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Los Angeles is the first large US metropolis to reimpose the use of face masks.
Published 16 Jul, 2021 07:20am
Around 66pc of those working in Moscow education facilities and 76pc of social workers have also been vaccinated.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 11:50pm
Olympics athletes and delegations have undergone more than 8,000 coronavirus tests, resulting in three positive cases, he notes.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 11:15pm
The world's fastest vaccination programmes appears to have weakened the link between infections and deaths.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 10:35pm
"I appeal to my citizens to strictly follow SOPs. Avoid bazars & all congregations," he says.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 09:55pm
Philippines has registered 1,485,457 infections and 26,232 coronavirus-related deaths since the pandemic began.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 09:15pm
Vietnam has reported a record 3,416 new Covid-19 cases, its biggest daily increase and above Wednesday's record high of 2,934.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 08:35pm
The ring's ervices included changing infection status, vaccination status and whether one dose or two had been administered.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 07:40pm
Vivek Murthy says health misinformation can cause confusion, sow mistrust and undermine public health efforts.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 07:30pm
It also warned about the strong likelihood for emergence of new Covid variants that may be even more challenging to control.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 07:10pm
There are more than 37 million people known to be living with HIV globally, and up to 45m have died from it.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 07:00pm
Says more information is needed.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 07:00pm
Published 15 Jul, 2021 06:30pm
Refugee commissioner says about 48,000 Rohingya aged over 55 would start receiving jabs from next month.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 05:55pm
Aside from Sputnik V, Russia has registered three other vaccines — EpiVacCorona, CoviVac and Sputnik Light.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 05:20pm
Says Africa's case fatality rate currently stands at 2.6pc against the global average of 2.2pc.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:39pm
The Delta Covid-19 variant has so far been found in 111 countries, and may soon become dominant strain of the virus worldwide.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:35pm
Tokyo is under a fourth state of emergency which began on Monday and requires restaurants, bars to close early, not serve alcohol.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:19pm
Says Malaysia will increasingly use the Pfizer-BioNTech messenger ribonucleic acid vaccines.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 03:59pm
The surge is a worrisome development in a country where 70 per cent of the population is waiting for their first vaccine dose.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 02:55pm
New rules will be imposed on numerous second-tier cities.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 02:35pm
The reported request points to a slow production ramp-up at its local manufacturing partner.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 02:15pm
People with weakened immune systems should keep taking precautions like wearing masks and avoiding large crowds.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 01:20pm
New arrivals will be 550,000 doses from AstraZeneca and 350,000 from Moderna, says cabinet spokesperson.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 12:36pm
The world's fourth most populous country is struggling to slow transmission even after imposing toughest mobility curbs so far.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 11:58am
Coronavirus claims 6 lives in KP.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 10:56am
The province’s infection tally has risen to 349,111.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 10:53am
The country has so far reported a total of 916,373 recoveries.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 10:47am
Coronavirus claims one life each in Islamabad and AJK.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 10:47am
Some 41 cases have been linked to these lounges, which typically see hostesses interact with customers.
Published 15 Jul, 2021 10:24am