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Wear face mask or sweep streets: Madagascar police

ANTANANARIVO: Madagascar police forced citizens caught outside without a coronavirus face mask to sweep pavements on Monday,

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Sindh cabinet approved COVID-19 Emergency Relief Ordinance

KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet has approved the provincial government’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Ordinance, 2020. Briefing the journalists

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71 new cases in a day in KP

PESHAWAR: With five more deaths of Covid-19 patients, four in Peshawar and one in Swat, the number of fatalities increased to 98 in Khyber

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Dr Javaid laid to rest

PESHAWER: Dr Javaid, 51, fell critically ill on April 10 and was shifted to the ICU where he was put on a ventilator. His colleagues fought valiantly

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Pompeo urged to avoid scapegoating Muslims during Ramazan

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo urged the international community on Thursday to avoid scapegoating Muslims during

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Pakistan launched $595 million funding appeal with UN

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday launched a $595 million funding appeal, in collaboration with the United Nations and its partner organisations,

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China to donate $30 million to WHO after USA refusal

CHINA: China announced Thursday it will donate another $30 million to the World Health Organization to help in the global fight against the

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Imran Khan tested neagtive for Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: The Special Assistant to PM on Information and Broadcasting, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, said Wednesday that the Prime Minister

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Sindh Govt testing GB students studying in Karachi

KARACHI: The Sindh government said on Tuesday it had started the COVID-19 testing of the Gilgit-Baltistan students studying in Karachi and

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Public awareness,best tools to cope coronavirus: Asad Umer

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Sunday said creating awareness among the people

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Antiviral drug remdesivir proven effective against Covid-19: US scientists

WASHINGTON: The experimental antiviral drug remdesivir has proven effective against Covid-19 in a small experiment involving monkeys, US

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940 passangers from French airline tested positive for COVID-19

FRANCE: Some 940 of the 2,300-strong crew aboard the Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier group have tested positive for COVID-19, the French

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PIA scheduled 23 special flights to repatriate stranded Pakistanis

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has scheduled 23 special flights to repatriate stranded Pakistanis from the UK, China,

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Sindh coronavirus cases increased

KARACHI: In his message to the people of the province and overseas Pakistanis, the chief minister said on Friday that 209 new cases of

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Complete lockdown from 12 noon to 3pm on Friday: Sindh Govt

KARACHI: The Sindh government on Thursday announced that there would be a complete lockdown from 12 noon to 3pm on Friday (today), like

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23 deaths in 24 hours in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A record number of 23 deaths and staggering 627 cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported during the last 24 hours,

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5,000 coronavirus tests to be carried out daily: Balochistan CM

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani on Thursday directed that 5,000 random coronavirus tests be carried out daily in the

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WHO supervising research in development of Covid-19 treatment in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supervising a research about fast-track development of Covid-19 treatment in Pakistan

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WHO regretted US President decision to withdraw funding

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom on Wednesday said that the world health body "regretted" US

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Japan Govt provide $1 million for Afghan refugees

ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government has decided to provide another $1 million to Pakistan through the United Nations High Commissioner for