HEALTH

Thailand downgrades 2021 outlook as Covid-19 hampers recovery

Bangkok, Aug 16 :Thailand downgraded its economic growth forecast for 2021 on Monday as it battles its worst Covid-19 wave, which has brought record numbers of new infections and deaths.Read More

Special relief package worth Rs 50 billion for farmers announced during COVID-19: NA told

ISLAMABAD, Aug 11 :Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan on Wednesday apprised the National Assembly that special relief package worth Rs50 billion for the farmers was announced Read More

PM lauds NCOC on 500 days of tackling covid-19 in remarkable manner

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan says our Covid 19 response strategy has been appreciated by the world and Almighty Allah with His blessings has protected Pakistan from the worst effects Read More

Another 0.6m Sinopharm vaccine doses arrive in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Aug 08 (DNA): A PIA flight brought another consignment of Sinopharm vaccine doses from China as Pakistan has paced up the vaccine drive. The PIA plane brought 0.68 million doses Read More

Italy reports 24 coronavirus deaths on Friday, 6,599 new cases

ROME, AUG 6: Italy reported 24 coronavirus-related deaths on Friday against 27 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 6,599 from Read More

CNN fires three employees for coming to work unvaccinated: US media

Washington, Aug 6 :Three employees at CNN have been fired for violating the network’s coronavirus policy by coming into the office unvaccinated, according to US media reports. In an Read More