National Health Commission (NHC) has claimed that China has no new locally diffused Covid-19 cases for the first time since July. China has been contending the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant since July 20, when a bunch of Covid-19 contaminations was noticed among airport vacuuming staff in the city of Nanjing. Since then, … Read more
According to the figures of the National and Command and Operation Center (NCOC), the covid-19 death toll has reached 25,000 marks after 80 deaths were reported on Monday morning. The virus death toll in the country has reached 25,003, with 80 new deaths reported in the past 24 hours. The latest figures show that 53,881 … Read more
Pakistan is observing a decline in the overall positivity rate of cases and death counts of Covid-19Covid-19. Even though an additional 3,084 positive coronavirus cases were confirmed on Saturday. Whereas, National Command and Operation Centre’s COVID-19 have claimed that Pakistan recorded 3,084 cases over the last 24 hours after 53,770 tests were taken. Meanwhile, Coronavirus … Read more
WELLINGTON: New Zealand reported 11 new Delta cases of Covid 19 in the community on Friday, bringing the total number of cases associated with the current Auckland community outbreak to 31. The current top level national lockdown will be extended until 11:59 pm on August 24, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced at a press conference. … Read more
Sindh Universities and Boards Department have broadcast all the educational institutes and universities registered under the Sindh department to reopen from Monday. All the universities, boards, and vocational education and training centers will start operations with 50% staff from August 23 stated Provincial Minister for Universities and Boards Ismail Rahoo. He said that vaccination is … Read more
Coronavirus has claimed seventeen lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Health officials have uttered distress over the pervasive active cases, which could further spread the infection. Coronavirus positivity in Peshawar and Abbottabad was logged 12 percent and 9.3 percent in the past 24 hours, stated officials. The death toll consists of seven that belonged to Peshawar, three … Read more
DHAKA: Bangladesh is all set to start locally manufacturing China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 inactivated vaccine as an agreement on co-production of the Chinese jab was signed via video with relevant authorities. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between China’s Sinopharm Group, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Incepta Vaccine Ltd, a leading local … Read more
Ministry of National Health has stated that Pakistan received more COVID-19 vaccine batches, which have been handed over to the authority. More dosages of Sinopharm and Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines have reached Pakistan on August 14 and 15, claimed a spokesperson of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The NDMA said in a statement Pakistan has … Read more
TEHRAN: Iran’s daily Covid-19 death toll hit a new high on Monday by registering 655 new cases, taking the country’s total death cases to 98,483. The pandemic has so far infected a total of 4,467,015 people in the country, after 41,194 new cases were registered in the past 24 hours, according to Iran’s Ministry of … Read more
ABUJA: Nigeria recorded on Wednesday one death and 790 new cases of Covid-19, the highest daily figure recorded in the country in about six months, according to official data released on Thursday. This brings the total number of the caseload in Africa’s most populous country to 179,908 and the fatality toll to 2,195, according to … Read more
BANGKOK: Hundreds of protesters rally near the residence of Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday and clashed with police. Hundreds of protesters threw paint at a line of riot police who confronted them as they tried to march on Prayuth’s home and police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse them. This … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 tally surpassed the 32-million mark, rising to 32,036,511 on Wednesday, as 38,353 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 497 deaths due to the pandemic since Tuesday morning took the death toll to 429,179. There … Read more
HONG KONG: Asia-Pacific countries kept witnessing rocketing Covid-19 cases as India’s total tally neared 32 million on Tuesday. India’s total tally rose to 31,998,158 as 28,204 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 373 deaths due to the pandemic … Read more
LONDON: UK has reported another 25,161 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,094,243, according to official figures released Monday. The country also recorded another 37 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in UK now stands at 130,357. These figures only include … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 31,998,158 on Tuesday as 28,204 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 373 deaths due to the pandemic since Monday morning took the total death toll to 428,682. There are still 388,508 … Read more
BEIJING: The United States has been rated by some of its media organizations as the “number one in the world” in terms of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ironically, the country has recently registered another record high in daily new cases. A research report jointly released on Monday by three Chinese think tanks in … Read more
Karachi and Lahore have reported an upsurge in coronavirus cases on Monday, with the country continues its fight in the fourth wave of the novel coronavirus. Karachi has recounted a distressing positivity rate of 21.40%. Even though in elevation of the number of corona cases being recounted in the metropolis, the Sindh government has relaxed … Read more
DHAKA: Bangladesh reported 11,463 new Covid-19 cases and 245 new deaths on Monday, making the tally at 1,365,158 and death toll at 22,897, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed that 47,207 samples were tested in the last 24 hours as of 8:00 a.m. local time Monday across Bangladesh. The … Read more
CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison‘s approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since March 2020, according to the latest Newspoll published on Sunday night. Morrison’s personal approval rating has fallen into negative territory for the first time since the coronavirus hit Australia. The opinion poll found that the proportion of voters satisfied with … Read more
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday granted the emergency use approval to American pharma conglomerate Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for its single-shot vaccine against Covid-19, officials said. The information was shared by India’s federal health minister Mansukh Mandaviya. “India expands its vaccine basket! Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine is given approval for Emergency Use in … Read more
The government is pondering inoculating teenagers under 18 years of age, sources have claimed, as it aims to inoculate 70% of the population by year’s end. Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination said the National Institute of Health, Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan, and other institutions were considering the matter, claimed sources. The … Read more
The Sindh government’s new coronavirus limitations have made commercial property owners in Karachi concerned. Property dealers have stated their apprehensions over the decreasing percentage of property and rent in various areas of the city. “Uncertainty has increased, and owners are finding it increasingly difficult to take rents from shops, offices, and food outlets,” stated a … Read more
In the past 24 hours, 37 more healthcare workers have gotten infected by the Covid-19 in the country on Wednesday. In the mentioned time frame 29 doctors, one nurse, and seven other health workers were contaminated with coronavirus, the sources at the Ministry of National Health have claimed. Whereas 16,975 healthcare workers have got infected … Read more
The US has stated that the country will not lift the current travel restrictions “at this point” due to the rising concerns over the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant and the rising number of U.S. coronavirus cases, the White House. The decision comes after a senior-level White House meeting late on Friday. It means that … Read more
KARACHI: The disproportionate impact of the Covid-19 deepened inequalities for the women, as it hindered their progress, a World Bank paper revealed. Over a year into the pandemic, the world has witnessed the negative impacts of the infectious disease and lockdown measures, the paper said, adding that the pandemic is not gender-blind: Women are doing … Read more
The coronavirus positivity percentage in Karachi has reached 23.6% on Sunday, the Sindh Health Department said, with the provincial government pitching up to enforce restraints from tomorrow. The health department said 3,091 tests were performed in the city in the last 24 hours, of which 725 cases came back positive, taking the cities ratio for positivity … Read more
Vietnam has declared a 15-day lockdown in the capital Hanoi starting Saturday as a coronavirus rises from the southern Mekong Delta district. The lockdown directive was issued late Friday night, bans the crowds consisting more than two people in public. Only government offices, hospitals, and essential businesses are permitted to operate during the lockdown. Earlier … Read more
The Sindh government issued guidelines to be followed during Eidul Azha prayers and while executing the ceremonials of sacrificing animals in order to comprise the spread of coronavirus amid the fourth wave. According to fresh standard operating procedures (SOPs), the government has counseled the people to favor cooperative sacrifice of the animals this Eidul Azha … Read more
