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Philippines approves emergency use of Russia's Sputnik Light vaccine

The approval by the Philippines' food and drug agency will allow the country to follow up its order for 10 million doses.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 01:40pm

Vietnam deploys troops to enforce lockdown in largest city

Vietnam has recorded a total of 348,000 infections and at least 8,277 fatalities.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 01:10pm

Blue surgical face masks only 10pc effective in preventing Covid infection: study

Most surgical face masks used by many are not enough to avoid people from being infected with Covid-19, says new research.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 12:44pm

Former Indonesian minister jailed for 12 years over Covid-19 graft scandal

The court said he had received bribes in relation to the procurement of goods intended for Covid-19 social assistance packages.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 12:24pm

Israel finds Covid-19 vaccine booster significantly lowers infection risk

Officials say protection against Covid from 10 days after third dose is 4 times higher than after 2 doses.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 11:50am

China reports no new local cases for first time since July

No one has died in the current outbreak which has largely focused on the cities of Nanjing and Yangzhou.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 11:20am

Pakistan's Covid-19 deaths cross grim milestone of 25,000

Pakistan reports 3,772 daily coronavirus cases.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 10:45am

Islamabad, AJK and GB collectively record 548 virus cases, 3 deaths

Gilgit-Baltistan reports no new deaths.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 10:25am

KP reports highest number of cases in over 3 months

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reports 783 cases, 25 deaths.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 10:20am

Punjab logs 1,270 Covid infections, 30 deaths

The province's infection tally has risen to 380,844, and the death toll has climbed to 11,557.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 10:18am

Pakistan reports 3,107 recoveries from coronavirus

The total number of recoveries has risen to 1,012,662.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 10:16am

Islamabad remains only city to have surpassed 40pc vaccinated population target

61pc citizens of Islamabad are either partially or fully inoculated.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 10:05am

New Zealand's Delta outbreak tops 100 cases

Country records 35 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of infections in its current outbreak to 107.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 09:13am

Australia PM backs reopening targets, says Covid-19 lockdowns unsustainable

"[Lockdowns] cannot go on forever. This is not a sustainable way to live in this country," he says.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 08:20am

North Korea develops its own PCR equipment for Covid-19 tests: media

Country steps up efforts to head off more contagious new strains of the virus.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:59am

New Zealand's pandemic strategy in doubt amid Delta variant spread

Published 23 Aug, 2021 12:00am

Italy reports 23 coronavirus deaths, 5,923 new cases

Italy has registered 128,751 deaths linked to Covid-19 since its outbreak emerged in February last year.

Published 22 Aug, 2021 11:25pm

WATCH: Australia's daily Covid-19 cases hit record

Published 22 Aug, 2021 10:32pm

Sindh reports 1,118 new Covid-19 cases, 22 deaths

Sindh has reported 1,118 coronavirus cases and 22 deaths during the last 24 hours, according to a statement issued ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 09:48pm

Full vaccine OK could come soon: US surgeon general

Currently, the vaccine is being distributed under the FDA's emergency use authorisation.

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 09:35pm

South Korea to get more Moderna Covid shots in boost to vaccination effort

Published 22 Aug, 2021 07:40pm

Israel launches Covid antibody tests for children as young as 3

The test is aimed at discovering how many children developed strong antibody protection after an unrecorded or latent case.

Published 22 Aug, 2021 06:46pm

Iran Covid deaths at new daily high as curbs lifted

Iran's total caseload since the start of the pandemic has risen to 4,677,114 while the death toll is 102,038.

Published 22 Aug, 2021 06:00pm

Paralympics organisers tighten virus rules as cases surge

The new rules will require Japan-based staff at the Paralympic Village to be tested daily and limitations on participant mobility.

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:55pm

READ: Lockdowns or vaccines? 3 Pacific nations try diverging paths

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:00pm

Malaysia's new PM invites opposition to join Covid-19 effort

Published 22 Aug, 2021 03:22pm

UK scientists consider halving booster doses to increase vaccine supplies for rest of the world

Published 22 Aug, 2021 02:45pm

Russia reports 20,564 new Covid-19 cases and 762 deaths

Published 22 Aug, 2021 02:10pm

China reports 32 new coronavirus cases vs 20 a day earlier

China has recorded 94,631 confirmed cases, with the death toll unchanged at 4,636.

Published 22 Aug, 2021 01:30pm

New Zealand queries virus approach as Delta outbreak grows

Minister reports 21 more cases in a virus cluster that emerged in Auckland last week.

Published 22 Aug, 2021 12:30pm