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• Provinces told to ensure SOPs enforcement • Foreign travel curbs, expanded lockdowns in Punjab, KP and Islamabad under consideration ISLAMABAD: As Covid-19 positivity rate ranges between 5 and 6 per cent, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has asked all federating units to take immediate actions to ensure strict implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and mulled over …

As the third wave of the novel coronavirus intensifies in the country, Punjab on Sunday reported more than 1,600 Covid-19 cases for the first time since June 2020. Data from the government’s coronavirus portal showed that 1,653 new infections were detected in the province in the last 24 hours, marking the fifth straight day Punjab recorded more than 1,000 cases. …

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation said on Friday there was no reason to stop using AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine after several countries suspended the rollout over blood clot fears and as the EU added severe allergies to the list of its possible side effects. The WHO, which said its vaccines advisory committee was examining the safety data coming in, stressed that …

WASHINGTON: The United States, India, Japan and Australia on Friday announced a joint drive to ramp up the Covid-19 vaccine supply in Asia, mounting a challenge to China in the first-ever summit of the four like-minded powers. US President Joe Biden, who has vowed to reinvigorate alliances in the face of growing worries about China, met virtually with the three …

sca LAHORE: With 36 more deaths, Punjab reported 1,632 new coronavirus positive cases on Friday, taking the total number of infections to 182,576 so far. The situation turned worse in Lahore where 991 people tested positive for the virus during the last 24 hours. One of the major reasons for the sharp surge of the cases in the city was …

GILGIT: No new coronavirus case has been reported in Gilgit-Baltistan, according to Home Secretary Mohammad Ali Randhawa.Dr Shah Zaman, the focal person for coronavirus in GB, also confirmed that presently there was no Covid-19 patient in the region. He said that all patients of coronavirus in the region had recovered. He said that three coronavirus cases were reported in GB …

ISLAMABAD: The District Health Office on Thursday asked all hospitals to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and ensure observance of precautionary measures in the wake of rising number of Covid-19 cases. In a letter to state-run and private hospitals of Islamabad, District Health Officer Dr Zaeem Zia asked their managements to observe strict compliance of SOPs. “It is …

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The spectre of a fresh wave of Covid-19 loomed over the country on Thursday as the number of people reported to have contracted the potentially fatal disease in a day topped the figure of 2,000 after a gap of about a month, with half of those infected belonging to Punjab. The country’s most populous province seemed to be in …

WASHINGTON: The House of Representatives gave final approval on Wednesday to one of the largest economic stimulus measures in US history, a sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill that gives President Joe Biden his first major victory in office. The measure provides $400 billion for $1,400 direct payments to most Americans, $350bn in aid to state and local governments, an …

Hospital official blames Nadra for confusion 1,500 people over 60 vaccinated on first day at seven centres 20 centres set up in Pindi district ISLAMABAD: Like in other parts of the country, Covid-19 vaccination of senior citizens commenced in the federal capital and Rawalpindi district on Wednesday. A total of 1,500 people over the age of 60 were vaccinated on …