COVID-19

Govt promises free COVID-19 vaccination for all starting from Q2 2021

This has been quite an intense week for COVID-19 in Pakistan, with Wednesday (i.e. yesterday) featuring the highest number...

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Dec 3 · >

40 million children affected by school closures in Pakistan: report

Around 40 million children in Pakistan have been affected by the COVID-19-induced school closures, forcing students to rely on...

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Dec 2 · >

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...

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Dec 2 · >

Pakistan is handling COVID-19 much better than India, according to new rankings

Ideally, every single country in the world should be putting up a strong fight against the coronavirus pandemic that...

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Dec 1 · >

Pakistan records highest number of COVID-19 deaths in a day since July despite positivity rate falling to 6 percent

Pakistan has recorded a whopping 67 corona-related deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total for the country up to 8,091....

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Dec 1 · >

Five major cities contributing 70 percent to the total COVID-19 cases in Pakistan: NCOC

The major cities of Pakistan – Karachi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Peshawar, and Lahore are contributing the most to the rising...

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Nov 30 · >

COVID-19 pandemic can be stopped if at least 70% of the public wear face masks consistently: study

The use of face masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19 has been widely recommended by health professionals....

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Nov 27 · >

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...

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Nov 27 · >

Pakistan signs $19.85m COVID-19 grant deal with the World Bank

The government of Pakistan and the World Bank yesterday signed a grant agreement worth $19.85 million. Entitled Covid-19 Response,...

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Nov 26 · >

PM Imran Khan addresses global CEOs at the World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum hosted a “Special Dialogue with Prime Minister Imran Khan” giving the chief executives from across...

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Nov 26 · >

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...

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Nov 25 · >

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...

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Nov 25 · >

Corona’s second wave is hitting hard as hospitalizations double in two weeks in Pakistan

According to the national portal for keeping track of Corona statistics, Pakistan recorded 2,954 confirmed cases on 23rd November...

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Nov 24 · >