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Omicron almost entirely displaced Delta, with only 1pc of sequenced swabs belonging to the formerly dominant variant.
Published 26 Jan, 2022 09:16am
Omicron is likely to account for more than 90 per cent of new infections over the next few weeks, health officials say.
Published 26 Jan, 2022 08:07am
The UN agency did with over $200 million less from the United States in 2020 and 2021.
Published 26 Jan, 2022 07:14am
"I'm fully vaccinated and boosted and my symptoms are mild," he says.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 10:53pm
EU member states have recommended changing the way Covid-19 travel rules are applied in the bloc.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 10:26pm
US President Joe Biden's top medical adviser says he does not expect there to be indefinite surges of Covid.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 09:50pm
The total number of cases has risen to 528,851 and the death toll is 7,753.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 09:21pm
The number of hospitalised jumped to 1,695 on Monday, up from 1,537 the previous day.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 08:57pm
Delivery delays and an uneven demand during last year resulted in the drugmaker narrowly missing its goal of garnering $2.50bn.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 06:43pm
European Union countries agreed last year to create a standardised Covid certificate with a QR code.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:57pm
We recognise the need to be prepared in the event protection wanes over time, official says.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 04:57pm
Infections have surged in the UAE in recent weeks fueled by the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 04:20pm
“The Met is investigating a number of events that took place at Downing Street and Whitehall in the last 2 years," official says.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 03:44pm
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Published 25 Jan, 2022 03:00pm
The government is poised to expand infection control measures to try to contain the spread of the Omicron variant.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 02:44pm
The task force also reported 681 deaths.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 01:45pm
Almost 400 people in France who were hospitalised due to a Covid-19 infection died over the past 24 hours, official data showed.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 01:07pm
Published 25 Jan, 2022 12:05pm
Islamabad records more than 1,800 cases in a day.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 10:55am
The number of active cases has reached 82,396, of whom 1,200 patients are in critical condition.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 10:50am
The study was launched to assess how the antiviral should be used in a largely vaccinated population.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 10:15am
Says the drugs are unlikely to work against the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 09:20am
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Published 25 Jan, 2022 08:15am
Prime minister issues special statement to plead for people to refrain from travel and gatherings.
Published 25 Jan, 2022 07:10am
Sindh has reported 2,319 coronavirus cases and five deaths over the past 24 hours, according to the daily situation...
Published 24 Jan, 2022 10:54pm
Published 24 Jan, 2022 10:21pm
Italy appears to have reached a peak in the number of Omicron infections, with cases of the highly contagious ...
Published 24 Jan, 2022 09:44pm
Public Citizen has sent a letter to Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla.
Published 24 Jan, 2022 09:00pm
The UK government is set to drop compulsory coronavirus tests for those arriving in England, Prime Minister Boris...
Published 24 Jan, 2022 08:02pm
Giving Covid-19 vaccines from either AstraZeneca-Oxford, Pfizer-BioNTech or Johnson & Johnson as a booster after...
Published 24 Jan, 2022 07:11pm
