Russia trials Covid-19 vaccine for domestic animals, including mink Over 150,000 people have already received the vaccine. Published 18 Dec, 2020 08:01pm WHATSAPP
Poor countries will get Covid-19 vaccine doses starting in early 2021: WHO Published 18 Dec, 2020 06:50pm WHATSAPP
Spain's Supreme Court orders probe into nursing home Covid-19 deaths A total of 48,777 people have died from the coronavirus, with the toll climbing by 181 over the last 24 hours. Published 18 Dec, 2020 06:15pm WHATSAPP
Beatles legend McCartney vows to take vaccine as soon as he's eligible McCartney, 78, is among the third tier of people eligible to receive the jab alongside other over-75s. Published 18 Dec, 2020 05:08pm WHATSAPP
Hyderabad has the highest positivity rate in the country at 24.6pc: NCOC The national positivity rate is 7.6pc, the NCOC said in a statement. Karachi has the second-highest positivity rate at 17.7pc. Published 18 Dec, 2020 03:07pm WHATSAPP
Singapore study sheds light on pregnant women infected with Covid The small study of 16 women also found no evidence of virus transmission between mother and baby,. Published 18 Dec, 2020 01:30pm WHATSAPP
Hungary to start vaccinations, launch anti-Covid economic measures Hungary's economy took a big hit in the pandemic. Published 18 Dec, 2020 12:46pm WHATSAPP
Australian virus cluster triggers travel clampdown The outbreak follows a period of relative normality in Sydney. Published 18 Dec, 2020 12:06pm WHATSAPP
Cathay Pacific expands cold storage as vaccine roll-out begins Published 18 Dec, 2020 11:05am WHATSAPP
Islamabad, AJK and GB collectively report 325 Covid cases, 10 deaths The capital recorded 259 cases and four deaths. Published 18 Dec, 2020 10:30am WHATSAPP
Punjab records 831 coronavirus cases, 31 deaths The provincial total has risen to 130,122 while the death toll is 3,522. Published 18 Dec, 2020 10:25am WHATSAPP
KP, Balochistan collectively report more than 400 Covid cases Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported 412 cases and nine deaths during the last 24 hours Published 18 Dec, 2020 10:20am WHATSAPP
Pakistan reports more than 3,000 Covid-19 recoveries The total has risen to 399,852 while the recovery rate is 88.6 per cent. Published 18 Dec, 2020 10:15am WHATSAPP
Covid-19 surge pushes US hospitals to brink as 2nd vaccine nears approval Covid-19 hospitalisations rose to record heights for a 19th straight day. Published 18 Dec, 2020 09:00am WHATSAPP
Biden tests negative for Covid-19 after aide tests positive An incoming White House adviser, Cedric Richmond, has contracted the deadly respiratory disease. Published 18 Dec, 2020 08:08am WHATSAPP
WATCH: Italian health workers display their faces on protective gear to reassure patients. Published 18 Dec, 2020 07:15am WHATSAPP
Health experts blame ‘politicisation’ of Covid-19 for confusion in Pakistan Medical experts accuse the government and opposition of using the disease for political mileage. Published 17 Dec, 2020 11:20pm WHATSAPP
French president's wife tests negative for Covid-19 Emmanuel Macron, 42, has tested positive for Covid-19, prompting a track and trace effort across Europe. Published 17 Dec, 2020 10:58pm WHATSAPP
Turkey's daily Covid-19 deaths at record high 243 Turkey also recorded 27,515 new coronavirus cases, including asymptomatic ones, in the last 24 hours. Published 17 Dec, 2020 10:02pm WHATSAPP
British actor Ian McKellen says he feels 'euphoric' after receiving Covid vaccine "I feel very lucky to have had the vaccine. I would have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone," he said. Published 17 Dec, 2020 09:25pm WHATSAPP
Europe's coronavirus death toll passes half a million: AFP Europe has registered a total of 500,069 deaths from more than 23 million cases. Published 17 Dec, 2020 08:54pm WHATSAPP
Virus cases in Netherlands jump by record of almost 13,000 Coronavirus cases in the Netherlands have jumped by nearly 13,000 in 24 hours, hitting a new record for the second... Published 17 Dec, 2020 07:59pm WHATSAPP
New Sydney Covid-19 cluster gives Australians 'wake-up call' Initial reports of five cases on Thursday morning had grown to 17 hours later. Published 17 Dec, 2020 07:25pm WHATSAPP
WATCH: 6 men are on a quest to unlock how pathogens cross the species barrier Published 17 Dec, 2020 07:00pm WHATSAPP
Spanish PM in quarantine after contact with Macron Sanchez will be tested “without delay” for the virus, his office says. Published 17 Dec, 2020 06:40pm WHATSAPP
Sindh reports 1,374 Covid-19 cases, 33 more deaths The provincial total has risen to 201,080 while the death toll is 3,270. Published 17 Dec, 2020 06:00pm WHATSAPP
Need a ventilator? Polish arms dealer has plenty When the pandemic surged across Europe in April, Poland’s govt turned to an unlikely supplier: an arms dealer. Published 17 Dec, 2020 05:47pm WHATSAPP
New Zealand secures vaccine for entire population, to start free inoculation by mid-2021 “It will be New Zealand’s largest immunisation rollout ever,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said at a news conference. Published 17 Dec, 2020 05:13pm WHATSAPP
