Pakistan is racing to prevent further loss of life as it reels from one of its worst climate disasters with floodwater threatening to cover up to a third of the country of 220 million people by the end of the monsoon season. Climate change minister Sherry Rehman said Sunday the unprecedented rain had created […]
The Red List restricts entry to the United Kingdom to people who are British or Irish citizens or have legal residency in the country. The nationals must take a Covid-19 test and complete a passenger locator form before traveling to England. They must also book a quarantine hotel package that includes two Covid-19 tests. When […]
The fast-spreading delta form is so contagious that it has highlighted vaccine flaws and altered the outlook for stopping the epidemic, according to Moderna President Stephen Hoge. In a phone interview, he said Delta is “simply so good at infecting people and multiplying that it increases the bar on how strong vaccinations have to be.” […]
The Sindh government on Sunday declared 11 Covid-19 vaccination centres in six districts of Karachi as “mass vaccination facilities” ;that will operate round-the-clock throughout the week to prevent overcrowding at two mega vaccination points; the Expo Centre and Khaliqdina Hall. Also,the decision notify after the vaccination centres at the Expo Centre; and Khaliqdina Hall overrun by […]
The entire world has been gripped by mounting concerns about the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus which is spreading rapidly. Ishq Zahe Naseeb star Zarnish Khan is the latest celebrity to have contracted the virus. Turning to Instagram; the Yeh Dil Mera star shared the news while requesting her followers to stay home […]
Amid fears of a fourth wave of the pandemic driven by the Indian variant called ‘Delta’; the country passed another grim milestone; with the national tally of the infectious disease since it first broke out in February 2020; crossed 1 million marks during the Eidul Azha holidays. Most of the new Covid cases have been […]
The Pakistan Army may be asked to execute coronavirus SOPs, says Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr. Faisal Sultan. He believes this is possible since coronavirus infections have grown owing to citizen carelessness. On Monday, Dr. Sultan spoke to the media in Islamabad. He stated that the last few weeks […]
Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar Friday said there are clear early signs of the fourth Covid-19 wave starting in Pakistan. One reason is poor compliance of SOPs and the spread of the Delta variant. The federal minister, who is also the chief of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC); said that he had […]
ISLAMABAD: Just a fortnight after lifting of the curbs impose to contain the spread of coronavirus; the number of infections and positivity rate have again started increasing in the country. Eid ul Azha is also round the corner. Also, health experts fear that Eid ul Azha can provide an opportunity to the virus to bounce […]
Pakistan recorded 20 additional coronavirus deaths on Monday morning. The lowest number of deaths from the virus in a single day since the third wave began. On the second conservative day, Pakistan reports the lowest daily death toll. Moreover, Coronavirus-related deaths have steadily reduced as Pakistan fights the third wave of the pandemic. Coronavirus Infogram […]