The government urged Poles to travel outside of the country only if absolutely necessary, following another daily record of 8,099 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday.
Gilead has questioned the findings that concluded remdesivir does not help patients who have been admitted to hospital, saying the "emerging (WHO) data appears inconsistent".
Underlining those risks, the head of the European Commission and the Finnish prime minister have had to leave a two-day EU summit that ends on Friday as a COVID-19 precaution.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pakistan National Airlines (PIA), Arshad Malik, told the cabinet in a briefing that the air operation was closed due to coronavirus pandemic due to which the Umrah and Hajj seasons could not take place.
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"It is my expectation that the governemnt will today announce that London will shortly be moving into tier 2 or the high alert level of restrictions," Khan said.
While health authorities say there are enough hospital beds and respirators for now to tackle the infection, doctors warn that the system may become overloaded.
Slovakia, which reported relatively few cases in the first wave of the pandemic compared to western neighbours, has seen a spike in new infections the past month, similar to much of the rest of Europe.
The Southeast Asian country, which has imposed targeted lockdowns this month to rein in a new surge in infections, also recorded three deaths, bringing total fatalities to 170.
Yields on perceived safe-haven German government bonds for 10-year maturities fell more than 5 bps to -0.627pc, the lowest since mid-March. Yields have fallen nearly 10 bps this week.
Wall Street was also set to add to losses from previous sessions as policymakers in the United States fail to agree on an economic stimulus package ahead of presidential elections next month.
According to the World Health Organization’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan, healthy young people may have to wait as long as 2022 to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, stating that key health workers, and those in the “high-risk” category will be prioritised.
Study states one common theme among ongoing COVID patients is that symptoms appear in one physiological area, such as the heart or lungs, only to abate and then arise again in a different area