Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Covid-19: 17 new cases emerge, no death reported

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17 new covid-19 cases emerged in Pakistan No death has been reported in last 24 hours Positivity ratio stands at 0.47% ISLAMABAD: In the last 24 hours, 17 new covid-19 cases have been reported across the country while no patient died of the disease. As per the National Institute of Health (NIH), 3,605 tests were … Read more

Covid resurge: CAA begins screening passengers at airports

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CAA has begun screening passengers at airports Screening began at Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore airports Process of disinfecting the airports is also going on ISLAMABAD: Amid the threat of resurging of covid cases in Pakistan, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has begun screening passengers at Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore airports. The screening process began at the … Read more

Azra Pechuho says new covid variant is not deadly

Azra Pechuho said new variant of covid is not threatening She however recommends nation to be cautious Pakistan has announced to resume screening at the airports KARACHI: The provincial Health Minister Azra Pechuho said Friday that the new variant of covid is not as threatening as the previous one. She was addressing a press conference … Read more

A new Covid strain has been detected in the UK, although experts are unsure how contagious it is

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A new Covid strain has been discovered in the UK, but experts warn it’s too early to tell how contagious it is. The UK Health Security Agency’s top experts have warned that they are investigating the new XE version. They claim it is a mutation of the BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron strains, indicating that it … Read more

UAE says 100% of population received one Covid jab

UAE says 100% of population received one Covid jab

ABU DHABI, One hundred percent of the United Arab Emirates‘ population has received at least one dose of a vaccine against Covid-19, the health ministry has said. The announcement late Friday came amid growing global concern over a new Covid variant dubbed Omicron that was first detected by South Africa. The World Health Organization said the new variant is … Read more