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Islamabad: Pakistan has ranked in the 19th position in the global coronavirus ranking, as per data released on Sunday. more
Pakistan's COVID-19 outbreak is yet to reach its peak: Minister

Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday said the country is yet to witness the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak.

COVID-19 outbreak in Pakistan:Lockdown extended in Islamabad till May 31

Islamabad: Amid growing COVID-19 cases in the city, Islamabad extended COVID-19 lockdown for three more weeks.

High-Risk Zone Declared in Northeastern China Due to New COVID-19 Cluster - Authorities

Beijing/Sputnik: The Chinese city of Shulan in the northeastern Jilin province has been declared a high-risk zone after 11 people got infected with the novel coronavirus, the provincial a ...

Chinese official admits health system weaknesses amid COVID-19 outbreak

Beijing: In a rare admission, a top Chinese official has admitted that the COVID-19 outbreak exposed weaknesses in the country's public health system.

Iran's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 107,000

Tehran/Xinhua: The Iranian health ministry announced 1,383 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 107,603, official IRNA news ...

‘Humanitarian catastrophe’ looms in Haiti, threatening years of progress as COVID-19 takes hold, ECOSOC group says

New York  : The COVID-19 outbreak could trigger a humanitarian catastrophe in Haiti, endangering many years of hard-won progress in the Caribbean nation, the Economic and Social Coun ...

Lessons from 40 year ‘victory over smallpox’ can be used to combat coronavirus today

New York/IBNS: As the world confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, the 40th anniversary of the historic eradication of smallpox was marked on Friday, with the head of the UN health agency calli ...

UN virus hunters continue search for animal link to human COVID-19 infections

New York : The key work of tracing the animal transmission source of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection in humans is ongoing and must be carried out to prevent future health emergencies, ...

UK coronavirus deaths top 31,000 as another 626 patients die

London/XinhuaThe figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community.