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IFRC urges country's laggard neighbours to follow its example and step up inoculation efforts.
Published 14 Oct, 2021 12:50pm
Denies that he is going to retire.
Published 14 Oct, 2021 12:18pm
The latest shipments of the vaccine lots are due to arrive on Saturday via the Covax distribution programme.
Published 14 Oct, 2021 11:27am
No new deaths have been reported.
Published 14 Oct, 2021 10:35am
The province's tally of infections stands at 437,032.
Published 14 Oct, 2021 10:30am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa records 172 new cases.
Published 14 Oct, 2021 10:25am
The national recovery rate stands at 94.5 per cent.
Published 14 Oct, 2021 10:20am
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Published 14 Oct, 2021 10:00am
Antibody levels were 35 times higher after a Pfizer booster and 76 times higher after a Moderna booster.
Published 14 Oct, 2021 09:05am
Deputy prime minister blames illegal home gatherings for the spike, cautions residents "now is not the time for complacency."
Published 14 Oct, 2021 08:05am
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Published 14 Oct, 2021 07:05am
“Ceremonies for civil, religious, traditional marriages and dowries are being suspended for a duration of 45 days,” says minister.
Published 14 Oct, 2021 12:00am
UN health agency says there were about 2.8m new Covid cases and 46,000 confirmed deaths worldwide in the last week.
Published 13 Oct, 2021 11:30pm
Sputnik V has been authorised for use in 70 countries around the world despite not yet being approved by the UN health agency.
Published 13 Oct, 2021 11:00pm
More than 15 countries worldwide have begun issuing third doses of coronavirus vaccines to older citizens.
Published 13 Oct, 2021 10:38pm
WHO official voices hope that there would be further WHO-led international missions to China which required its cooperation.
Published 13 Oct, 2021 09:43pm
The total has risen to 463,248 and the death toll is 21,487.
Updated 13 Oct, 2021 09:40pm
Singapore's borders have effectively been closed for 21 months.
Published 13 Oct, 2021 08:00pm
Green passes are already required for teachers and other school workers, and also for other activities such as eating indoors.
Published 13 Oct, 2021 07:17pm
Apostolic groups are among the most sceptical in Zimbabwe when it comes to Covid-19 vaccines.
Updated 13 Oct, 2021 10:43pm
The 50 people will be treated at two Hungarian hospitals, logistics to be worked out over the coming days, he says.
Published 13 Oct, 2021 05:50pm
Govt makes it obligatory for all workers to show from Oct 15 proof of vaccination, negative test or recent recovery from Covid.
Published 13 Oct, 2021 05:10pm
The Kremlin has attributed the mounting contagion and deaths to a laggard vaccination rate.
Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:18pm
"She was generally a healthy child before she developed a cough, despite no known Covid contact," said her family.
Published 13 Oct, 2021 03:12pm
Asian travel agencies and carriers say they're seeing a surge in bookings and travel enquiries.
Published 13 Oct, 2021 02:00pm
Russia has repeatedly delayed EMA inspections necessary for the certification of its Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in the EU.
Published 13 Oct, 2021 01:30pm
Ukraine has reported a total of 2.59 million Covid-19 cases and 59,523 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
Published 13 Oct, 2021 12:34pm
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Published 13 Oct, 2021 11:50am
They also reported four more fatalities.
Updated 13 Oct, 2021 10:58am
The province also recorded 278 new cases.
Published 13 Oct, 2021 10:30am