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First doses administered to doctors and other members of the Vatican health services.
Published 13 Jan, 2021 08:25pm
Shijiazhuang’s roughly 10 million people have been ordered to undergo retesting to isolate the sources of the outbreak.
Published 13 Jan, 2021 07:55pm
He said coronavirus SOPs will be implemented even more strictly in schools than the first wave of the virus.
Published 13 Jan, 2021 07:25pm
In December, the health service gave doctors advice that they could use extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine at their discretion.
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Indian software giant Infosys has reported a 16.6 per cent jump in quarterly net profits, boosted by a string of...
Published 13 Jan, 2021 06:25pm
“It was obvious that Hungary would not be able to avoid this variant either.”
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"The more the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads, the more opportunities it has to change."
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Karachi recorded 1,458 cases.
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“One thing is already evident: It will not be possible to loosen all restrictions on Feb 1,” he says.
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It ranks second-highest globally in administering vaccines.
Published 13 Jan, 2021 03:55pm
Japanese carmaker Honda said it would halt output at its British factory from Monday to Thursday next week due to...
Published 13 Jan, 2021 03:15pm
“This obviously would be a further backup plan," says health minister.
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Lee Man-hee was convicted of embezzling billions of won from his organisation and given a suspended prison sentence.
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The drive aims to inoculate 181.5 million people, with the first to be vaccinated receiving the CoronaVac vaccine.
Published 13 Jan, 2021 12:13pm
China has recorded the biggest daily jump in Covid-19 cases in more than five months, despite four cities in...
Published 13 Jan, 2021 11:37am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have collectively reported 408 new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to...
Published 13 Jan, 2021 10:42am
Islamabad, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir have collectively recorded 142 new cases and four deaths —...
Published 13 Jan, 2021 10:36am
Punjab has reported 509 new Covid-19 cases and 24 new deaths in a day, official data revealed.
The total number of...
Published 13 Jan, 2021 10:32am
Pakistan has reported 2,973 new recoveries, according to data from the government's Covid-19 portal.
So far,...
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The United States remains the worst-affected country, with around 380,000 — or a fifth — of the world's almost two million dead.
Published 13 Jan, 2021 09:15am
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has been wary about taking measures that would hamper economic activity.
Published 13 Jan, 2021 08:15am
“Our adversaries are trying to disrupt that supply chain," he says.
Published 13 Jan, 2021 07:15am
Tesco said it was also asking customers to shop alone, unless they are a carer or with children.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 10:53pm
A coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac showed “general efficacy” of 50.38 per cent in a late-stage...
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In total, the Munich-headquartered company sold 2,324,809 vehicles last year.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 09:09pm
Canada’s economic engine has been under lockdown since Dec 26
Published 12 Jan, 2021 08:00pm
Germany unveiled a 130-billion euro stimulus package last June, the centrepiece of a fiscal response to Covid-19.
Published 12 Jan, 2021 07:20pm