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Covax to provide 2m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to North Korea

North Korea is expected to receive nearly two million doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine by the first half...

Updated 04 Feb, 2021 01:46pm

Fauci warns Americans to skip Super Bowl parties this year

“As much fun as it is to get together for a big Super Bowl party, now is not the time to do that," he says.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 11:33am

Federal territories report 121 cases, 5 deaths

Islamabad and Azad Jammu and Kashmir collectively reported 121 new cases and five deaths over the past 24 hours,...

Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:45am

KP, Balochistan report 218 cases, 8 deaths

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have collectively reported 218 coronavirus cases, according to government data....

Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:39am

Punjab reports 518 new cases, 15 deaths

Punjab has reported 518 new coronavirus cases and 15 deaths over the past 24 hours, according to official figures....

Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:36am

Pakistan reports 1,772 recoveries over past 24 hours

About 1,772 more people who were infected by the novel coronavirus have recovered from the disease, according to the...

Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:34am

South Korea PM orders revamp of social distancing rules

The country’s five-tier social distancing system has faced backlash for imposing unfair restrictions on specific businesses.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:05am

Britain to test mixing and matching of Covid-19 vaccines

Participants in the govt-funded study will get one shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine followed by a dose from Pfizer, or vice versa.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 09:05am

Melbourne imposes new restrictions as Australian Open tennis hotel worker tests positive

Melbourne returned to mandatory masks indoors and a cap on gatherings to 15 people.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 08:10am

Vaccination sites opening in hard-hit California communities to tackle Covid disparities

Published 04 Feb, 2021 07:16am

English schools will only reopen on March 8 at earliest, PM Johnson says

“To people who understandably want to go faster, I share that anxiety and that urgency,” Johnson says.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:05pm

Covax sets out vaccination plans in first distribution list; Pakistan to receive 17.2m doses

Countries will receive doses in proportion to population size, with the most going to India (97.2m).

Published 03 Feb, 2021 10:32pm

China finds traces of coronavirus on Russian poultry packaging

Russia's food safety watchdog has said the Chinese customs office found coronavirus traces on the packaging of 13...

Published 03 Feb, 2021 09:54pm

WATCH: Ukraine feels sting at back of Europe's vaccine queue

Published 03 Feb, 2021 09:17pm

'Forever grateful': Portugal thanks Germany for Covid-19 aid

A severe rise in cases in Portugal has prompted several European nations to offer their help.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 08:34pm

Singapore first to approve Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine in Asia

Singapore expects to receive the first shipment of the Moderna shots around March.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 07:46pm

Covid-19 antibodies can last for 6 months after infection, study suggests

Published 03 Feb, 2021 07:15pm

Covax aims to deliver at least 240 million Covid vaccines in first half of 2021

Its interim distribution forecast will cover an average of 3.3 per cent of total populations of 145 participating countries.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 06:45pm

Canada care workers struggle to make ends meet in pandemic

A recent survey found 67 per cent of personal support workers reported earning less take-home pay now than before the pandemic.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 06:25pm

VIDEO: Tiny houses — Turkish tourism thinks small in Covid era

Published 03 Feb, 2021 05:55pm

Sindh reports 649 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths

Karachi recorded 359 cases from the 649 cases reported in Sindh.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 05:15pm

UAE reports nearly 4,000 new coronavirus cases

It also confirmed 12 deaths.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 05:15pm

Covax poised to issue vaccine distribution plan, say Gavi, WHO

In all, 190 countries have joined Covax.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 04:45pm

Palestine begins coronavirus vaccination campaign

Palestine has begun its coronavirus vaccination campaign starting with medical workers, according to the Palestinian...

Published 03 Feb, 2021 04:10pm

Vaccines may protect against severe disease even as variants evolve, Oxford's Pollard says

Covid-19 vaccines might offer protection against severe disease even as coronavirus variants evolve to better allow...

Published 03 Feb, 2021 03:51pm

China looks to Winter Olympics as chance for rare soft power win amid Covid-19, rights concerns

The Winter Olympics, due to begin in one year, offer China a chance to show off its epidemic controls, dazzle with...

Published 03 Feb, 2021 03:20pm

WATCH: The road to a Covid-19 vaccine

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Published 03 Feb, 2021 02:49pm

China to send 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses abroad

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin says China is responding to a request from the World Health Organisation.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 02:20pm

Britain says confident that Oxford vaccine works for all ages

Britain's health secretary said that new research meant that there was a high degree of confidence that the Oxford/...

Published 03 Feb, 2021 01:33pm

GSK, CureVac say to develop vaccine against Covid variants

The development programme will begin immediately.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 01:10pm