coronavirus
Google Maps to begin displaying vaccine sites soon
Google announced on Monday that Google Maps soon display vaccine sites near users in response to increasing searches for “vaccines near me”. The feature is…
Merck, Pasteur Institute abandon COVID-19 vaccine development
American pharmaceutical company Merck and France’s Pasteur Institute, two of the world’s leading vaccine manufacturers, are abandoning COVID-19 vaccine development after disappointing results in clinical…
These AIs were designed to read sentences, but they can also catch coronavirus mutations
Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithms have played a tremendous role in analyzing text sentiment and extracting meaning, hence why they have spurred the development of…
Corona cases cross 3,000 once again – should the government go ahead with school reopening?
According to the data by the Government of Pakistan (GOP), 3,097 coronavirus cases were recorded on January 13, 2021. The last time there were more…
COVID v2.0? WHO says British virus mutation has spread to 50 countries
We aren’t exactly out of the woods yet as far as this COVID-19 situation is concerned. With the possibility of a virus mutation all too…
5 Laptops you can buy in under Rs. 35K in Pakistan – 2021
Laptops have seen a huge upturn in demand in the year 2020 with most education and business activity being shifted online. While smartphones can accomplish…
Alarming mortality rate in Punjab despite second wave of COVID-19 slowing down
The second wave of COVID-19 seems to be receding as the number of confirmed cases across Pakistan have stayed below the 2,000 mark for three…
Here’s why COVID-19 mutations shouldn’t scare you
Like most viruses, the coronavirus has shown signs of new mutations since it was first discovered a year ago. One particular mutation, called N501Y, is…
Bill Gates thinks the Coronavirus could have impacts into 2022
Many people believe the coronavirus pandemic will reach its end with the introduction of vaccines in 2021. However, Bill Gates thinks that the impact of…
Hackers target COVID-19 vaccine supply chain
According to a blog post by IBM security researchers, a global phishing campaign has been targeting organizations linked with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines since…
Get your COVID-19 test results in minutes in Pakistan now
Major General Aamer Ikram, the Executive Director of the National Institute of Health (NIH), has revealed that the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) has…
In a landmark announcement, Pakistan to get COVID vaccine in first quarter of 2021
The Pakistani government is all set to procure vaccines for the coronavirus in the first quarter of 2021 as the Special Assistant to the Prime…
COVID-19 positivity ratio reaches 7.2 percent in Pakistan
According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), the COVID-19 positivity ratio has reached 7.2 percent across the country. The NCOC reported the statistic…