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There are 11,826 active virus patients in Pakistan, of whom 813 are in critical condition.
Published 07 Dec, 2021 09:50am
Sets Dec 27 deadline for all 184,000 businesses within its limits to make their employees show proof they have been vaccinated
Published 07 Dec, 2021 09:31am
Says it is "costly and time-consuming to administer" and does not improve survival or reduce need for mechanical ventilation.
Published 07 Dec, 2021 08:17am
Findings supporting flexible dosing offer hope to poor and middle-income countries which may need to combine different brands.
Published 07 Dec, 2021 07:13am
Published 06 Dec, 2021 11:53pm
Authorities say they are trying to establish the source of infection as the two persons who tested positive did not travel abroad.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 11:17pm
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says his government will present a new package of pandemic restrictions ...
Published 06 Dec, 2021 10:36pm
The province's infection tally now stands at 475,880.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 09:28pm
Reports finds Covid reversed progress against the mosquito-borne disease, causing malaria death toll to swell to 627,000 in 2020.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 08:47pm
Omicron variant detected in two individuals who returned from South Africa.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 08:05pm
Novartis hopes to still play a role in the development of Covid-19 treatments with research ongoing for a pill that...
Published 06 Dec, 2021 07:17pm
Researchers are developing chewing gum that acts as a "trap" for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:36pm
Citizens unvaccinated against Covid-19 can no longer go to theatre, cinemas, live music venues or major sporting events.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:01pm
Namibia's Omicron cases were detected predominantly in and around the capital Windhoek.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 05:58pm
Professor Sarah Gilbert says the scientific advances made in fighting deadly viruses must not be lost.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 05:14pm
Initially, 28 schools in capital Manila have reopened as part of a trial; govt aims to reopen all schools in January.
Updated 06 Dec, 2021 05:26pm
“Both of them are in isolation and getting healthcare under the supervision of health workers,” health ministry says.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 04:00pm
The country has fully vaccinated 51 per cent of its 944 million adults and given at least one dose to 85pc.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 03:18pm
The Omicron variant has been detected in 38 countries but no deaths have yet been reported.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 01:39pm
“The truth is, the next one could be worse. It could be more contagious, or more lethal, or both,” says researcher.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 01:00pm
Urges more people to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 11:52am
Islamabad reports two more deaths while Azad Jammu and Kashmir reports none.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 10:53am
The total number has risen to 443,419 and the death toll is 13,041.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 10:48am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reports four more deaths while Balochistan reports none.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 10:43am
The total number has risen to 1,246,464 and the recovery rate is 96.8 per cent.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 10:39am
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Published 06 Dec, 2021 10:20am
Only five of Africa's 54 countries are on track to reach a WHO target of fully vaccinating 40% of the population by end-2021
Published 06 Dec, 2021 09:21am
Of the new infections, 38 were locally transmitted.
Published 06 Dec, 2021 08:10am
Top US infectious disease official says “thus far it does not look like there's a great degree of severity to it.”
Published 06 Dec, 2021 07:11am
Updated 06 Dec, 2021 12:34am
