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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described Johnson’s visit as “not essential".
Published 28 Jan, 2021 08:45pm
The situation has worsened because the government relaxed restrictive measures but also because a new variant of the virus.
Published 28 Jan, 2021 08:15pm
Country’s vaccine committee says there is insufficient data available to assess vaccine efficacy for those above 65 years of age.
Published 28 Jan, 2021 07:45pm
Pressure on medics will only ease slowly from time lag between infections, hospitalisations and transfers to intensive care.
Published 28 Jan, 2021 07:15pm
Sindh has confirmed 657 new cases of the coronavirus, taking the provincial tally to 244,339, according to Chief...
Updated 29 Jan, 2021 03:27am
Drugmakers are considering new versions of their vaccines to respond to the most concerning variants identified so far.
Published 28 Jan, 2021 06:07pm
India has sent half a million free doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka, Reuters reported while quoting officials...
Published 28 Jan, 2021 05:30pm
The vaccine will be free for citizens and residents of the Gulf Arab state, state media said.
Published 28 Jan, 2021 05:00pm
Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:30pm
The country has the world’s highest seven-day average of daily cases and deaths per million.
Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:00pm
Travel restrictions on people from Britain, Portugal, South Africa, and Brazil under consideration, says interior minister.
Published 28 Jan, 2021 03:30pm
Taiwan has sought Germany's help in securing Covid-19 vaccines, Reuters reported quoting Economy Minister Wang...
Published 28 Jan, 2021 03:00pm
Dr Faisal Sultan reviewed deployment of Pakistan's vaccination programme starting next week.
Published 28 Jan, 2021 02:35pm
Health minister says 146 of India's 718 districts have had no new cases for a week and 18 districts for two weeks.
Published 28 Jan, 2021 02:05pm
Vietnam has recorded just over 1,550 cases and 35 deaths since the virus was first detected.
Published 28 Jan, 2021 12:21pm
Published 28 Jan, 2021 11:31am
The federal territories have collectively reported 161 new cases and four deaths over the past 24 hours, according ...
Published 28 Jan, 2021 10:51am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have collectively reported 268 new cases and 13 deaths, according to official...
Published 28 Jan, 2021 10:47am
Punjab has reported 591 new Covid-19 cases and 15 deaths over the past 24 hours, according to government data.
The...
Published 28 Jan, 2021 10:43am
Pakistan has recorded 2,371 recoveries over the past 24 hours, according to the official Covid portal.
The total...
Published 28 Jan, 2021 10:41am
Australia has extended its suspension of quarantine-free travel with New Zealand, as the Pacific Island nation...
Published 28 Jan, 2021 09:14am
The study was conducted on blood taken from people who had been given the vaccine.
Published 28 Jan, 2021 08:10am
Published 28 Jan, 2021 07:15am
AstraZeneca has agreed to supply Britain with 100 million doses of the vaccine it developed with Oxford University.
Published 27 Jan, 2021 10:40pm
“It is clear that there are still too many people coming in and out of our country each day.”
Published 27 Jan, 2021 10:05pm
Brazil’s Health Ministry has yet to sign deals with other vaccine makers apart from AstraZeneca.
Published 27 Jan, 2021 09:10pm
Pressure has escalated in recent days, to muzzle criticism and avoid embarrassment during the highly sensitive WHO investigation.
Published 27 Jan, 2021 08:55pm
Police said that most suspects arrested for inciting riots using social media were aged under 18 years.
Published 27 Jan, 2021 08:25pm
The latest disagreement comes after AstraZeneca rejected the EU’s accusation that the company had failed to honor its deliveries.
Published 27 Jan, 2021 07:55pm
More vaccine can be available if federal scientists approve a single-dose shot from Johnson & Johnson.
Published 27 Jan, 2021 07:25pm
