister refuses to shake hand with Angela Merkel

Amid outbreak of the novel coronavirus, it seems like People have abandoned the most common form of greeting that is handshake and even world leaders are avoiding any physical contact. Recently, German Chancellor Angela Merkel  arrived at a summit in Berlin on March 2, she approached the Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany for … Read more

Federal cabinet tested for Coronavirus before meeting

Assets details of Special Assistants and Advisers to the Prime Minister released

All members of the federal cabinet have been tested negative for the Coronavirus. According to details, the members of the Federal Cabinet  were screened before the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan. The Ministry of Health tested all the members, including secretaries and senior officials, before attending the meeting for precautionary measures. Health Ministry … Read more

Sindh Cabinet Rs 100 Mn for preventive measures against Coronavirus

Sindh Cabinet

Sindh Cabinet on Tuesday has approved Rs 100 Million for the prevention of deadly coronavirus outbreak in Sindh Province. As per details, Sindh Cabinet on Tuesday has approved Rs 100 Million for the prevention of deadly coronavirus outbreak in Sindh Province. Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah presided the meeting. The Cabinet directed to sign … Read more

Twitter asks its employees to work from home amid coronavirus outbreak

Twitter Bans

Social media platform Twitter has asked its employees to work from home to prevent the spread of contagious coronavirus. Twitter mentioned in a blog post that it was necessary for the employees in Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea to work from home. Twitter has encouraged its 5,000 employees across the world to work from … Read more

Panic rises in Pakistan as country confirms fifth Coronavirus Case

Panic

Panic rises in Pakistan as the country witnessed another case of the deadly coronavirus, bringing the toll to five in the south Asian nation since last week. As per details, Panic rises in Pakistan after fifth case reported in the country. State Minister of Health of Pakistan, Dr Zafar Mirza confirmed about the case in … Read more

Taliban are good fighters, but now they are tired: Trump

US President

WASHINGTON: US President said in the press conference that Taliban are good fighters, but now they are tired. According to the details, The president said the administration was thinking about closing the Mexican border to fight the spread of the coronavirus only to say a few minutes later that the border was not a problem. … Read more

Thirteen Hundred Pakistani citizens arrived back home from Iran

thirteen hundred

Around Thirteen Hundred more Pakistani citizens arrived back home and eight Iranian citizens returned after immigration process at Pak-Iran border in Taftan. It was reported that the returning Thirteen Hundred Pakistani citizens screened by health teams deputed on Pak-Iran border in Taftan. Levies officials confirmed that pilgrims referred to quarantine and later allowed for traveling … Read more

Coronavirus in Pakistan: School to remain close till 13th march

Educational institutions will not reopen from June 1, notification issued

KARACHI: All schools will remain closed till March 13, 2020. According to the details, Sindh Govt has decided to close all the schools of Sindh. The tweet of Saeed Ghani said, “Sindh Government has decided to extend the closure of all educational institutions till 13th of March 2020.” Sindh Government has decided to extend the … Read more

Chaman Border to be closed from Monday for Seven Days

chaman border

Government has announced closure of Chaman border with Afghanistan for one-week amid the coronavirus outbreak in the neighboring country. The interior ministry in its notification said the border will remain close for one week starting Monday i.e. March 2. The move comes after Kabul confirmed its first case of the coronavirus on Monday with several … Read more

Coronavirus-Government introduces web portal to raise awareness

Ministry of Health Services launched a web portal that offers the latest data and updates about coronavirus outbreak Covid-19.

Ministry of Health Services launched a web portal that offers the latest data and updates about coronavirus outbreak Covid-19. Ministry of Health Services has developed this web portal in coordination with National Information Technology Board (NITB). CEO of NITB Shabahat Ali Shah posted a tweet in which he said, “The NITB team In coordination with the Ministry … Read more

Juventus on Lockdown after three players tested positive for deadly coronavirus

Juventus

Juventus is in lockdown and all the training sessions have been stopped after three players from the team tested positive for the Coronavirus. As per details, Juventus  has put all their Under-23 players in quarantine after a trio from Serie C side Pianese tested positive for the Coronavirus. Team Management announced the decision this evening, because … Read more

Coronavirus: U.S. confirms first death

Coronavirus in US

A person in King County, Washington, near Seattle, became the first in the United states to die after contracting coronavirus, The New York times reported. A spokeswoman with the Washington State Department of Health Lisa Stromme Warren stated that a man near Seattle has become the first novel coronavirus patient to die in the United … Read more

Coronavirus in Pakistan: Dr. Zafar Mirza confirms 2 more cases

Coronavirus

Federal state minister for health Dr. Zafar Mirza has said that two more cases of Coronavirus have reported in Pakistan, while the first two patients are recovering fast. According to the details,  Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan and Dr. Zafar Mirza held a joint press conference after the Federal Cabinet meeting on … Read more

Pakistan Stock Exchange observes 2,265 points decrease this week

PSX update today 29 April 2020-Stock closes with a positive change

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed fluctuating trends throughout the week as it lost 2,265 points during the trading. Sources say that the fluctuation is noticed due to the outbreak of coronavirus in many countries and due to the recognition of two cases in Pakistan as well. The 100-Index did not make 38,000 points. It was closed … Read more

IHC directs SAPMs to meet parents of quarantined students in China

IHC directs

Islamabad High Court IHC directs Dr. Zafar Mirza and Zulfi Bukhari Special Assistants to the Prime Minister (SAPMs) on Health and Overseas Pakistanis respectively – to meet parents of the students. IHC conducted hearing on a case pertaining to return of Pakistani students quarantined in China. IHC directs Dr. Zafar Mirza and Zulfi Bukhari to … Read more

Fashion Industry in China suffers massive drop in sales due to deadly coronavirus

Fashion Industry

Fashion Industry on global level suffers massive drop in sales as deadly coronavirus continues to create havoc around the world. A recent report looks at the impact on fashion Industry,  supply chains, how retailers are responding and how the shut-down in China could lead to long-term changes to sourcing habits. Towns, cities and entire regions … Read more

Tehran cancels Friday prayer amid coronavirus outbreak

Iran coronavirus jumma prayer

TEHRAN: Iran’s Health Ministry asked the authorities of Iranian on Thursday to cancel the Friday prayers and any other congregations due to fears of novel coronavirus. According to the details, The Iranian IRNA news agency quoted the Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour saying that all forms of congregations must be canceled till further notice. Irans’s … Read more

Coronavirus: Amrat Lal of Karachi distributes masks free of cost

Coronavirus

After two cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the country,  surgical masks surged are being sold at exorbitant prices in Karachi. Profiteers are going out of control as some Business-minded sick people have bought the N-95 masks and stocked them up so that when an opportunity discloses, they will make a good fortune out of … Read more

Coronavirus-affected couple sentenced imprisonment, fine

New wave of COVID-19 in China, lockdown in Jilin city

A Coronavirus-affected Chinese couple sentenced to 6 months in prison and  a fine of $ 7,000 in Singapore for hiding their ailing. According to a foreign news agency, health officials said that when the Chinese couple were asked about their disease, they lied about it, but investigations are still underway to determine whether anyone else … Read more

PIA again suspends flight operations to China till March 31st

PIA again

Pakistan International Airlines PIA has suspended flight operations to China till March 31st amid Coronavirus outbreak with Wuhan as mainland. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) took the decision as a precautionary measure as the ongoing virus outbreak has claimed more than 2800 lives – mostly in China. Earlier Pakistan closed its borders with Iran following an … Read more

Sindh CM urges not to panic after 2 Covid-19 cases reported in Pakistan

Murad Ali Shah

Sindh Chief Minister (Sindh CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah, while addressing press conference on Coronavirus, has urged not to panic; added 1,500 people identified that returned from Iran and entered Sindh. The press conference came after first two cases of Coronavirus (Covid-19) emerged in Pakistan. One case was reported in Karachi, however; the other in … Read more

Saudi Arabia imposes ban on travelers from Pakistan over Coronavirus fears

Saudi Arabia coronavirus

Saudi Arabia on Thursday placed an immediate ban on Umrah pilgrims travelling from the countries where coronavirus cases have been confirmed including Pakistan. According to airport sources, Saudi Arabia has also placed ban on those travelling to the Kingdom on a visit visa. The move from the Saudi government follows the confirmation of two coronavirus … Read more

US President Trump announces news conference on coronavirus crisis

Trump announces conference on coronavirus

President of United States Donald Trump announced a news conference from the White House on the coronavirus epidemic Wednesday, with experts warning they expect it to spread in the US. According to the details, “I will be having a News Conference at the White House, on this subject, today at 6:00 P.M.” Trump tweeted, adding … Read more

Coronavirus in Pakistan: N-95 Masks prices surge by 1000%

Coronavirus in Pakistan

Coronavirus which has now spread to 18 countries across the globe, has led to a steep increase in the demand for standard N-95 Masks. Amid Coronavirus outbreak Pakistan running out of masks and owing to which the cost N-95 mask has been surged by thousand percent. Profiteers are going out of control as some Business-minded … Read more

Coronavirus in Pakistan: Dr Zafar mirza confirms 2 cases

Coronavirus

Prime Minister’s Special Assistant for Health Dr Zafar Mirza said that one case of Corona virus has been reported in Sindh while the other has been reported in the federal capital. The first case of the deadly coronavirus in Pakistan has been reported in Karachi’s private hospital, a spokesperson for the Sindh Health Department confirmed. … Read more

Asian Development Bank offers fund to tackle coronavirus

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a further $2 million to help developing countries in Asia and the Pacific contain the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and improve resilience to this and other communicable diseases.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a further $2 million to help developing countries in Asia and the Pacific contain the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and improve resilience to this and other communicable diseases. The funds will be available for all ADB developing member countries in updating and implementing their pandemic response … Read more