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Israel expects to start vaccinating children by March, virus chief says

Israel says it aims to have administered one or both shots to 5 million of its 9 million citizens by mid-March.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 06:40pm

Swiss drugs regulator approves Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine

Swissmedic has also approved the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 06:00pm

Sindh records 1,064 new coronavirus cases, 22 deaths

The province has a positivity rate of 8.5 per cent.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 05:30pm

Merkel sees coronavirus lockdown until early April

"If we don't manage to stop this British virus, then we will have 10 times the number of cases by Easter."

Updated 12 Jan, 2021 05:30pm

India delivers Covid-19 shots to prepare for 'world's biggest vaccination drive'

Authorities hope to inoculate 300 million high-risk people over the next six to eight months.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 04:00pm

Malaysia posts record daily rise in coronavirus cases as emergency invoked

Malaysia's palace said the king had declared the emergency as Covid-19 infections had reached “a critical stage”.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 03:30pm

UK police to get tougher on Covid lockdown rulebreakers

“It is preposterous that anyone could be unaware of our duty to do all we can to stop the spread of the virus," official says.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 02:50pm

Another Chinese city goes into lockdown amid new Covid-19 threat

The number of new cases in China reported almost halved from a day earlier.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 02:15pm

Disneyland to become mass vaccination site in California

Published 12 Jan, 2021 01:40pm

Joe Biden receives second Covid-19 vaccine shot

US President-elect Joe Biden has received his second coronavirus vaccine dose, AFP reported. Biden has pledged to...

Updated 12 Jan, 2021 01:31pm

Sending National Guard to Washington could slow US vaccine hand out

The need to divert National Guard troops to Washington to provide security for next week’s inauguration of...

Published 12 Jan, 2021 12:20pm

Japan working to isolate, analyse new virus variant, says health ministry

Japan is working to isolate and analyse a new variant of the coronavirus detected in four people who arrived from...

Published 12 Jan, 2021 11:45am

WATCH: Asad Umar appeals public to take precautions to curb spread

Published 12 Jan, 2021 11:32am

VIDEO: Czech medical students volunteer to help hospitals teeming with Covid-19 patients

Published 12 Jan, 2021 11:15am

Pakistan reports 3,606 new recoveries over past 24 hours

About 3,606 people have been reported to have recovered from the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, ...

Published 12 Jan, 2021 10:47am

Islamabad, GB and AJK report 112 new cases, 2 deaths

Islamabad, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir have collectively reported 112 new cases and two deaths,...

Published 12 Jan, 2021 10:43am

KP, Balochistan collectively report 241 new cases, 3 deaths

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have collectively reported 241 new cases and three new deaths, government data...

Published 12 Jan, 2021 10:29am

Punjab reports 508 new Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths

Punjab has reported 508 new cases of the novel coronavirus cases and seven new deaths, according to the official...

Published 12 Jan, 2021 10:25am

Malaysian king declares state of emergency to fight virus

The announcement came a day after the prime minister introduced sweeping new curbs across much of the Southeast Asian nation.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 09:15am

Australia records handful of new coronavirus cases as national frictions grow

New South Wales and its capital Sydney have been battling to contain an outbreak since before Christmas.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 08:15am

UK removes UAE from travel corridors list amid increase in Covid-19 cases

Travellers arriving in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland from the UAE will need to self-isolate for 10 days.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 07:15am

Uruguay registers record number of new Covid cases at 1,215 infections

Published 11 Jan, 2021 11:00pm

BioNTech boosts 2021 coronavirus vaccine supply forecast to 2 billion doses

Published 11 Jan, 2021 10:23pm

Novavax bosses cash out for $46 million with Covid-19 vaccine trials still under way

CEO Stanley Erck and three of his top lieutenants have sold roughly $46 million of company stock since the start of last year.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 09:15pm

Students in Rome stage sit-in to demand schools be re-opened

Most of Italy's 20 regions extended closures to contain rising Covid-19 infections.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 08:30pm

Malaysia imposes two-week lockdown as virus spread strains hospitals

The number of new daily infections breached the 3,000 mark for the first time last week.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:45pm

Indonesia approves China's Sinovac vaccine as infections surge

Indonesia has suffered more than 24,343 deaths from 836,700 cases.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:10pm

Mexico reports more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases

The real number of infected people and deaths is likely significantly higher than the official count.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 06:40pm

WATCH: Protesters rally in Prague, say restrictions have failed to stem Covid cases

Published 11 Jan, 2021 06:00pm

Sindh reports 1,547 new Covid-19 cases, nine deaths

With 1.258 infections, Karachi accounts for 81 per cent of total cases in Sindh.

Updated 11 Jan, 2021 06:05pm