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Toronto: Canada's public health authority has said around one million KN95 respirators acquired from China have failed to meet federal Covid-19 standards which can be used by health workers working on the frontline. more
‘Leave no one behind’ mantra matters more than ever, as coronavirus threatens all humanity: Guterres

New York : Secretary-General António Guterres issued a three-point global “Call to Action” on Thursday to cushion the colossal fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, press ...

Intensifying shelling and COVID-19 pandemic creates ‘perfect storm’ in Libya

New York : In Libya, ongoing heavy fighting has raised concerns yet further, about the likely devastating impact of the new coronavirus on people there, particularly those repeatedly forc ...

Chinese pharma offers to conduct clinical trials of Coronavirus vaccine in Pakistan

Islamabad: A major Chinese pharmaceutical company has invited Pakistan's National Institute of Health (NIH)  to collaborate in conducting clinical trials of the recently develope ...

Without effective interventions, Pakistan's COVID-19 cases can rise to 200,000 by mid July: WHO alerts

Islamabad: The number of COVID-19 positive cases in Pakistan can rise to 200,000 by mid-July if "effective interventions" are not taken, the World Health Organization warned as ...

Still ‘a long way to go’ in coronavirus battle, WHO chief warns

New York : The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against complacency as countries continue to confront COVID-19 and citizens grow weary of stay-at-home measures aimed ...

Vitamin D could help fight off Covid-19: Study

Dublin: Researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin have released a crucial report today in response to the COVID 19 pandemic.

Chinese mainland reports 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said on Thursday that it received reports of 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland Wednesday, of which six were imported.

Merkel lauds Germany's interim success in COVID-19 response, says situation still fragile

Berlin/Sputnik: Although Germany has reached some intermediate success in COVID-19 response, the situation remains fragile, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday.

COVID-19 situation may worsen in Pakistan in next two weeks: Top doctor warns

Islamabad: A top doctor in Pakistan has warned that COVID-19 outbreak situation in the country will be highly alarming in next 2 weeks.