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 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 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
KARACHI: The board of directors of the Pakistan Oxygen Limited has approved an investment of Rs2.5 billion to set up a state-of-the-art Air Separation Unit (ASU) in the northern region of the country, a bourse filing said on Monday. Once commissioned, it will be the company’s 5th ASU plant in the country. The investment, which … Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has explained its circular concerning the requirement of attested Covid-19 vaccination certificates for Pakistani visitors. In a statement, the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Islamabad said that Pakistani passengers flying into the UAE will not be obliged to get the certificate verified by the UAE embassy in Pakistan. … Read more
The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday an outpouring of coronavirus cases in several Middle Eastern countries could have calamitous consequences, intensified by the spread of the Delta variant and low vaccine availability. After a reduction in cases and deaths in the WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean region for eight weeks, the agency said there has been … 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 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
The World Health Organization – WHO chief scientist directed people against mixing and matching COVID-19 inoculations from dissimilar producers, calling it a “dangerous trend” meanwhile there was diminutive data accessible about the health influence. “It’s a little bit of a dangerous trend here. We are in a data-free, evidence-free zone as far as to mix … 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
Major General Amir Ikram revealed that Pakistan has earned $10 million from conducting three-phase trials of the Chinese vaccine CanSino. The head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was addressing a function in the city where he revealed that many countries want to hold their Phase 3 trials in Pakistan. “These experiments can bring … 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
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
A special plane of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) PK-6853 has flown from Beijing with two million doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine from the Beijing Capital International Airport to Islamabad on Tuesday. According to official sources, another two million Chinese COVID vaccines will be sent to Pakistan from China in the next few days. Whereas, … Read more
Crowds at Euro 2020 football stadiums and in pubs and bars in host cities are driving the current rise in coronavirus infections in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. A 10-week decline in new coronavirus infections across the region has come to an end and a new wave of infections is unavoidable, … Read more
Turkey on Tuesday reviewed its policy for travelers coming from Afghanistan and Pakistan, making a 10-day quarantine period obligatory but with the option of ending it in seven days if a negative coronavirus test is received on the seventh day. According to the latest circular by the Ministry of Interior, dated June 28: “All passengers … Read more
Thousands of people deserted in Bangladesh’s capital, as establishments paused almost all public conveyance ahead of a far-reaching lockdown obligatory to battle a deadly renaissance of COVID-19 infections. The country reported 119 deaths, its highest-ever daily death toll from the pandemic, while new infections reached around 5,000 for the past few days. Officials blame India … Read more
Pakistan will be receiving Moderna’s mRNA-1273 Covid-19 vaccine dosages in the coming months through COVAX, the World Health Organization’s global shared vaccine Programme. Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination official said that talks were ongoing with COVAX to obtain the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. The official told that there has so far been no … Read more
Citizens who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 will not be able to enter shopping malls, banks and government offices in Quetta as the district administration has made vaccination obligatory for entry to all public places. The administration has asked all the malls, banks, and offices in the provincial capital to deny entry to un-vaccinated … Read more
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives during the past 24 hours in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, taking the provincial death toll to 4,294. According to the KPK health department, 124 more people were identified with the COVID-19 during the same period, raising the tally of such patients in the province to 137,484. Meanwhile, the coronavirus has claimed … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration plans to add a warning about rare possibilities of heart inflammation in juveniles and young adults due to the COVID-19 Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory groups, reported the results of the heart condition after a vaccination, found inflammation in minors and … Read more
Chinese enterprises donated oxygen concentrators and face masks to bolster Pakistan’s ability in its continuing efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic at a ceremony held at the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) here on Thursday. To mark the 70th anniversary of Pak – China Friendship, this donation ceremony was specially designed … Read more
Despite the deterioration in coronavirus cases being testified in the country, cases have increased in Karachi. In the past 24 hours, 1,506 people were tested in Karachi, out of which 208 people tested positive for corona. [amazonad category=”Electronics”] Thus, the positivity rate was 13.81%. In contrast, the nationwide positivity ratio reported for June 22, is … Read more
