New Zealand resumes refugee intake as coronavirus fears ease A group of 35 refugees will arrive this month, with about 210 refugees expected to enter the country by June 30. Published 05 Feb, 2021 12:50pm WHATSAPP
Turkey Uighurs fear sellout to China in exchange for vaccine Opposition legislators in Turkey are accusing Ankara’s leaders of secretly selling out Uighurs to China in ... Published 05 Feb, 2021 11:40am WHATSAPP
WHO urges collaboration to speed up Europe vaccinations In the European Union, just 2.5 percent of the population has received a first vaccine dose. Published 05 Feb, 2021 11:09am WHATSAPP
Islamabad, AJK and GB collectively report 124 virus cases, 1 death The capital recorded 79 cases. Published 05 Feb, 2021 10:35am WHATSAPP
Punjab reports 394 Covid-19 cases, 19 deaths The provincial total has risen to 159,705 while the death toll is 4,840. Published 05 Feb, 2021 10:31am WHATSAPP
KP records 201 virus cases, 10 deaths Balochistan has reported four new Covid-19 cases. Published 05 Feb, 2021 10:29am WHATSAPP
Pakistan reports 1,600 Covid-19 recoveries The total has risen to 507,502 while the recovery rate is 92.0 per cent. Published 05 Feb, 2021 10:25am WHATSAPP
57.4m doses of Covid vaccines distributed, 35.2m administered: US CDC Published 05 Feb, 2021 10:10am WHATSAPP
Covid-19 infections in Tokyo may have jumped nine-fold, antibody survey shows Random testing on people in Japan's capital in December showed that 0.91 per cent had antibodies to the virus. Published 05 Feb, 2021 09:05am WHATSAPP
Ministry rejects notion Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine not safe for elderly people “Some people have misinterpreted the guidelines of the vaccine," says Ministry of National Health Services spokesperson. Published 05 Feb, 2021 08:10am WHATSAPP
China reports fewest daily Covid-19 cases in over a month Only six of the new cases were locally transmitted infections. Published 05 Feb, 2021 07:10am WHATSAPP
WATCH: Venezuela's culture sector returns to life amid pandemic xxx Published 04 Feb, 2021 11:30pm WHATSAPP
Dutch latest to limit AstraZeneca vaccine to under-65s France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and other countries have so far put age limits on the vaccine. Published 04 Feb, 2021 11:00pm WHATSAPP
Italy coronavirus death toll passes 90,000, with 421 new fatalities It also reported 13,659 new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours. Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:10pm WHATSAPP
Russian Sputnik V vaccines arrive in West Bank The health ministry “thanked” Russia for the vaccines, saying in a statement it would enable the inoculation of “5,000 citizens”. Published 04 Feb, 2021 09:39pm WHATSAPP
Pandemic upends life for Ireland's pub owners-cum-undertakers As one of around 80 Irish publicans carrying on the tradition of doubling up as the local funeral director, Jasper... Published 04 Feb, 2021 09:03pm WHATSAPP
Greek PM urges hesitant health staff to vaccinate “We now know, beyond any doubt, that approved vaccines are above all safe, but also effective.” Published 04 Feb, 2021 07:50pm WHATSAPP
Red Cross to help poor countries with vaccines The world’s 50 poorest countries have received only 0.1 per cent of the total vaccine doses that have been administered so far. Published 04 Feb, 2021 06:27pm WHATSAPP
WATCH: American Airlines sending 13,000 furlough warnings as pandemic pain persists Published 04 Feb, 2021 05:47pm WHATSAPP
On road to ending pandemic, more people vaccinated than total cases to date More people have now been vaccinated against Covid-19 than have been infected by the virus that has swept the globe... Published 04 Feb, 2021 05:15pm WHATSAPP
Sindh reports 579 new Covid-19 cases, 23 deaths Karachi recorded 293 cases from the 579 cases reported in Sindh. Published 04 Feb, 2021 04:41pm WHATSAPP
Govt girls school in Lahore's Nishat Colony closed for 7 days due to Covid-19 cases "The [lives] of students and school staff are very important for [the District Education Officer]," says notification. Published 04 Feb, 2021 03:45pm WHATSAPP
Sweden to launch digital vaccination certificate Digitalisation Minister Anders Ygeman says three authorities in Sweden had been asked to work on producing the certificate. Published 04 Feb, 2021 03:15pm WHATSAPP
Saudi Arabia halts entertainment as virus surges The measures are aimed at “preventing the outbreak of a second wave” of the pandemic. Published 04 Feb, 2021 02:45pm WHATSAPP
Kuwait to suspend entry of non-citizens for two weeks from Feb 7 amid rising cases First-degree relatives and accompanying domestic workers will be exempt from the entry ban, says report. Published 04 Feb, 2021 02:15pm WHATSAPP
Can painkillers be taken before or after a Covid-19 vaccine? Certain painkillers that target inflammation might curb the immune response stimulated by vaccines. Published 04 Feb, 2021 01:35pm WHATSAPP
There are 4,000 variants of virus that causes Covid-19, UK minister says Thousands of variants of the type of coronavirus that causes Covid-19 have been documented. Published 04 Feb, 2021 01:07pm WHATSAPP
