corona pakistan
Airlines can no longer offer meals and beverages on domestic flights: CAA
With the second wave of COVID-19 impacting major sectors of Pakistan’s population and economy, standard operating procedures (SOPs) are being strictly implemented yet again. Educational…
PM Imran Khan directs health ministry to start coronavirus vaccine production
Pakistan might get the highly-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine sooner than we think. Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the Ministry of Health to initiate the process…
PM Imran Khan to chair NCC meeting today to review coronavirus strategy
Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) today to review the coronavirus situation across the country. With the…
Pakistani researchers develop AI system that detects COVID-19 in under a minute
Pakistani scientists have developed a software based on artificial intelligence that can help detect COVID-19 within a minute. The news was broken by Science Diplomacy…
#closeallinstitutions trends on Twitter with more than 21K+ tweets as students demand closure
As PM Imran Khan mentioned today that if the trend of COVID-19 continues, they will be compelled towards a complete lockdown. Students have also taken…
BREAKING: No decision made on closure of educational institutions, next meeting on 23 Nov
Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas just took to Twitter to announce that no decision has been made on the closure of educational institutions in today’s…
Fawad Ch urges UN to ensure availability of new COVID-19 vaccine for poor countries
Pfizer just launched a COVID-19 vaccine that has been making headlines for being the magical cure we have been waiting for. While this is massive…
Korean govt donates $500K for boosting corona response efforts in Pakistan
The Government of Korea has provided a helping hand to Pakistan during these tough times by providing in-kind assistance worth $500,000 to the World Health…
Education ministers to discuss the closure of schools on Thursday
To close or not to close? This is the question that will weigh heavily on the minds of the provincial education ministers who will gather…
Punjab witnesses 200 corona cases in a day as country’s positivity rate rises above 2pc
Punjab experienced its largest daily increase in coronavirus cases in two months as it witnessed more than 200 new cases on Sunday alone. Minister for…
NITB’s Pak Nigehban app helps you find available hospital beds and ventilators
The National Information and Technology Board’s Pak Nigehban app aims to serve as a national emergency response during these times of crisis. It allows its…
NITB’s ‘We Care’ is a national campaign to protect frontline healthcare workers
National Information Technology Board, in coordination with the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation, has launched a ‘We Care’ campaign. The initiative aims to protect…
Local startup DetectNow is using AI to detect COVID-19 through cough audios
There has been no dearth of efforts made by startups, innovators, and healthcare experts around the world to identify COVID-19 and tackle its consequences. A…












