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
KARACHI: Foreign companies have repatriated $1.62 billion as profit and dividends during the fiscal year 2020/21, according to the data released by the central bank on Wednesday. The repatriation of profit and dividends during FY21 is 20.5 per cent higher, compared with $1.34 billion in the preceding fiscal year, the State Bank of Pakistan data … 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
The National Command and Operation Centre – NCOC on Sunday stated that 45 more people lost their lives to the contagious coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the national death toll past 23,000. 44,579 coronavirus tests were performed across the country in the last 24 hours, out of which 2,819 turned out to be … Read more
The district administration of Islamabad has fenced off the Faisal Mosque after Covid-19 SOP violations. Several visitors visiting Islamabad went to the mosque without wearing masks. They weren’t keeping social distance too. Following the incident, the management sealed it and has located two officers outside. Whereas no tourist or resident will be permitted to enter … Read more
The Punjab government has released standard operating procedures (SOPs) to be implemented during Eid ul Adha prayers and sacrifice of animals in wake of an increase in COVID cases nationwide amidst the fourth wave. According to a notification issued by the Punjab home department, the Eid payers should be held at open places and while … Read more
Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar supervised over a meeting of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) to review the execution of Covid-19 SOPs ahead of Eidul Adha 2021. During the meeting, the NCOC reflected the rapid spread of the coronavirus in Karachi and Gilgit Baltistan and further contentment over supplementary procedures the Sindh … 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
The local administration has executed a smart lockdown in more vicinities of Karachi following the increase in COVID-19 cases. After daunting restraints on public movement in five union councils (UCs), the smart lockdown has been made obligatory in more UCs of Korangi District of the city. A notification was issued by the local administration concerning the … Read more
The Sindh home ministry has proclaimed a ban on getting married or even visiting a wedding ceremony for people who have not been vaccinated against the deadly Covid-19. According to the notification, people in Sindh will have to supply their inoculation certificates in order to be able to join the markets, pay visits to cattle … Read more
A shipment of 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China will reach Pakistan today, quoted sources. A special flight of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), carrying the Sinovac vaccine batch will land at Islamabad International Airport today, stated sources. Whereas, Pakistan has acquired 1.5 million dosages of Sinovac from China’s vaccine developers, claimed sources. Earlier, … Read more
The United States is revising the need for a third COVID-19 booster shot among inhabitants who have already been inoculated but needs to see more data to know if added shots could raise people’s danger of serious side effects, a US health official said on Tuesday. The U.S. government has not made a resolution on … Read more
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry while shedding light on the COVID-19 condition in the country, said 20 million people have been inoculated so far and over half a million people were immunized yesterday. The minister said over half a million were the most inoculations that the country had recorded since the beginning of the vaccination … Read more
The Pakistan Army will be called for executing required coronavirus standard operations procedures (SOPs), the National Command and Operations Centers – NCOC declared on Tuesday. The Pakistan Army was last mobilized in April to impose coronavirus protection procedures in numerous parts of the country after Prime Minister Imran Khan required its help in restricting the … Read more
National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Tuesday informed to upsurge international flight operation up by 50 percent in the country. CAA’s air transport department through a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) has permitted the foreign airlines to increase the number of flights by 50 percent from July 15. “In … Read more
The national tally on Tuesday of total active COVID-19 cases has reached 3063 percent with 1,590 more people tested positive for the deadly virus during the last 24 hours, stated NCOC. The deadly virus has claimed 21 lives during the past 24 hours, 18 of whom were under cure in hospital and three out of … Read more
Saudi Arabia has allowed Pakistanis vaccinated with Chinese vaccine against the coronavirus (COVID-19) to enter the Kingdom. However, authorities said, they will have to get a supporter shot of the Covid-19 vaccine commanded by Saudi Arabia upon arrival in the Kingdom. Besides two doses of the Chinese vaccine, Pakistani nationals will be obligated to get … Read more
In the past 24 hours, 15 more healthcare workers have been infected while helping others fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan rising the total of confirmed cases of health professionals to 16,698. In the last 24 hours six more doctors, five nurses, and four other hospital staff infected with coronavirus, claimed sources. According to sources, … Read more
The Sindh government is likely to close primary schools as COVID-19 cases continue to upsurge across the province. According to the details, a high-level meeting on COVID-19 presided by Sindh Chief Secretary Mumtaz Ali Shah recommended closing all the primary schools. Whereas, the meeting also projected shutting of businesses two days a week and a … Read more
The government of Punjab reintroduced its strategies against Covid-19, deciding to set up special counters at places frequently visited by people, like wedding halls, cinemas and hotels to check Covid-19 vaccination certificates of visitors. In a statement issued by Sarah Aslam, Punjab Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department Secretary, she stated that “Those violating the standard … Read more
The COVID-19 positivity ratio in Pakistan has an overwhelming jumped to 3.65 percent over the past 24 hours. National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, the deadly virus has claimed 25 more lives, lifting the nationwide fatalities to 22,520, The country’s caseload mounted to 969,476 after 1,737 more people verified positive for the deadly virus during this … Read more
The Ministry of Interior has decided to register all foreigners living in the country and facilitate the return of all those Pakistanis who are stuck at the Torkham border. Addressing the media on Thursday, Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said: “We have decided to register all foreigners present in the country. People having fake … Read more
The World Health Organization(WHO) recently studied the Delta variant, which was first noticed in India is also the “most transmissible of the variants identified so far”. Some of India’s immediate neighbors such as Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka experienced a gush in contamination rate from May 2021, according to the WHO. The extremely transmissible Delta … Read more
Sindh has reported above 1000 new Covid-19 cases. Previously province’s tally was 343,303 on Thursday, while it was 342,228 the day before. Karachi has the maximum positivity ratio in the country. Its positivity rate is increasing by 10% almost every day. Whereas, the rate in the rest of the province is below 3%. Qasim Soomro, … Read more
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) held a meeting to express distress over the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country and instructed provinces to guarantee the firm application of the coronavirus standard working procedures on the occasion of Eid ul Adha. The meeting was chaired by the Federal Minister for Planning, Development, … Read more
Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education (E&SE) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shahram Khan Tarakai announced that the exams of classes 10 and 12 will start on Saturday. Addressing a press conference Tarakai said the government has confirmed all the necessary preparations for holding examinations under firm surveillance of SOPs against COVID. He further stated that the examinations … Read more
The government is continuously trying to inoculate against Coronavirus, the govt has also campaigned to vaccinate as many people as possible against the novel coronavirus, but only 3.5% of the population in the country has been vaccinated so far. According to the report, only 3.5% of the 100 million people qualified for the anti-coronavirus inoculation … Read more
After the decrease in coronavirus infections, the Sindh government has prolonged the closing time for businesses to 10 pm, allowed indoor dining, and announced the cinemas to reopen for fully vaccinated citizens. A notification was also issued by Sindh Home Department. Here are the following restrictions eased by the provincial government: Businesses are allowed to … Read more
