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G7 nations gather to pledge one billion vaccine doses for world

Of one billion doses, half of them will be provided by the US and 100 million by the UK.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 07:10pm

UK says Delta variant 60 per cent more transmissible

More than 90pc of new cases were of the Delta variant: British government.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 07:00pm

Philippines logs 6,686 new Covid-19 cases, total tops 1.3m

The death toll climbed to 22,507 after 196 more patients died from the viral disease, according to the health department.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 06:35pm

Cruise lines, eager to go, clash with Florida on vaccines

So far, neither side has blinked.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 06:00pm

Tokyo to vaccinate 18,000 Olympics workers, volunteers

Officials are still battling domestic opposition and fear that the event could spread the coronavirus.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 05:30pm

WATCH: Elephants in Indian wildlife sanctuary given Covid tests

Published 11 Jun, 2021 05:00pm

Jabs for votes: Lebanon's oligarchs turn to Covid bribery

Vaccine-for-vote system builds on decades-old practices that have seen leaders buy their way into office.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 04:30pm

UK economy grows as virus lockdown eases

It was the fastest monthly output for UK gross domestic product since July last year.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 04:00pm

South Africa enters third virus wave

The health ministry later announced that it had detected over 9,100 cases in 24 hours.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:30pm

Thailand books 20m doses of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines

Details of the deal, delivery timeframe, vaccine's approval by the Food and Drug Administration will be worked out in a month.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:00pm

Over 600m people in China given Covid-19 shots

As of Thursday, 845 million doses have been administered, covering 622m people, says a National Health Commission official.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 02:46pm

China invites Taiwanese to come to get vaccinated against Covid-19

China's offer is not likely to be attractive to many Taiwanese.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 02:25pm

Indian state revises death count up by 70pc

Officials said the 3,951 unreported fatalities had occurred in May and reflect deaths reported at private hospitals.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 02:09pm

310,236 vaccines administered across Pakistan on June 10: NCOC

Published 11 Jun, 2021 01:33pm

UK on track to offer over 50s second Covid-19 vaccine dose by June 21: minister

The British vaccines minister provided the update to BBC.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 12:51pm

Govt will set up Covid vaccination centres in GB, AJK: Asad Umar

Says necessary to speed up vaccinations ahead of the upcoming election in AJK and tourist season in GB.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 12:25pm

Tokyo Olympics coronavirus expert says focus is to minimise risk

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was postponed once due to the coronavirus pandemic, and is scheduled to start on July 23.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 12:02pm

221 virus cases detected in KP, 32 in Balochistan

KP reports nine coronavirus fatalities.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 11:03am

Punjab reports 247 coronavirus cases, 21 deaths

The province’s infection tally has increased to 343,499.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 10:58am

Islamabad, AJK and GB collectively record 128 Covid cases, 3 deaths

One coronavirus death reported in each of the three territories.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 10:57am

Pakistan reports 1,874 Covid-19 recoveries

The country has reported total 873,543 recoveries thus far.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 10:49am

PIA announces 10pc discount for senior citizens vaccinated against Covid-19

Citizens can get the discount of domestic flights after showing their vaccination certificate.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 10:14am

Australia's Victoria reports zero Covid-19 cases as lockdown ends

Neighbouring New South Wales state and Queensland are on virus alert.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 09:17am

Govt will not forcefully administer Covid vaccines, says NHS ministry

Rumours have been circulating that the government is considering strict action against the people who have not been vaccinated.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 08:38am

G7 to donate 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries

Some campaign groups condemned the plan as a drop in the ocean.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 07:15am

Merkel welcomes better Covid-19 situation but Delta variant a worry

Says the pandemic is not over and the risk from the Delta variant in Britain is worrying.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:55pm

Read: What under 30s need to know about the vaccine

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:03pm

9 in 10 African countries to miss Covid-19 vaccination goal: WHO

Africa requires an extra 225 million doses to be able to vaccinate a tenth of its people by September, says WHO Africa director.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 09:05pm

Read: Why do some people get side effects after Covid-19 vaccines?

Published 10 Jun, 2021 08:22pm

Sweden calls up 6 players as cover after coronavirus cases

Sweden has called up six reserve players to train in their own bubble as potential cover for any more positive cases...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 07:49pm