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The latest wave driven by the more infectious Delta variant is pushing daily case numbers to new records.
Published 12 Aug, 2021 12:30pm
Federal minister urges for keeping up the inoculation pace to keep the country safe against the coronavirus.
Published 12 Aug, 2021 11:10am
Pakistan reports 4,934 daily coronavirus cases.
Published 12 Aug, 2021 10:46am
Azad Jammu and Kashmir reports 448 cases and four deaths; Gilgit-Baltistan reports 102 cases and three deaths.
Published 12 Aug, 2021 10:22am
Balochistan reports 43 cases, no deaths.
Published 12 Aug, 2021 10:19am
The province's infection tally has risen to 368,195 and the death toll has climbed to 11,292.
Published 12 Aug, 2021 10:17am
The country has reported a total of 975,474 recoveries so far.
Published 12 Aug, 2021 10:14am
Detection of a single Covid case has prompted orders for the seven-day lockdown.
Published 12 Aug, 2021 09:03am
Advisory panel will meet on Friday to review data on booster doses in immunocompromised individuals.
Published 12 Aug, 2021 08:03am
Travellers from high-risk countries, unvaccinated individuals will still have to spend 14 days in quarantine.
Updated 12 Aug, 2021 07:34am
Artesunate, imatinib and infliximab will be tested on thousands of volunteer patients in more than 600 hospitals in 52 countries.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 11:40pm
Published 11 Aug, 2021 11:00pm
Forum says the decision was taken after discussions with the health ministry and health experts.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 10:10pm
41 more people died due to the coronavirus, taking the death toll to 6,316.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 09:35pm
A form of allergic skin reaction and a syndrome along with some disorders related to kidneys are being studied by the EMA.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 08:30pm
The country says it will buy 280,000 doses of Novavax's potential Covid-19 vaccine.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 07:51pm
Says record number of casualties was “truly painful”, demands greater efforts to boost vaccine “imports and domestic production”.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 06:55pm
Hipra, a pharmaceutical lab that mainly researches and manufactures veterinary vaccines, has been working on two Covid-19 shots.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 06:20pm
WHO says there is still not enough data to say whether using two different vaccines together is safe or can boost immunity.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 05:45pm
"Traveling safely during Covid-19 requires careful consideration and planning," says WHO.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 05:10pm
During the second wave of Covid-19 in India, Karnataka reported a high number of patients below 19 years of age.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 04:35pm
Says decision to boost should be based on scientific studies and there's no evidence yet of severe disease among fully vaccinated.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 04:10pm
These vaccines use a modified version of a different virus (the vector) to deliver important instructions to body cells.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 04:00pm
Russia recorded around 315,000 deaths related to Covid-19 from April 2020 to June 2021.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 03:35pm
"We are only following orders," says official, declining to comment on whether Rohingya are facing discrimination.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 03:25pm
Before travelling, visitors will need to fill out an online application and pay a 10,000 won ($8.64) fee, says ministry.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 03:01pm
Using two masks is encouraged in keeping safe against Covid-19 infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 02:25pm
The decision poses mental health risks for the athletes, says the Australian Olympic Committee's chief executive.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 01:43pm
The decline came as more contagious coronavirus variants cut off the hub’s biggest source markets.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 12:56pm
Authorities blamed a surge in coronavirus cases in June and July on the more contagious Delta variant.
Published 11 Aug, 2021 12:12pm
