Punjab govt issues SOPs for reopening of cinemas & theaters

Punjab govt issues SOPs for reopening of cinemas & theaters

Punjab government has announced SOPs for the reopening of cinemas and theatres. Secretary Primary and Secondary health care have issued the notification regarding the SOPs. Secretary has mentioned that coronavirus can spread through droplets emitted from the infected patient during coughing or sneezing. Captain Retired Muhammad Usman has directed people to wash hands immediately after … Read more

Coronavirus: Pakistan reports 8 new deaths & 634 new cases

Coronavirus Pakistan fresh cases

Coronavirus cases have started decreasing in Pakistan. The country has reported 8 deaths in the last 24 hours whereas 634 new cases have been reported. According to details, the country has currently 284,121 confirmed cases of Covid-19 out of which 6,082 have died and 260,248 have recovered. According to the latest figures by the National Command … Read more

PM Imran discusses provincial matters with CM Punjab

PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday met Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar and discussed the matters pertaining to the provincial development. The prime minister arrived here along with federal ministers Senator Shibli Faraz, Shafqat Mahmood, Hamad Azhar, Advisor Shahzad Akbar and Chairman Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority Lt. Gen (Retd) Anwar Ali Haider. … Read more

Coronavirus: Asymptomatic patients ‘carry same amount of virus’

Coronavirus: Asymptomatic patients 'carry same amount of virus'

Asymptomatic coronavirus patients can carry as much of the virus as those having symptoms, a new study in South Korea has suggested. South Korea succeeded in identifying and isolating asymptomatic cases through mass testing at the start of March. It was found through the evidence that these cases represent a considerable proportion of Covid-19 infections. … Read more

Coronavirus: India reports two million confirmed cases

Coronavirus: India reports two million confirmed cases

Coronavirus cases have increased to two million in India, according to officials. India has reported a great increase in Covid-19 cases in just 20 days, faster than the US and Brazil. According to details, the country is currently dealing with 2,030,001 out of which 41,673 have lost the battle against the virus whereas 1,378,642 patients have recovered. … Read more

Pakistan witnesses speedy recovery in coronavirus infection

Karachi

Pakistan witnesses speedy recovery in coronavirus infection as the active cases in the country now stands at 18,494. According to the latest figures by the government’s COVID-19 portal, Pakistan reported 17 new deaths in the last 24 hours. The nationwide tally of deaths has jumped to 6,052, according to the NCOC. Thus far, 2,079,333 tests … Read more

Brent Crude adds loss of 6 cents in price, trading at $45.03 per barrel

Brent crude

Oil prices fell on Friday adding the loss of 6 cents and traded at $45.03 per barrel on worries that fuel demand growth will drop amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases. According to the details, Brent crude fell 6 cents, or 0.1%, to $45.03, after both contracts had earlier traded higher. U.S. West Texas Intermediate … Read more

Facebook deletes Trump’s post for spreading false coronavirus information

Social networking site Facebook has deleted the American President’s post for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. As per details, spreading false information about the deadly virus is against Facebook’s policy. Trump by attaching an international media organization’s video wrote that children are “virtually immune” to the virus. On Wednesday Facebook said, “The video includes false … Read more

Govt decides to remove lockdown in phases: Asad Umar

Govt decides to remove lockdown in phases: Asad Umar

Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar has said that the lockdown imposed due to coronavirus across the country has now been decided to be opened in phases. The Federal Minister for Planning said in a media briefing after the coordination committee meeting that tourist spots would be opened from August 8, but educational institutions and … Read more

Google Doodle promotes mask wearing and social distancing

Google Doodle is promoting the importance of wearing a mask and maintaining social distance during the pandemic.  The Google homepage is showcasing its logo that shows each letter wearing a mask and keeping a distance from each other. [embedpost slug=”google-offering-automatic-phone-backup-free-for-users/”] The letter “e” sends “a” heart emoji into the air, showing reference to CDC guidelines … Read more

Final decision to be made by government only: Education Minister

Saeed ghani

Education Minister of Sindh, Saeed Ghani said today (Aug 6) that the private body cannot take any decision on reopening of schools, the final decision will be made by the government. According to the details, the education minister announced that the final decision on reopening of schools lies with the government and if the health … Read more

Cinemas, Theaters, Parks and Restaurants to reopen on August 10

Asad Umar

Federal Minister of Planning and Development Asad Umar has said that cinemas, theatres, public parks, and restaurants will be reopened from August 10 next week. According to details, addressing a news conference, Asad Umar revealed that Pakistan has witnessed a decline in the cases of the novel coronavirus. He said that Educational institutions will open … Read more

Government allows resuming flight operations from all airports

PIA

The Government of Pakistan has allowed resuming domestic flight operations from all airports with effect from August 6, 2020. According to the details, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCCA) on Thursday informed that the government has given approval for resuming domestic flight operations from all airports with effect from August 6, 2020. PCCA on its … Read more

PCB announces support package for women cricketers amid COVID-19

PCB

The Pakistan Cricket Board PCB has announced a three-month support package for women cricketers under its duty of care policy. According to the details, The proposal to fund women cricketers was made by Urooj Mumtaz who heads women’s wing. Later Chairman PCB Ehsan Mani approved. The scheme will benefit 25 women cricketers, who will get … Read more

Coronavirus: Pakistan Active Cases toll down from 20,000 mark

Coronavirus

The number of active cases of a novel coronavirus in Pakistan has dropped from the 20,000 mark, after more recoveries reported in the past 24 hours. According to the Government’s COVID-19 portal, the country reported 21 more deaths in the last 24 hours. The data showed that 727 confirmed COVID-19 cases diagnosed in 24 hours. … Read more

Educational Institutions to reopen from Sep 15

Students

All the educational institutions in Pakistan would reopen from September 15. According to the details, it was decided in a meeting of all the education ministers held today; chaired by Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood. The meeting finalized that the schools and universities will resume classes from next month and action will be taken … Read more

Pakistan elects to bat in the first Test against England

Pakistan vs England test series

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against England at Old Trafford on Wednesday (today). Skipper Azhar Ali told media officials: “Obviously the overhead conditions will help the bowlers but we were very clear in our heads that we want to bat first. “Because of the composition of the team, … Read more

KSA reopens borders with Kuwait, UAE & Bahrain

KSA

The government of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has opened it borders with the UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain after a four-month closure. According to the details, this step comes as the KSA eases the pandemic’s restrictions and economic activity returns to normal. In addition to this commercial trucks carrying goods for the Kingdom will also be allowed to … Read more