Showbiz celebs urge fans to practice caution amidst COVID-19

Showbiz celebs

Showbiz celebs urge fans to battle coronavirus Showbiz celebs have taken to social media to urge their fans to be responsible citizens, as the novel coronavirus continues to spread in Pakistan and across the world. Actor Adnan Siddiqui, who recently returned from a trip to the United States, has gone into self-isolation. He said: “Before … Read more

Actress Amina Sheikh shares videos of Urdu stories for kids

Aamina Sheikh

Famous Pakistani actress Aamina Sheikh is motivating the kids to learn through Urdu stories during this epidemic outbreak of coronavirus. According to the details, She has asked people to know that social distancing does not only mean that we place a stop to learning and living. She took it to her social media handle on … Read more

Coronavirus: IIUI initiates online classes for students of Tehfeez, Qirat

International Islamic University

International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) has initiated online classes for the students of Tehfeez and Qirat amid coronavirus crisis. According to head of the Faisal Masjid Islamic Center, Dr. Zia-ur-Rehman, the center started classes to ensure safety of the students keeping in view the global pandemic. Dr. Zia said 85 students of total 8 classes … Read more

Balochistan on partial lockdown to contain spread of COVID-19

Balochistan on partial lockdown to contain spread of COVID-19

The Balochistan government has decided to impose partial lockdown in the province for 21 days, according to a notification issued by the Additional Home Secretary. However, all restaurants will be able to provide home-delivery food for 3 weeks. In addition, inter-provincial, provincial and inter-city public transport will also be closed for three weeks. The notification … Read more

‘Salam is better than shaking hands, person who dies of COVID-19 will be a martyr’

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Adviser to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Information Ajmal Wazir says  Salam is more significant than shaking hands, while scholars from all school of thought have agreed that a person who died of the Coronavirus Pandemic will be termed as ‘martyr’. Addressing a press conference along with the Ulema e Deen in Peshawar, Ajmal Wazir … Read more

Pakistan rejects Indian contention of politicizing humanitarian issue: FO

Pakistan 'Categorically' Rejects Inclusion Into US' Child Soldiers Prevention Act List

Ministry of Foreign affairs (MOFA) said that Pakistan has rejected the Indian Ministry of External Affairs attempts to twist the remarks made by the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Zafar Mirza, at the Covid-19 Video Conference of the SAARC member countries on 15 March 2020. In a press release MOFA stated “The Indian contention … Read more

Dr Tahir Shamsi says passive immunisation can treat coronavirus patients

Dr Tahir Shamsi

Dr Tahir Shamsi, the head of National Institute of Blood Diseases said, “The body of a COVID-19 patient creates antibodies to fight off the virus. These antibodies in the blood of a recovered patient could be used to boost the immunity of the newly infected people.” According to the details, Top hematologist and transplant surgeon … Read more

Facts check: Six misconceptions about coronavirus

Facts check: Six misconceptions about coronavirus

The World Health Organization has released a report shared by the World Economic Forum in a video format in which they tried to clear all the misconceptions that were circulating about the COVID-19. 1: Coronavirus does not survive in hot and humid weather The first misconception described in the video is that the coronavirus does … Read more

Coronavirus: CII calls for early distribution of zakat

Council of Islamic Ideology has urged for the early distribution of zakat to support those people who are getting effected due to the slowdown of global economic activities by the coronavirus outbreak. Council of Islamic Ideology said in a statement “In view of the present situation, it is better to distribute zakat earlier than usual … Read more

Coronavirus: People continue to panic buy amid fear of COVID-19

Coronavirus: People continue to panic buy amid fear of COVID-19

The Coronavirus pandemic has engulfed the world and various countries of the world has imposed emergency measures to prevent the outbreak of COVID-19. Emergency has been imposed in the Manila capital of Philippine, after which the rough and tumble people have been rushed to the supermarket and people are not only snatching away the utility … Read more

Life resumes in Wuhan – second day with no new case of #COVID19

China becomes first country to record economic growth after coronavirus pandemic

The life is resuming in china after epidemic outbreak of coronavirus. CVID-19 has affected 80,967 people in the country, 3,248 of them lost their lives. It is the second day in a row when China found no locally transmitted coronavirus cases, though imported infections spiked to a record high, according to data released by authorities … Read more

DG Health Municipality denies the news of Abbasi Hostpital’s doctors

abbasi shaheed hospital

Dr Salma Kausar, the director general of Health Municipality, denied the news related to the isolation of Abbasi Shaeed’s Hospitals’s doctors. She said that no doctor of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital has been kept in isolation but some doctors have been undergoing precautionary screening. According to the details, 10 doctors of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital shifted to … Read more

Cannes 2020 postponed amid COVID-19 concerns

Cannes 2020 postponed amid COVID-19 concerns

The annual event of Cannes film festival has been postponed over coronavirus pandemic concerns. The organizers of the event said in a statement due to health crisis the Cannes film festival could not happen. The statement said “As soon as the development of the French and international health situation will allow us to assess the … Read more

Google honors Ignaz Semmelweis, who discovers handwashing saves lives

Google honors Ignaz Semmelweis handwashing saves lives

Google in its new doodle paid tribute to 19th-century’s  Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis, by  showing how to wash.   Ignaz Semmelweis was the first person who proved that handwashing saves lives and surprisingly he did it decades before people knew about what bacteria and viruses were. Doctor Ignaz Semmelweis   The Corona virus has infected … Read more

CM Sindh appeals people for three days voluntary lockdown

CM Sindh

Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah announced on Friday that the province will go under a three-day lock-down. “People should go into complete isolation for three days.” CM Shah said. “It is important for people to remain inside their homes.” According to the details, During its briefing to the committee, the Sindh health department informed the participants … Read more

Prime Minister rules out lockdown in the country amid Coronavirus fear

PM directs federal ministers to remain available in Islamabad

Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a National Coordination Committee (NCC) after a significant rise in coronavirus cases across Pakistan. After the meeting, Prime Minister addressed a press conference and said that the federal government will not do complete lockdown as the impact of it on country’s economy will be disastrous. The Prime Minister said that … Read more

Rishi Kapoor shares an advice with Imran Khan regarding Coronavirus Pandemic

Rishi Kapoor

Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor has expressed his concerns about the spread of coronavirus across the world and in Pakistan. Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed the nation on coronavirus this week. He asked the people to stay prepared for the epidemic and also ruled out the possibility of lockdown. Rishi Kapoor took to twitter and shared … Read more

US to give $1 million to Pakistan as aid

US

United States Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Alice Wells on Friday has said that US will provide one million dollars to Pakistan under USAID programme to bolster monitoring and rapid response against coronavirus. On Twitter Alice Wells said that US and Pakistan both are longstanding partners in tackling … Read more