Due to ‘COVID-19 re-infection’, the first death has been reported in Pakistan. A senior leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Rashid Rabbani died due to complications of coronavirus infection at the Ziauddin Hospital Karachi on Thursday. “Rashid Rabbani, 68, was brought to the Dr. Ziauddin Hospital with COVID-19 re-infection last week and his condition was […]
Pakistan and Afghanistan handled Covid better than India, says Rahul Gandhi. Opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed Modi-government by stating the handling of coronavirus outbreak. He said that Pakistan and Afghanistan did a better job of curbing the virus spread than India. Rahul Gandhi mocked the government of his own country for not handling […]
Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has urged the nation to take standard operating procedures (SOPs) for curbing the spread of the coronavirus seriously once again in the face of a rising positivity rate. “National positivity of Covid cases was 2.37 percent. This is the highest positivity rate in more than 50 days. The […]
The President again declares his vote of confidence for China and Russia vaccines, saying he prefers them to US vaccines. Stepping up his populist messaging during the pandemic; Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said his goal is for his government to shoulder COVID-19 vaccination for each Filipino. He declared this during a “message to the people” aired […]
The case of a man in the United States infected twice with Covid-19 shows there is much yet to learn about immune responses and also raises questions over vaccination, scientists said on Tuesday. The 25-year old from Reno, Nevada, tested positive in April after showing mild symptoms, then got sick again in late May with […]
Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie a club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team has tested positive for Covid-19, Portugal’s Football Federation said in a statement on its website. According to the statement, Ronaldo is “well, without symptoms, and in isolation.” The 35-year-old Juventus forward […]
Johnson & Johnson halted clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine after an “unexplained illness” in a participant was found. The company said in a statement on Monday evening that illnesses, accidents and other so-called adverse events “are an expected part of any clinical study, especially large studies” According to the company the participant’s illness is […]
The government has decided to allow opposition parties to stage protest rallies anywhere in the country as long as they do not create chaos. Prime Minister Imran Khan revealed the decision in a meeting with his top advisers on the changing political conditions in the country. Particular reference was the upcoming protests of Pakistan Democratic […]
SANFORD, Fla: President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail on Monday for the first time since he announced his COVID-19 diagnosis, touting his management of the pandemic as opinion polls showed him losing more ground to Democratic rival Joe Biden. Trump arrived at the outdoor rally in Sanford, Florida, the first of six planned […]
Amid rising positivity rate in the country which has now crossed 2%, the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has warned the authorities and the general public about the foreseeable second spike of coronavirus, which is likely to start from educational institutions as it happened in the US, India, and Iran. “Unfortunately, the government’s response so far […]
