COVID-19

7m more Covid vaccine doses arrive in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Seven million more doses of various Covid-19 vaccines have arrived in Pakistan to help… Read More

Over 60m have got at least one jab in Pakistan: Umar

ISLAMABAD: More than 60 million citizens have been administered at least one dose of a… Read More

US COVID-19 death toll hits 700,000

The United States (US) surpassed 700,000 coronavirus-related deaths on Friday, according to a Reuters tally,… Read More

COVID-19 claims 46 more lives, infects 1,664

ISLAMABAD: COVID-19 has claimed 46 more lives in Pakistan over the past 24 hours as… Read More

Merck’s COVID-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization by 50%: study

Merck's experimental oral drug for COVID-19, molnupiravir, reduced by around 50% the chance of hospitalization… Read More

PIA bans domestic air travel for unvaccinated people

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has made a Covid-19 vaccination certificate mandatory for air travel… Read More

Cinemas now open in 8 Pakistan cities but Lahore, Karachi aren’t ones

ISLAMABAD: Federal information minister Fawad Chaudhry has Wednesday announced that cinemas are now open in… Read More

COVID-19 pill developers aim to top Merck, Pfizer efforts

As Merck and Pfizer prepare to report clinical trial results for experimental COVID-19 antiviral pills,… Read More

Pakistan reports 1,400 new COVID-19 cases

ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 positivity rate continues to drop down in Pakistan and has been recorded… Read More

Covid-19 claims 11 more lives in Sindh, infects 523 others

KARACHI: At least 11 more patients of coronavirus died overnight in Sindh province during the… Read More

Pfizer begins study of oral drug for prevention of COVID-19

Pfizer said on Monday it has started a mid-to-late-stage study testing its investigational oral antiviral… Read More

US CDC backs COVID-19 vaccine boosters

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday backed a booster shot… Read More

Karachi South court acquits three unvaccinated citizens

KARACHI: A local court on Saturday acquitted three persons arrested by the police for not… Read More

Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine highly effective against serious illness: study

Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective against serious illness, although rival shots from Pfizer/BioNTech and… Read More

COVID-19 claims 50 more lives in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: COVID-19 has claimed 50 more lives in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, lifting… Read More

Vaccinator nabbed over ‘fake entries’ at Multan Covid vaccination centre

MULTAN: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested Thursday a vaccinator for allegedly making fake Covid… Read More

Pakistan sees 58 more COVID-19 deaths, 2,357 new infections

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has registered 58 more COVID-19-related deaths across the country during the past 24… Read More

Bats with Covid-like viruses found in Laos: study

Scientists have discovered another clue to the origins of the virus that causes Covid-19, with… Read More

COVID-19 claims 47 more lives across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: COVID-19 has claimed 47 more lives across Pakistan during the past 24 hours, ARY… Read More

Health authorities record hike in Delta, Epsilon variants cases in Lahore

LAHORE: The health authorities have recorded an increase in cases of Delta, Epsilon variants in… Read More