The United States green-lighted the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine late on Friday, paving the way for millions of vulnerable people to receive their shots in the world’s hardest-hit country. President Donald Trump immediately released a video on Twitter; where he hailed the news as a “medical miracle” and said the first immunizations would take place “in […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, during a telephone conversation with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair Bill Gates, discussed the Covid-19 situation and polio eradication efforts in Pakistan. According to an official press release, the prime minister informed Mr. Gates about Pakistan’s policy to contain the pandemic and mitigate its deleterious impact on health and […]
The premier is on a day-long visit to Sialkot where he will be performing groundbreaking of various development projects worth Rs17 billion under the Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Program. Addressing an event organized by the Sialkot business community following the inauguration of Air Sial – the third private airline of Pakistan – the premier […]
Luxury brand Gucci, owned by French group Kering, will give at least $500,000 to UNICEF to help supply and distribute COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable people around the world, it said on Friday. In addition to the $500,000 donation; Gucci said it would match money raised for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); by up to […]
Pakistan, like many other countries around the world, is experiencing its second wave of Covid-19 infections. The number of new cases recorded on November 24, 2020, was 3009 as compared to August 31, 2020, when the number of new reported cases was 313. With these statistics, it is incumbent upon public health experts to provide […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday proposed a 10 point agenda for urgent action to avert an economic collapse in a number of developing countries due to the Covid-19, warning that without economic security, conflicts and disputes would persist and proliferate across the world. The prime minister joined nearly 100 world leaders at a two-day […]
While countries are dealing with mass breakouts of Coronavirus, there are many people with health anxiety going into crisis with their mental health. It is difficult to get away from the conversations on the news that talk about how many more new cases there are daily, or social media posts that share videos of people […]
LONDON: The United Kingdom on Wednesday approved the emergency use of coronavirus vaccine produced by the US drugmakers raising the hopes of curbing the pandemic that has infected millions across the world. According to a British newspaper, the vaccine has been approved for emergency use by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA). The […]
The government hopes to procure the Covid-19 vaccine in the first quarter of 2021, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Dr. Faisal Sultan told the media on Tuesday. Dr. Sultan was responding to a question during a press conference alongside Information Minister Shibli Faraz after a federal cabinet meeting. He further said that the federal […]
The pandemic has gained momentum across the country. 67 more people succumbed to coronavirus on November 30. It is the highest death toll in nearly five months. According to the data provided by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), the virus claimed 67 lives in the past 24 hours. Taking the death toll to […]
