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Published 25 Aug, 2021 06:33pm
After five to six months, Pfizer jab's effectiveness falls to 74pc, AstraZeneca vaccine's to 67pc, says study.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 05:45pm
"We have requested all states to try to vaccinate all school teachers on priority before Teachers' Day," says health minister.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 05:15pm
The country has recorded 62 new cases of Covid-19, taking the total number of infections in the latest outbreak to 210.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:45pm
New South Wales state has reported 919 new cases, taking Australia's daily case numbers to a new pandemic high just below 1,000.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:11pm
The countries with the highest numbers of new cases were the United States, Iran, India, Britain and Brazil.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 03:07pm
The assessment was ordered by US President Joe Biden 90 days ago.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 01:22pm
Border controls and quarantines for all arrivals have been strengthened.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 12:34pm
A total of 48,828,287 vaccine shots have been administered in the country so far.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 11:30am
Pakistan reports 4,199 daily coronavirus cases.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 11:10am
Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir collectively reported five fatalities.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 10:33am
Balochistan reports 63 cases, two deaths.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 10:30am
The total number of infections has now increased to 383,742 while the death toll from the disease now stands at 11,633.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 10:28am
The total number of recoveries has risen to 1,019,434.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 10:25am
Expansion expected to be approved by task force meeting today; minister says it will cover almost half country's 47 prefectures.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 09:04am
Appeals to unvaccinated citizens to realise that nation has the capability to cut down time frame to getting to pandemic's end.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 08:07am
Warns that emergency economic supports may be withdrawn after country hits 70-80pc vaccination rate.
Published 25 Aug, 2021 07:03am
More than 80 school districts or charter networks have closed or delayed in-person classes for at least one entire school.
Published 24 Aug, 2021 11:50pm
They bring the total virus deaths in the sultanate on Borneo island to five since the start of the pandemic.
Published 24 Aug, 2021 11:10pm
The province's death toll has risen to 6,713.
Published 24 Aug, 2021 10:35pm
The number of new infections in the country has hovered between 2,500 and 3,000 per day recently.
Published 24 Aug, 2021 09:50pm
Unvaccinated employees in the private and public sectors will have to be tested at their own expense once or twice a week.
Published 24 Aug, 2021 09:10pm
"Countries should ensure that people with disabilities get access to Covid vaccines," says WHO.
Published 24 Aug, 2021 08:30pm
Total fatalities from coronavirus have risen to 103,357 in the country, says health ministry.
Published 24 Aug, 2021 08:00pm
Since late July, China has brought under control clusters of infections driven mainly by the Delta variant.
Published 24 Aug, 2021 07:30pm
Published 24 Aug, 2021 07:00pm
Progress has stalled in areas such as hunger, health, and education, where earlier achievements had been significant.
Published 24 Aug, 2021 06:20pm
The decision went into effect on Sunday.
Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:45pm
Government authorities have approved further studies to test the vaccine's efficacy in a larger population.
Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:05pm
“The administration understands that putting an end to this pandemic requires eliminating it around the world,” he says.
Published 24 Aug, 2021 04:30pm
