COVID19 Updates
Number of COVID-19 cases passes 4 million globally
More than four million people have been infected with COVID-19 across the world, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins university.
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Pakistan establishes National Commission on Minorities, rights group slams exclusion of Ahmadis
Pakistan has approved the establishment of a much-awaited National Commission for Minorities.
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COVID-19 has sparked ‘tsunami of hate’: UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an "all-out effort" to end the "tsunami of hate and xenophobia" sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Up to 190,000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa if not controlled: WHO
Eighty-three thousand to 190 000 people in Africa could die of COVID-19 and 29 million to 44 million could get infected in the first year of the pandemic if containment measures fail, a new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa finds.
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Black, Indian and Pakistani people more at risk of COVID-19 death: British Statistic Office
Black people and those of Indian, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani ethnicity have a COVID-19 mortality risk higher than those of White ethnicity, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
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90,000 health workers infected with COVID-19 worldwide
At least 90,000 healthcare workers worldwide are believed to have been infected with COVID-19, and possibly twice that, amid reports of continuing shortages of protective equipment, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) said.
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US coronavirus death toll exceeds 70,000
The death toll in the United States continues to surge, with 70,115 deaths and 1,192,119 cases. The US continues to lead worldwide cases and deaths from the virus.
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Italy: Millions allowed to return to work, ‘Its a new page we must write,’ PM to civilians
Millions of people were allowed to return to work in Italy on Monday as the country's longest lockdown started to ease.
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World Press Freedom Day: Journalists provide ‘antidote’ to corona misinformation, says UN chief
The UN Secretary-General is calling for greater protection of journalists who are providing the “antidote” to what he has characterized as a pandemic of misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 crisis.
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24-year-old music director who mocked Egyptian president Sisi, dies in prison
Shady Habash, a 24-year-old Egyptian filmmaker imprisoned without trial for more than two years for making a music video that mocked President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has died at a maximum-security prison complex on Saturday.
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Covid-19 ‘natural in origin’, WHO after Trump says he’s seen evidence virus started in Chinese lab
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated that the new coronavirus was of natural origin after the United States President Donald Trump claimed he had seen evidence it originated in a Chinese lab.
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Why is International Workers’ Day on May 1?
In the late-19th century, socialists, communists and trade unionists chose May 1 to become International Workers' Day.
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