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Hong Kong offers 500,000 free flights after Covid isolation

Hong Kong offers 500,000 free flights after Covid isolation

Chief Executive John Lee announces 500,000 free air tickets for visitors to experience city's “hustle and bustle”.
Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:55pm
Three years on, WHO says Covid still global emergency

Three years on, WHO says Covid still global emergency

China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80pc

China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80pc

China reports nearly 13,000 Covid deaths over last week

China reports nearly 13,000 Covid deaths over last week

China says Covid outbreak has infected 80pc of population

China says Covid outbreak has infected 80pc of population

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Explainer: Who can get a 2nd booster shot for Covid-19 in Pakistan and where?

Explainer: Who can get a 2nd booster shot for Covid-19 in Pakistan and where?

Dawn.com
Is Omicron leading us closer to herd immunity?

Is Omicron leading us closer to herd immunity?

AP
Scientists on alert over rising cases caused by Omicron cousin BA.2

Scientists on alert over rising cases caused by Omicron cousin BA.2

Reuters
Editorial: Authorities must make sure that vaccine coverage is undertaken on a war footing

Editorial: Authorities must make sure that vaccine coverage is undertaken on a war footing

India fears another Covid catastrophe as cases rise

India fears another Covid catastrophe as cases rise

AFP
How do you know if you have a cold, the flu or Covid-19?

How do you know if you have a cold, the flu or Covid-19?

AP
Live Blog Updates
Jun 30, 2022
12:58 PM

France's new wave of Covid infections expected to peak end-July: scientist

12:54 PM

South Korea authorises AstraZeneca Covid therapy for vulnerable people

12:48 PM

Pakistan reports 641 Covid cases, highest daily infections since March 10

May 02, 2022
11:02 AM

Pakistan reports 40 new Covid cases, 1 death

9:20 AM

Greece lifts Covid curbs for travellers ahead of key summer season

China plays down Covid outbreak with holiday rush at full tilt

China plays down Covid outbreak with holiday rush at full tilt

Vice Premier Sun Chunlan says the virus is at a “relatively low” level
Reuters Updated 20 Jan, 2023 07:35pm
Chinese city-dwellers head to hometowns as holidays raise Covid stakes

Chinese city-dwellers head to hometowns as holidays raise Covid stakes

Rural hospitals, and clinics bolster their supplies of drugs and equipment ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays beginning on Jan 21.
Reuters Published 16 Jan, 2023 01:13pm
WHO backs mask wearing on long flights as new Omicron variant spreads

WHO backs mask wearing on long flights as new Omicron variant spreads

The XBB.1.5 subvariant is being detected in small but growing numbers in Europe.
Reuters Published 10 Jan, 2023 06:38pm
China retaliates against South Korea, Japan over Covid curbs

China retaliates against South Korea, Japan over Covid curbs

With the virus let loose, China has stopped publishing daily infection tallies and reports five or fewer deaths a day since policy U-turn.
Reuters Published 10 Jan, 2023 12:41pm
90pc of people in China province infected with Covid: official

90pc of people in China province infected with Covid: official

Kan Quancheng, director of the health commission for central Henan, says Covid infection rate in the province is 89.0pc.
AFP Published 09 Jan, 2023 11:41am
China ends quarantine for overseas travellers

China ends quarantine for overseas travellers

In Hong Kong, more than 400,000 people are set to travel north in the coming eight weeks.
AFP Updated 08 Jan, 2023 01:44pm
China’s ‘great migration’ kicks-off under Covid-19’s shadow

China’s ‘great migration’ kicks-off under Covid-19’s shadow

This Lunar New Year public holiday will be the first since 2020 without domestic travel restrictions.
Reuters Published 07 Jan, 2023 06:02pm
Travel curbs rack up as Covid-hit China readies reopening

Travel curbs rack up as Covid-hit China readies reopening

Greece, Germany and Sweden join more than a dozen countries to demand Covid tests from Chinese travellers.
Reuters Published 06 Jan, 2023 12:53pm
China Covid data shows no new variant but under-reports deaths: WHO

China Covid data shows no new variant but under-reports deaths: WHO

Health officials abroad are struggling to work out the scale of the outbreak and how to stop it from spreading.
Reuters Published 04 Jan, 2023 10:59pm
China pledges ‘final victory’ over Covid as outbreak raises global alarm

China pledges ‘final victory’ over Covid as outbreak raises global alarm

China reported five new Covid-19 deaths for Tuesday bringing the official death toll to 5,258, very low by global standards.
Reuters Published 04 Jan, 2023 11:36am
Some in China return to regular activity after Covid infections

Some in China return to regular activity after Covid infections

Traffic in the capital builds up again as people flock to outdoor sites.
Reuters Published 02 Jan, 2023 06:15pm
More countries roll out China traveller checks amid Covid surge

More countries roll out China traveller checks amid Covid surge

WHO has called the precautionary measures “understandable” in light of the lack of outbreak information provided by Beijing.
AFP Published 02 Jan, 2023 07:01am
France starts testing Chinese arrivals to track coronavirus variants

France starts testing Chinese arrivals to track coronavirus variants

From Thursday, travellers will have to present a negative PCR test undertaken less than 48 hours before their flight.
AFP Published 01 Jan, 2023 10:03pm

Random Covid screening begins at airport, border points in KP amid new variant fears

Health dept records six more cases in province.
Ashfaq Yusufzai Updated 01 Jan, 2023 09:51am
President Xi says Covid control is entering ‘new phase’ as cases surge after reopening

President Xi says Covid control is entering ‘new phase’ as cases surge after reopening

"Let's work harder, persistence means victory, and unity means victory," president says in first comments to public on Covid-19 since his govt changed course.
Reuters Published 31 Dec, 2022 08:53pm
France, Britain impose Covid tests on travellers from China

France, Britain impose Covid tests on travellers from China

They join Spain, South Korea, Japan, others; Switzerland, Germany hold back as Covid cases continue to rise in China.
AFP Published 31 Dec, 2022 12:45pm
EU agency calls China traveller screening unjustified

EU agency calls China traveller screening unjustified

United States and several other countries have introduced mandatory Covid tests on travellers arriving from China.
AFP Updated 30 Dec, 2022 09:56am
Covid variant fears: Sindh govt recommends testing all inbound travellers from China

Covid variant fears: Sindh govt recommends testing all inbound travellers from China

In letter to NCOC, health dept recommends quarantines for positives, jabs to be made mandatory for domestic and international travel.
Imtiaz Ali | AFP | Naveed Siddiqui Published 29 Dec, 2022 04:28pm
Surveillance system in place at entry points across Pakistan to prevent Covid spread: officials

Surveillance system in place at entry points across Pakistan to prevent Covid spread: officials

"An efficient system with a proper management team is fully functional," says an official of the Ministry of National Health Services.
APP Updated 28 Dec, 2022 10:47pm
Chinese hospitals ‘extremely busy’ as Covid spreads unchecked

Chinese hospitals ‘extremely busy’ as Covid spreads unchecked

Nurses and doctors have been asked to work while sick.
Reuters Published 28 Dec, 2022 11:26am
Chinese plan trips as harsh Covid policy eases

Chinese plan trips as harsh Covid policy eases

Experts say tourism rebound in China will take time.
AFP Updated 28 Dec, 2022 07:38am
Covid variant threat: NDMA orders NIH to review vaccine stock, hospital arrangements

Covid variant threat: NDMA orders NIH to review vaccine stock, hospital arrangements

Directs the NCOC, NIH to issue a precautionary Covid variant risk advisory for the public, relevant stakeholders based on scientific analysis of data.
Ikram Junaidi Published 26 Dec, 2022 09:30pm
President Xi urges steps to ‘protect’ lives as China battles Covid wave

President Xi urges steps to ‘protect’ lives as China battles Covid wave

Calls for fortifying "line of defence for epidemic prevention and control and protecting people's lives, safety, and health".
AFP Published 26 Dec, 2022 06:31pm
‘The ICU is full’: Frontline workers of China’s Covid-19 fight say hospitals are ‘overwhelmed’

‘The ICU is full’: Frontline workers of China’s Covid-19 fight say hospitals are ‘overwhelmed’

Medical staff across China are scrambling to cope after China’s abrupt U-turn on its previously strict Covid-19 policies this month.
Reuters Published 26 Dec, 2022 04:52pm

Hospital employees asked to get fully vaccinated against Covid

Directions come from health dept after rising virus cases in country.
Ashfaq Yusufzai Updated 25 Dec, 2022 09:41am
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