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Brazil's health minister urges Pfizer to speed up vaccine deliveries

Pfizer has previously said it plans to start delivering doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the Brazilian government between April and May.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 12:51am

World

Spain's rising COVID-19 rate gathers pace

The rate, which is measured over the preceding 14 days, rose to 149 cases per 100,000 people from 138 cases on Friday, the data showed.

Updated 30 Mar, 2021 12:01am

World

Germany to demand negative Covid test from all air travellers

BERLIN: Anyone wanting to arrive in Germany by plane must from Sunday show a negative Covid test before boarding, ...

Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:41am

Pakistan

Vaccination of journalists, media workers: Ministry urged to take special steps

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), on Friday, urged the Health Ministry to take...

Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:41am

World

Italy reports 460 coronavirus deaths on Thursday, 23,696 new cases

Some 349,472 tests for COVID-19 were carried out in the past day, compared with a previous 363,767, the health ministry said.

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 12:04am

World

Italy reports 460 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, 21,267 new cases

Patients in hospital with COVID-19 - not including those in intensive care - stood at 28,438 on Wednesday, up from 28,428 a day earlier.

Updated 25 Mar, 2021 12:06am

World

Brazil's 24-hour Covid deaths surpass 3,000 for first time

The health ministry registered a record 3,251 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing Brazil's overall death toll to nearly 299,000 -- second only to the United States.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 10:43am

World

French new COVID-19 cases accelerate despite new lockdown

The tally of COVID-19 infections on Mondays is usually a fraction of those recorded on other days due to a lack of weekend testing and reporting.

Updated 23 Mar, 2021 05:11pm

World

Turkey logs 22,216 new COVID-19 cases, highest since mid-December

Daily cases have roughly doubled since the beginning of March, when Turkey eased restrictions against the pandemic.

Updated 23 Mar, 2021 05:10pm

Pakistan

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to cost around Rs9,000 in Pakistan

A meeting of the DRAP's processing board was held on March 19 in which it was recommended to fix the cost of two doses of the Sputnik V vaccine between Rs8,200 to Rs9,000
The recommendation of the vaccine price has been forwarded to the health ministry which will present it before the federal cabinet for a final approval

Updated 21 Mar, 2021 02:05pm

World

India's coronavirus cases rise by highest since Dec. 13

Deaths swelled by 188 to 159,044.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 01:57pm

World

Netherlands suspends rollout of AstraZeneca jab

Based on new information, the Dutch Medicines Authority has advised, as a precautionary measure.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 10:16am

World

Italy's coronavirus death toll passes 100,000

Italy is the seventh country in the world to reach the bleak milestone, following the United States, Brazil, Mexico, India, Russia and Britain.
Over the last day, some 13,902 new cases were logged against 20,765 on Sunday. Fewer tests are normally carried out at the weekend, which means case numbers are often low on Mondays.

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 10:17pm

World

Italy approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for over 65s

"Scientific evidence that has become available ... indicates that, even in people aged over 65, the vaccine is capable of providing significant protection," the ministry said.

Published 08 Mar, 2021 07:35pm

World

Italy reports 307 deaths, 23,641 new cases

ROME: Italy reported 307 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 297 the day before, the health ministry ...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:19pm

World

Germany approves AstraZeneca for over-65s

It added that the Permanent Vaccination authority recommended extending to the maximum 12 weeks the period between receiving the first and second doses of the vaccine.
"This is good news for older people who are waiting for a vaccine. They can now be vaccinated more quickly," the ministry said.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 06:01pm

World

Brazil reports 2nd straight day of record Covid deaths

With a surge in cases currently pushing health systems to the limit in many areas, the country of 212 million people.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 10:49am

World

COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for Hajj, says Saudi Health Ministry

Health Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah says compulsory vaccination would be required for all the pilgrims
In 2020, the kingdom dramatically reduced the number of pilgrims to around 1,000 to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus

Published 03 Mar, 2021 03:03pm

World

Brazil registers record 1,641 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours

The country of 212 million inhabitants has recorded a total of 257,361 deaths.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 11:28am

No plan to relax Covid-19 restrictions: ministry

ISLAMABAD: The government has no plan to totally relax the Covid-19 restrictions by March 1st, officials of the...

Published 20 Feb, 2021 04:52am

World

UK vaccine roll-out passes 10 million: govt

LONDON: More than 10 million people have received a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in Britain, according to...

Published 04 Feb, 2021 04:13am

World

French new daily coronavirus cases close to 2021 high

Pressure on the hospital system eased slightly, with the number of COVID-19 patients down by 116 to 27,955 and the number of people in intensive care down by 3 to 3,277.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:35pm

World

Vietnam reports 31 new coronavirus infections, tally at 1,882 cases

The outbreak has spread to at least 10 cities and provinces, including the economic hub Ho Chi Minh City and the capital Hanoi, with 301 infections, the ministry said.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 05:15pm

World

Italy reports 329 coronavirus deaths on Monday, 7,925 new cases

Patients in hospital with COVID-19 - not including those in intensive care - stood at 20,260 on Monday, up from 20,096 a day earlier.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 12:34am

Pakistan

First batch of COVID-19 vaccine to reach Pakistan on Saturday: Health Ministry

China donated 500,000 doses to Pakistan, officials said.
The shots will be given to frontline health workers only, said the ministry.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 03:47pm

World

Zimbabwe, beset by soaring COVID-19 cases, gets vaccine offers from Russia, China

Authorities in the impoverished southern African nation are scrambling to contain the accelerating spread of the coronavirus.
Zimbabwe doctors' groups say that hospitals are quickly filling up with COVID-19 patients and cite an increase in the number of infected people dying at home

Published 25 Jan, 2021 05:49pm

World

Israel expands vaccination campaign to teens

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel began administering Covid-19 vaccines to teenagers Saturday as it pushed ahead with its...

Updated 24 Jan, 2021 10:21am

World

Spain's new coronavirus cases hit weekend record of 84,287

Nearly 84,300 new cases were reported since Friday, bringing the cumulative total to 2,336,451, the data showed.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 12:37am

World

Mexico's coronavirus death toll rises to 140,704

The real number of infected people and deaths is likely significantly higher.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 12:10pm

World

Italy reports 475 more coronavirus deaths, 16,310 new cases

Health Ministry warnings that the epidemic was getting worse prompted the government on Friday to issue a new decree extending curbs aimed at keeping a lid on infections.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 12:45am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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