Coronavirus Archives

Emirates, Qatar Airways made COVID-19 test mandatory for Pakistani passengers

After Emirates updated its travel advisory and made COVID-19 negative test certificate mandatory to fly to Dubai, Qatar Airways also made coronavirus...

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Donald Trump wears mask in public for first time during Covid-19 pandemic

The 45th president of the United States of America Donald Trump finally wears a protective face mask in public while on a...

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Bachchan family members test positive for COVID-19

The big names from Bollywood’s high profile family Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have tested positive for COVID-19. Aishwarya’s...

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Pakistan’s coronavirus tally tops 251000 with over 5250 deaths

The number of Pakistan’s positive coronavirus tally has surged to 251,625 while the nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 5,266. According...

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Smart lockdown takes effect till July 24 in seven Punjab cities

Seven cities of Punjab have been put under smart lockdown till July 24 after they were identified as hotspots. The Primary and...

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Anti-COVID remdesivir drug to be available in three weeks

Remdesivir, the anti-viral drug proposed for the treatment of Covid-19 will be available in Pakistan within the next three weeks, said the...

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Islamabad issue SOPs for cattle markets to prevent COVID-19 spread

SOPs are issued for the cattle markets opened for Eid-ul-Azha in Islamabad city to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. Congo virus...

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WHO Director General Praises Pakistan’s Efforts against Coronavirus

The Director General of WHO Tedros Adhanom hailed Pakistan’s efforts in bringing down the number of COVID-19 cases since last month via a...

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Imran Khan unveils first-ever Made in Pakistan ventilators

Pakistan has launched its first-ever Made in Pakistan ventilators for deployment at hospitals treating coronavirus patients. Prime Minister Imran Khan handed over the...

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With nearly 750,000 coronavirus cases, India is third worst-hit country

India overtook Russia in total confirmed coronavirus cases, becoming the world’s third worst-hit country after US and Brazil. The country has now officially the world’s...

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Active cases of Covid-19 in Pakistan drop to 40 percent

Coordinated efforts against COVID-19 are now bearing fruit with the active cases dropping to 40 percent of total cases in Pakistan. According...

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141 COVID-19 vaccines are being developed around the world

The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom revealed that currently 141 COVID-19 vaccines are being developed all around...

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Moeed Yusuf rejects claims that Pakistan is ‘exporting coronavirus’

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Special Assistant on National Security Moeed Yusuf claimed that in order to control the increase of the coronavirus...

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Honda Atlas Pakistan with Special Offer for COVID-19 Doctors

Honda Atlas Pakistan revealed in a statement that they have a special offer for doctors who are fighting with COVID-19 at the...

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Return of South African cricket rescheduled for 18th July

South African cricket returns with a revolutionary new format featuring the biggest cricketers in South Africa in a first-ever 3TC match where...

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Who would be the first to get a Covid-19 vaccine?

Who is going to get the covid-19 vaccine first? The country that is developing it? As of now, several wealthy countries have already ordered...

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Over $30 bn needed to develop Covid-19 tests, vaccines: WHO

World Health Organization said that Covid-19 vaccines, treatments, and tests will require more than $30 billion in 2021. On Friday, the World...

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Pakistan’s COVID-19 recoveries pass 100,000

The number of people who have recovered from the Covid-19 in Pakistan has surpassed 100,000 that is about 50% of total infections....

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COVID-19 GLOBAL UPDATE: Total cases cross 10m, death toll reaches 500,000

The global Covid-19 cases have crossed the 10 million mark while the death toll is about to reach 500,000 number since it...

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PCB announces 20-Member Squad for England Tour

After news broke that 10 players of the Pakistani squad had contracted coronavirus there was confusion about the future of the visit...

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Mohammad Hafeez Once Again Tested Positive for Coronavirus

Mohammad Hafeez corona test was taken again at a Pakistan Cricket Board linked testing lab and according to sources the Pakistani all-rounder...

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Pakistan receives $1.5 billion in loans to fight COVID-19

The $1.5 billion in loans from the ADB, WB and AIIB will assist in boosting the Pakistan government to better manage COVID-19...

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Smart lockdown expanded to posh areas in Lahore

After the Punjab government’s order, the police have imposed partial and complete lockdown in the posh areas of Lahore from Wednesday. Yesterday, the Punjab...

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Coronavirus spread being controlled in Islamabad: Capital admin

Islamabad administration reported that the coronavirus spread is controlled as less than 400 new cases are reported which were double before imposing...

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People must not use anti-viral medicines without prescription

Experts are prohibiting the use of anti-viral medicines without doctors’ prescriptions as they are seeing unusual and fraudulent prescribing activity. According to...

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Imran Khan launches Ehsaas Rashan portal, Langar, Panagah apps, PM Corona website

On Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan launched Ehsaas Langar, including Ehsaas Rashaan portal, PM Corona Relief Fund website and, Panagah apps to...

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Coronavirus will not delay in CPEC progress, says Asim Bajwa

Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority and SAPM on Information and Broadcasting Lt Gen (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa said despite the coronavirus pandemic,...

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Pakistan receives first Afghan export since pandemic began

Pakistan received the first Afghan export via three major border points after nearly three months since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country. After almost 3 months of coronavirus pandemic, Pakistan received...

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China shuts Pepsi plant, bans US chicken to fight Covid-19

China banned chicken imports from a top US poultry producer and ordered a Beijing Pepsi plant to shut as authorities clamped down...

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More evidence that lack of Vitamin D is linked to COVID-19 severity

A sufficient amount of Vitamin D in the body has been proved to be highly beneficial for health as it helps in...

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Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus

Serbian Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic tested positive for novel coronavirus after organizing and taking part in a tennis tournament in Serbia and...

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NCOC identifies 92 virus hotspots in 20 cities

Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar revealed that the NCOC identified 92 virus hotspots in twenty cities of the country. The...

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Apple Watch will now make sure you wash your hands for 20 seconds

Apple Watch adds a new Automatic Handwashing Detection feature to make sure you wash your hands for 20 seconds. Taking precautionary steps...

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Seven more Pakistani cricketers test positive for COVID-19

After the initial three players, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday that seven more Pakistani cricketers tested positive for the Covid-19....

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EU wants tech giants to report monthly on virus fake news

EU has called on social media giants Twitter, Facebook, and Google to provide monthly reports on their fight against fake news. The European Union is more concerned over...

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Saudi Arabia to hold ‘very limited’ hajj due to virus

Saudi Arabia has decided to hold the annual Hajj pilgrimage with a very limited number of pilgrims from all nationalities living in...

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Coronavirus: Countries now confirm the second wave of infections

A cluster of dozens of new coronavirus cases in many countries has prompted the authorities to get ready for the second wave of virus...

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Plasma Therapy no Cure for Covid-19: Ministry of NHS

The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) on Tuesday announced that plasma therapy should not be considered as a cure for coronavirus. While illegal sale and purchase of...

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Saudi Arabia lifts nationwide COVID-19 restrictions

Saudi Arabia has lifted the nationwide curfew and ended all Covid-19 related restrictions on economic and commercial activities that had been in...

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Khawaja Asif, Asad Umar clash in NA over COVID-19, corruption

According to Asad Umar, the lockdown has failed around the world and so in Pakistan and Khawaja Asif said that mini-budget is...

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LRH Peshawar starts virtual meetings of COVID-19 patients with their families

LRH Peshawar will now provide a video call facility to conduct virtual meetings of COVID-19 patients with their family and relatives. Innovative...

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Smart lockdown imposed in Islamabad

Islamabad: After 24 hours given to the residents of I-8 and I-10 localities and Markaz passed, law enforcement forces including police and...

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Smart lockdown imposed in more seven cities in Punjab

Punjab government has decided to partially impose smart lockdown on seven of the major cities in Punjab. On Tuesday, National Command and...

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Smart lockdown bearing fruit, PM also praises balanced lockdown handling

Earlier a clear contrast in cases in Europe and South Asia led to greater optimism in Pakistan but that harsh reality slowly...

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Self-Medication for Coronavirus leading to Typhoid, experts warn

Experts have advised the whole nation to avoid self-medication for coronavirus as cases of typhoid have also been raised and this is...

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COVID-19: Pakistan registers deadliest day of the outbreak so far

Yesterday Pakistan registered its deadliest day of the outbreak so far, with 140 deaths taking the total to 3,037 deaths. With the...

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Coronavirus breakthrough: Dexamethasone is first drug shown to save lives

The steroid Dexamethasone has demonstrated to be able to reduce ventilated deaths by one third in severe hospitalized cases. This makes the...

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Twitter tells employees they can work from home ‘forever’

The rapid increase in coronavirus makes every country to shut down its businesses. Those businesses which quickly adapted the online working from...

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What happened to all the coronavirus tracking apps?

The moment coronavirus became the pandemic, tracking apps were welcomed as a way to help countries keeping out of lockdown. The applications...

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10 million more to fall below poverty line in Pakistan

The economic contraction caused by the lockdown imposed due to the pandemic in Pakistan will push more than 10 million people below...

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Gohar Rasheed and Faryal Mehmood pair up for a film based on lockdown

Pakistani actors Gohar Rasheed and Faryal Mehmood have paired up for a romantic film based on the lockdown situation imposed to contain...

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Shahid Afridi tests positive for Covid-19

Master blaster and the former Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Khan Afridi has tested positive for COVID-19. Shahid Afridi revealed this news to fans...

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New Zealand lifts lockdown, declaring the nation virus-free

In New Zealand, the lockdown has come to an end after the recovery of the last coronavirus patient. New Zealand Prime Minister...

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As Covid-19 cases surge, medical equipment get expensive

There has been an extraordinary rise in the prices of corona related medical equipment and it is at par with the rising...

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WHO urges two-week intermittent lockdown, more tests

Pakistan has been reported to be among the top 10 countries with the highest number of new cases of coronavirus and now...

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PIA CEO announces temporary salary cuts amid COVID-19 pandemic

Chief Executive Officer of PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik has written a letter to employees of the temporary salary cuts. Pakistan International...

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Pakistan’s COVID-19 cases cross 125,000 mark

The COVID-19 cases in Pakistan have crossed the mark of 125,000. As days are passing, the daily toll of cases and deaths...

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Coronavirus: Deserted roads and empty food streets at night in Rawalpindi

Coronavirus has deserted the roads and food streets of the lively city of Rawalpindi which used to remain populated up till late...

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Imran Khan says coronavirus cases yet to peak in Pak, warns of ‘very difficult time’ ahead

Prime Minister Imran Khan warned the whole country of a very difficult time ahead as cases of coronavirus may peak by the...

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Bilawal Bhutto blames Centre for deliberate virus spread

Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the NFC is unconstitutional and corona virus has been spread intentionally by the federal government...

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Center successfully fighting coronavirus, PPP not digesting it

The federal ministers, Shibli Faraz and Murad Saeed said that the center is successfully fighting the coronavirus but Pakistan Peoples Party is...

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Apple granted patent for socially distant group selfie software

Apple is yet again winning the race even in COVID-19 by bringing the new idea of a group selfie while maintaining the...

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Opposition wants three-week lockdown in six Punjab cities

The opposition parties demanded the complete three-week lockdown of six most corona-stricken major cities of Punjab. The three-week lockdown has been demanded...

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Majority of Covid-19 patients in Rawalpindi aged below 40: report

In Rawalpindi, most of the people infected with coronavirus are aged below 40 years, says district health report. According to the report,...

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Thai mall swaps lift buttons with foot pedals for zero-contact

As the coronavirus takes down the world quickly and we have seen lockdown been imposed in almost every country in order to...

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Pakistan sees highest number of coronavirus tests, cases and deaths in a single day

Pakistan conducted the highest number of coronavirus tests in a single day. Yesterday, on 9th June the country conducted 24,620 tests and...

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Huawei adds temperature measurement sensor to newest smartphone

The new Huawei Honor Play 4 Pro can be used for contactless temperature measurement. The release of the device is suitable for...

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Sindh criticizes federal policy about repatriated Pakistanis

The PTI Federal Government has been vehemently opposed by the Sindh government on their policy to allow repatriated Pakistanis who come from...

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Kenyan boy who invented hand washing machine awarded

A nine years old Kenyan boy Stephen Wamukota received a presidential award after making a handmade wooden hand washing machine to help...

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Wuhan doctor at whistleblower’s hospital dies from coronavirus

Medical staff working at the front line to treat coronavirus patients in China have also infected themselves with the virus. A Wuhan...

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Indian entrepreneur becomes billionaire amid COVID-19

There are businessmen who just lost billions during the pandemic but then there are other entrepreneurs as well who became billionaires during...

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UN chief wants coronavirus vaccine to be available for everyone

During an international conference which was organized to raise funds for new life saving vaccine, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said...

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Only 50 ventilators in 3 hospitals of Rawalpindi

A cumbersome situation is emerging due to the daily record number of Coronavirus patients. It has been found out that there are...

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Modi seeks ‘forgiveness’ from India’s poor over COVID-19 lockdown

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has acknowledged that the poor of the country has been devastated by the lockdown imposed...

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Coronavirus: Businesses reopened, roads overcrowded

On the 70th day of smart lockdown in the twin cities of Rawalpindi/Islamabad, shopping malls and markets are opened, offices reopened and...

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After Ferozsons, Searle jumps into the remdesivir market

Ferozsons laboratories announced to have been selected by Gilead to manufacture the drug for rapid supply in 127 countries worldwide. Searle on...

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Saudi Arabia reopens mosques for prayers

People gathered in mosques while wearing facemasks all over Saudi Arabia except the holy city of Makkah. It’s now more than two...

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Coronavirus badly hit Pakistan’s already-strained economy

Pakistan economy will have bad after effects due to the current Coronavirus pandemic. Exports will mitigate and the burden on debt servicing...

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MNA Munir Khan Orakzai passes away days after recovering from coronavirus

After recovering from coronavirus, MNA Munir khan Orazkai had a heart attack from which he died on Tuesday. The well-known member of...

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Women are more successful at managing the coronavirus crisis

The countries headed by women leaders have fared better in dealing with the coronavirus crisis. 75% of the total health-related persons consist...

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South Africa granted provisional green light to resume sports

The permission was given by the competent authorities to professional sport in South Africa to start their sports activities. The Nathi Mthethwa...

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People fear going to hospital for coronavirus screening

Coronavirus is rapidly increasing in Pakistan and the more it reaches every part of the country the more people fear testing and...

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Tourism badly affected by the Coronavirus; PM lifts the restrictions

The most famous series of peaks in the enthralling mountain ranges of Pakistan are climbed up by thousands of local and foreign...

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Retired doctors, medical students are joining the front lines in the fight against Covid-19

Looking at the tough conditions the country is going through, the final year medical students and retired doctors want to be at...

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Rs 3000 fine for people not wearing masks in Islamabad

The federal government and Islamabad capital territory administration took a decision and mandated all the city residents to wear a face mask...

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Abrar ul Haq tests positive for Covid-19

Singer turned politician Abrar ul Haq announced his suffering from coronavirus on twitter which was diagnosed on the weekend. The singer revealed...

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PM asks people to be responsible to prevent the virus from spreading

PM Imran Khan expressed his views after a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) in Islamabad, regarding the coronavirus situation in...

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Facebook using AI to fight against COVID-19 misinformation and hateful memes

Facebook is monitoring the situation where there are tons of misinformation circulating on social media along with hateful and disrespectful memes. In...

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SBP says extended lockdown poses risks to the economy

The economy of Pakistan is facing downside risks due to the extended COVID-19 lockdown, said the central bank on Sunday. According to...

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Journalist on frontline of Pakistan’s coronavirus outbreak

Fakhruddin Syed, the senior journalist now working for the TV channel 92 News passed away due to COVID-19 in Peshawar. Besides the death...

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NHS ministry plans to deal with both Covid-19 and dengue virus outbreak

Ministry of Health Services had decided to speed up the construction of an infection dedicated health facility for coronavirus patients in Chak...

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COVID-19: Pakistan reports most number of cases and deaths over 24 hours

According to the NCOC data, a record breaking 3,039 new cases have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and 88 people have died which...

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Pakistan uses militant-tracking technology to hunt coronavirus

Intelligence services of Pakistan are arranging secretive militant-tracking technology that is used in locating militants to hunt down coronavirus. Instead of tracking...

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Sindh CM to review suggestions for reopening local businesses

Syed Murad Ali Shah the Sindh Chief Minister has called a meeting to reopen local industries, restaurants and, businesses by reviewing the...

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Comedians demand reopening of theatres in Lahore

Comedians demanded the government to reopen commercial theaters as all markets and malls have also reopened in the process of easing down...

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Pakistan makes wearing masks in public mandatory

Wearing masks in public during coronavirus pandemic has been made mandatory by the government of Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s special assistant...

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341 healthcare workers infected with coronavirus in Punjab

Punjab has emerged as the most virus-infected province in Pakistan where 341 healthcare workers have got infected while serving to treat infected...

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40 musicians from 7 countries collaborate for a Pakistani song about hope

40 musicians from different parts of the world are collaborating with Pakistan to deliver the message of hope in these testing times....

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Punjab approves Actemra Drug to treat Covid-19 patients

Punjab government approves the drug Actemra to treat coronavirus patients. Till now, the fastest increase of cases in Pakistan is in Punjab....

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No decision made to relax or tighten lockdown in Sindh: info minister

Syed Nasir Shah the Sindh Information Minister said that no new decision has been taken yet regarding easing or tightening of lockdown...

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Pakistan receives export orders of face masks from the US, Europe

In a major good news for the manufacturers of the country, Pakistan exporters have received a large number of orders for face...

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91% of Pakistan’s coronavirus cases locally transmitted

Coronavirus locally transmitted cases in Pakistan have reached 91 percent. According to the World Health Organization, local coronavirus transmission in Pakistan was...

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World Bank approves $500 million loan for Pakistan

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $500 million program for Pakistan. The program will improve access to quality...

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COVID-19: Pakistan sends medical supplies to the United States

Pakistan gifted personal medical supplies that included PPE, masks and coveralls to the USA to fight against COVID-19. The medical supplies were...

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Celebrities extend support to #Mask4AllPakistan initiative

Pakistan’s entire entertainment industry united in the campaign; #Mask4AllPakistan amid the coronavirus pandemic. #Mask4All is a global program that has helped as...

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Pakistan is the South Asian country most affected by Covid-19

Pakistan has the highest number of new coronavirus cases among the South Asian countries according to the last week’s reported cases. Coronavirus...

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Restaurant owners expect reopening of eateries across Pakistan

Dine-in facilities asked to be resumed by Restaurant owners, which were closed as a measure to contain the spread of Covid-19. Sheikh...

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Pakistan may reimpose lockdown after Eid if violations continue

The coronavirus daily cases and new deaths are on the rise in Pakistan as per the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister...

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Shopping Malls to remain open 7 days a week in Punjab and Sindh

On the directions of Chief Minister of Punjab, Usman Buzdar, a meeting of cabinet committee for the control of coronavirus, held in the...

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Trains are ready to move; Masks made compulsory for passengers

Pakistan Railways has made full preparation to start 15 up and 15 down trains from 20 May. SOPs are being prepared for...

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YouTube Pledges $5 Million to Pakistan for Spreading Coronavirus Awareness

YouTube announced to provide Pakistan $5 million in ad grant to spread awareness towards pandemic coronavirus. To propagate the awareness about contagious...

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Pakistan Supreme Court rules coronavirus ‘not a pandemic,’ orders curbs lifted

Pakistan Supreme Court ordered the government on Monday to lift some of the remaining restrictions imposed on businesses and industries to halt...

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Tennis stars Federer, Nadal help serve Pakistan’s coronavirus relief efforts

Tennis tops stars, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Maria Sharapova and the Indian ace Sania Mirza have rallied relief efforts...

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First Pakistani Lawmaker, Ex-Governor Die from Coronavirus

The first Pakistani lawmaker of the Tehreek-e-Insaf party and a former provincial governor died of coronavirus on Wednesday. Member of present ruling...

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Pakistan issues Passive Immunization trial report

Pakistan made public the preliminary findings on passive immunization of an ongoing clinical trial of plasma therapy to treat coronavirus infected patients....

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Over 400 lady doctors to remotely monitor coronavirus patients in Sindh

Around 400 Pakistani lady doctors from over 15 countries and different regions of the country have joined hands with the Sindh government...

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30,000 tests per day sufficient, says Asad Umar

The total tests conducted in Pakistan have crossed the 400,000 mark and in the last 24 hours, 13,000 new tests have been...

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Pakistan’s digital economy gain momentum amid COVID-19

Pakistan has gone digital due to coronavirus pandemic that is keeping people at homes and the economy has also moved to the...

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Pakistan Set to Make, Export Anti-COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir

Pakistan has announced to export Remdesivir drug to treat coronavirus. The country is going through a tough condition where no vaccine has...

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Pakistani-American Girl Honored As A ‘Coronavirus Hero’ By Trump

A 10 years old Pakistani-American girl was honored by the US President and the First Lady along with other coronavirus crisis heroes...

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Easing restrictions came out to be a disaster for the country

Within 4 days of reopening of lockdown and easing restrictions from 11th May, cases of coronavirus have surged to 37,218 on 14th...

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Major markets sealed in Karachi and Rawalpindi after people flouted SOPs

After the reopening of lockdown on the 49th day starting from 11th May, shoppers in Rawalpindi and Karachi flocked out flouting social...

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Sindh to convert school into isolation center: Qamar

Syed Qasim Naveed Qamar, the special assistant to CM Sindh on the department of empowerment of persons with disabilities on Tuesday addressed...

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Covid-19: 79 pc of deaths in KP occurred in Peshawar hospitals

79 percent of the deaths in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to coronavirus occurred at three medical teaching institutions in Peshawar. Most of the...

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Nurses and police at high risk of contracting virus

Nurses and police are at high risk of COVID-19. Nurses who are trying hard to treat infected patients get themselves infected and...

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Smart lockdown: Jamat-i-Islami urges masses to remain cautious

On Monday, Maulana Abdul Haq Hashmi the provincial emir of Jamat-i-Islami expressed his worry towards prevailing uncertainty among Balochi people who are...