ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 50 deaths and 3,047 new cases due to the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, 50 more people succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 8,653. 4,791 patients have recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours and 2,538 patients are in critical condition, however, no patient has …

ISLAMABAD: The positivity rate of COVID-19 has risen to 304 per cent in two months while the current week’s rate recorded at 8.2 per cent in Pakistan. The statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) stated that the country witnessed a major surge in COVID-19 positivity rate in two months which was recorded up to 304 per cent. …

A female patient revealed before her physician that her entire family tested positive for COVID-19 after she had a large Thanksgiving dinner party attended by 22 people. An emergency medicine physician and faculty member at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Dr Rebecca Karb, made the revelation in her Twitter message. She said tweeted that one …

Uber chief Dara Khosrowshahi on Thursday urged US states to make sure rideshare drivers get quick access to Covid-19 vaccines so they can help with broader distribution plans. Vaccinated drivers will be able to provide transportation for health care workers and people getting shots, Khosrowshahi said in a letter to the governors of states across the US. “I encourage you …

Saudi Arabia’s health authority has approved the registration of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the kingdom, it announced on Thursday. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) made the announcement after Pfizer submitted a request to approve registering the vaccine. The authority will evaluate samples from each incoming shipment of the vaccine before using it to ensure it is safe …

KARACHI: Three doctors have lost their lives battling with the novel coronavirus in Karachi, during the last 24 hours. According to the Sindh health department, a retired doctor of Jinnah Hosptial, Dr Tahir Amin, Dr Waseem-u-ddin who was working at a private clinic in the port city and former DG health Dr Abdul Sattar lost their lives to the COVID-19. …

Karachi: Opener Imam-ul-Haq has joined the Pakistan Shaheens squad on Friday in Queenstown after completing his mandatory 14-day quarantine period in Christchurch. The 24-year-old didn’t travel with the team on Tuesday as he was tested positive for COVID-19 on day six of mandatory 14-day isolation. He was cleared by the New Zealand Department of Health on Thursday. Imam is part of …

CAPE TOWN: Cricket South Africa (CSA) is confident in its Covid-19 protocols despite the postponement of the One-day International series against England, with interim board chairman Zak Yacoob describing the tourists as having a negative attitude. Yacoob said the postponement of the three match series, at England’s request, had caused CSA reputational damage and warned the body would defend itself …

Karachi: Pacer Haris Rauf will return to the Melbourne Stars squad for the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) season 10. The 27-year-old Haris will be available to play for Stars in January. Haris inclusion in the  Stars squad was confirmed after the schedule of South Africa’s tour of Pakistan was announced. The scheduling of three T20Is after two Tests paved the …

Karachi: Pakistan men’s team head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that it is difficult to cover the preparations of three weeks into one week. Green Shirts are scheduled to play their first T20I against New Zealand on December 18 but they have started to train on Wednesday as the squad was in a 14-day quarantine period and were not allowed to …