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‘No lockdown for now,’ says NCOC chief despite rising…
NCOC chief gives his two cents on how govt plans to deal with surge in COVID-19 cases across Pakistan.Says there are no plans of a lockdown, highlights need to get vaccinated instead.Statement comes as Pakistan records positivity ratio…
COVID-19 variant ‘tsunami’ as world cases break…
Cases surge across world in the past week to levels never seen before.Highly transmissible Omicron propels the United States, France and Denmark to fresh records.Figures at highest since WHO declared pandemic in March 2020, underscoring…
Omicron threat: Fifth COVID-19 wave may hit Pakistan by mid…
Pakistan may report 3,000-4,000 cases on a daily basis by mid-February, says National Health Services. Authorities fear a rise in COVID-19 cases in next two weeks due to Omicron variant. NIH confirms 75 people in Pakistan have so…
New coronavirus strain Omicron reaches Canada
Omicron cases were reported in two individuals who recently travelled to Nigeria. "It is expected that other cases of this variant will be found in Canada," says Canada's health minister. Government of Ontario confirmed that the…
Lowest positivity ratio in Pakistan since govt started measuring…
Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar says we now have the lowest positivity ratio since the country started measuring COVID-19.Positive impact of vaccination showing but vaccination drive must continue, highlights Umar.Today was the…
16 dead as dengue cases in Punjab cross 5,000
Punjab records 231 fresh cases of dengue fever in last 24 hours.Of cases reported in Punjab, majority are from Lahore.Punjab Primary and Healthcare Department Secretary Imran Sikander advises citizens to avoid letting water accumulate in…
Covid positivity increases a bit
ISLAMABAD: National indicators of the Covid-19 pandemic showed a slight increase during the past 24 hours, as the countrywide positivity ratio returned to more than 2% level after falling below it a day earlier, according to National…
US to ship 2.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan
Pakistan has administered at least 93.6 million doses so far
WASHINGTON: The US government will ship 2.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan on Thursday, bringing the total number of doses sent to the South Asian country to…
94 new dengue cases surface
Patients being treated for disease in district's hospitals total 242
RAWALPINDI: Around 94 new dengue cases were reported in Rawalpindi city on Wednesday, after which the total number of patients being treated at hospitals…
Pakistan reports lowest single-day COVID-19 infections since June…
Pakistan last reported a lower number of daily coronavirus infections on June 21, when 663 people tested positive for the infection. Country reports a coronavirus positivity ratio of 1.62%. Eighteen people succumb to the virus…