Tokyo organisers have produced a raft of safety measures they say will allow the Games to go ahead.

Russia’s state-owned Sputnik-V company has filed an application seeking permission for emergency use of its vaccine in Pakistan.

Some 40,000 people have been barred from entering the United States under Trump's ban, according to State Department data.

Three people were reported to have been rescued from the blaze, with another unaccounted for.

Foreign minister says China plans to provide more doses by February; production of Chinese vaccine in Pakistan also discussed.

The Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority has directed hospitals in the capital to register themselves by Feb 28.

The government ordered all universities closed in October to stem resurgent virus infections.

Sole authorised local distributor unable to give a proper timeline for the supply of the vaccine.

Dr Faisal says Pakistan entitled to receive 20m doses of Cansino's vaccine; govt aims to vaccinate 70pc of the population.

Many low-income countries are relying on India, the world’s biggest vaccine maker, for supplies to start immunisation programmes.

Company says it had supplied more than 7 million doses of its vaccine to provinces and municipalities across China by Jan 10.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson says it supports the leadership of the WHO in the fight against the pandemic.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan wants the govt to provide the vaccine at subsidised rates.

Amid an aggressive testing campaign, the country has reported more than 256,000 cases and 751 deaths.

The Pakistan Medical Association has asked the govt to share the details of vaccines under consideration for import.

Officials say a final report regarding the positivity rate at schools will be analysed at the end of the month.

Says his govt will revise laws to make anti-virus measures enforceable with penalties and compensation.

The authorisation will be reviewed on a quarterly basis keeping in view further data regarding safety and efficacy: Drap.

Amsterdam municipality says riot police took action to disperse the crowd because people weren't adhering to social distancing.

Many health workers, who were due to receive a vaccine, did not get the message via an app developed by the govt.

As he inherits the White House from Donald Trump, Biden’s plate is overflowing with acute challenges.

Worries have grown that delays in the delivery of Pfizer-BioNTech shots could hamper a European vaccine rollout.

Drap official says a Karachi-based company has registered AstraZeneca’s vaccine.

Seventy-two players and their entourages have to isolate for two weeks in their hotel rooms in Melbourne.

According to Cricket South Africa, 21 cricketers and 11 support staff underwent testing shortly after arriving.

Vaccine hesitancy has emerged as a major concern amid apprehensions about emergency approval for homegrown vaccine.

The surge in infections across the UK has pushed the number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 to a record 37,282.

As many as 457 patients in Pindi are waiting for their coronavirus serology results for the last four days.

The student ratio must remain at 50 per cent of the total strength in schools, says notification.

Planning minister hints at availability of Covid-19 vaccine in Pakistan by March.

Austria, which has a population of 8.9m, has reported a total 7,053 deaths from Covid-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic.

Sinopharm’s registration expected next week; minister denies VIPs already vaccinated.

Says Malaysian court gave the decision without getting PIA’s stance on the issue.

The Oxford University and AstraZeneca Covid vaccine becomes first to get approval in Pakistan.

Dr Azra Pechuho criticises federal govt for delay in vaccine procurement, says this will make Pakistan a "pariah country".

Health experts worry that the regulatory shortcut taken to approve the Bharat Biotech shot could amplify vaccine hesitancy.

Virus claims 11 more lives in KP.

Health and medical experts say new reports indicate no respite in the spike of the cases in the coming few months.

Data usage increased by 77pc to 4,498 petabytes.

His proposal would cushion the blow for the unemployed by increasing the amount of weekly payments and lengthening their duration.

PM’s aide insists govt hasn’t delayed procurement.

Authorities say that Covaxin might work better against new Covid-19 strains.

High school students will not be promoted without exams this year; classes 1-8 to reopen from Feb 1, says federal minister.

Officials are considering tougher restrictions to curb the continued rise in infections.

Peshawar has the highest Covid-19 mortality rate in the province.

Sources say health authorities could recommend delaying the reopening of schools for a few weeks.

Seven of 3,500 people who arrived from abroad have tested positive, says official.

Primary health secretary says the number of new coronavirus patients increased during the last week.

Much of the planet is facing a second or third wave of infections.

The positivity ratio, which remained at around 5 per cent for the last few weeks, also saw a jump and went up to 7.45 per cent

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Several local media outlets had earlier reported father-son due were invited and would be attending the Biden-Harris inauguration.

“The more the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads, the more opportunities it has to change," the UN body says.

The 33-year-old England all-rounder is Sri Lanka’s first case of the UK strain, which is believed to be more transmissible.

Official says it is a matter of days to get approval from Drap for the emergency procurement of the vaccine.

This is the first time Malaysia has declared a national state of emergency in over half a century.

The US remains the worst-affected country, and has posted an average of more than 3,000 deaths a day over the last week.

Chairman Saleem Yousuf says committee "strongly believed team selections and choice of players should have been made better".

WHO experts are focusing on Covid-19’s origins and planned a mission to China this week to probe the initial outbreak.

More than a million people in Japan turn 20 this year, the age at which they can legally drink alcohol, smoke and get married.

"If we do the right things, we shall continue to safeguard lives and livelihoods," he says.

January 11 marks one year since China confirmed its first death from Covid-19.

A supplementary dose of Vitamin A drops will also be administered to the children during the five-day polio campaign.

New kits have been supplied to all districts of the province.

Official says number of requests for vaccine expected to rise.

SAPM on Health Dr Faisal Sultan says the govt has decided to procure vaccines in a graduated fashion.

Survey reveals 7 out of 10 Pakistanis believe government handled Covid-19 crisis well.

Out of the active patients, 86 are in hospitals and 376 are isolated at home.

Says Iran can obtain vaccines “from other reliable places”.

Tokyo 2020 chiefs have already said another postponement of the Games is out of the question.

Ministry of National Health Services believes criticism over delay in booking the vaccine is unjustified.

Nationwide nightly curfew extended till Jan 20.

The income of 17.07m households was affected due to lockdown restrictions, data shows.

For the past one week, the province has been reporting less than 300 Covid-19 cases per day.

Moderna CEO said company would prove that its vaccine would also be effective against variants of the coronavirus.

Figures show that during December more than 1,000 people died of the virus in Punjab.

Students will get a few more weeks to prepare for the examinations, says ministry spokesperson.

Ten experts were due to arrive in China this week for establishing how and where the virus jumped from animals to humans.

A regulatory panel has approved the shot just one day after asking the vaccine maker for more evidence it would work.

Chris Woakes, who had been a close contact of Moeen, tested negative but will continue to isolate in his room.

Surging numbers of positive cases, and fears a new variant of the virus is running out of control, have prompted tougher action.

"Preparations are in full swing to formulate a comprehensive vaccination management and information system," says Dr Azra Pechuho.

Samples sent to NIH to ascertain new virus strain.

Say parliamentary committees are not being allowed to function properly.

There will be no need to fulfil the tender requirement to procure the vaccine.

"Our hospitals are under more pressure from Covid than at any time since the start of the pandemic," says UK PM Johnson.

Pakistani nationals will have to produce a negative PCR test result conducted within 72 hours prior to their travel.

Official says the patients confirmed to have the virus belong to Karachi and Rawalpindi.

“Moeen will now observe a period of 10 days self-isolation," the England and Wales Cricket Board says.

"Both teams have wanted to play the schedule as we've set out," says CA boss Nick Hockley.

Classes nine to 12 to be allowed to resume from Jan 18, classes one to eight to resume on Jan 25.

The US has also approved a vaccine from Pfizer, which like Moderna's requires two shots.

“We are very excited about the Galle Tests," says Joe Root.

Health officials are concerned that the surging numbers could overwhelm hospitals during their busiest time of the year.