BioNTech CEO says vaccine likely to protect against severe COVID from Omicron
BioNTech and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine will likely offer strong protection against any severe disease from the new Omicron virus variant, BioNTech’s …
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Covid-19: 9 more deaths and 414 fresh cases in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Nine more Covid-related deaths were reported in Pakistan in the last 24 hours while 414 new cases took the infection tally to 1,285,254. …
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Shortage of paracetamol worsens in Lahore amid hike in Dengue cases
LAHORE: An artificial shortage of all brands of paracetamol has been created across medical stores in Lahore in the wake of rising dengue cases in th…
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Turkey offers low-cost transplant facilities for Pakistani patients
ISTANBUL: Turkey has announced state-of-the-art healthcare facilities for Pakistani patients who are facing difficulties in getting an Indian visa fo…
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Govt to start COVID-19 vaccine booster shots amid Omicron concerns
KARACHI: The federal government has decided to administer coronavirus booster shots to the general public aimed at curtailing the spread of Omicron, …
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EU could approve shot against new coronavirus variant in 3-4 months
The EU drug regulator said on Tuesday it could approve vaccines adapted to target the Omicron variant of the coronavirus within three to four months …
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Mask mandates to tackle Omicron come into force in England
LONDON: New mask mandates and other measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant came into force in England on Tuesday, as…
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Moderna CEO warns COVID-19 shots less effective against Omicron
HONG KONG/SYDNEY: Drugmaker Moderna’s CEO set off fresh alarm bells in financial markets on Tuesday after he warned that COVID-19 vaccines were unlik…
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Won’t bow down before illegitimate demands of health workers: Azra
KARACHI: Sindh health minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho has said that Sindh has achieved 110 target of inoculating children with measles and rubella vac…
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81 dengue fever cases, two deaths in Punjab
LAHORE: Dengue hemorrhagic fever has claimed two more lives while 81 new cases were reported in Punjab during the past 24 hours, ARY News reported on…
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Pakistan sees spike in Covid-19 cases as Omicron looms
ISLAMABAD: As the threat of new Covid strain ‘Omicron’ spreading to Pakistan looms large, the country recorded a spike in new cases of the pandemic i…
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No Covid-19 case reported from Gilgit Baltistan; active cases stand at 6
GILGIT: No case of COVID-19 has been reported from the Gilgit Baltistan region in Pakistan during the last 24 hours as the virus count stands at 10,4…
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BioNTech starts work on Omicron-specific vaccine
BioNTech said on Monday it had started work on a vaccine tailored to Omicron, the worrying new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa, though i…
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Lahore Expo Centre closed for COVID vaccination, says Punjab govt
LAHORE: Punjab government has shut COVID vaccination facility at Expo Centre with health department saying that it was closed after the government la…
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#Omicron: ‘South Africa could top 10,000 daily Covid cases this week’
The newly-discovered Omicron variant is likely to fuel a surge in South Africa’s coronavirus cases that could see daily infections treble this week, …
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US authorizes virtual reality system for reducing back pain
The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized a virtual reality (VR) system from Applied VR for reducing lower back pain after a majority…
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New Zealand to ease COVID measures despite Omicron threat: PM
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday the country will move into a system of living with the COVID-19 virus later this week despit…
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NCOC expands testing capacity in high-risk areas amid Omicron outbreak
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on Monday decided to expand testing capacity in the high-risk areas of the country amid …
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Punjab reports 74 dengue fever cases, two deaths in 24 hours
LAHORE: Dengue hemorrhagic fever has claimed two more lives while 74 new cases were reported in Punjab during the past 24 hours, ARY News reported on…
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Not yet clear if Omicron more transmissible, causes severe disease: WHO
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday that it is not yet clear if the new Omicron coronavirus variant is more transmissible comp…
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Pakistan reports fewer than 200 new Covid cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported fewer than 200 new Covid-19 cases in the previous 24 hours, taking the infection tally to 1,284,551. According to the N…
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S.African doctor says patients with Omicron variant have “very mild” symptoms
JOHANNESBURG: A South African doctor who was one of the first to suspect a different coronavirus strain among patients said on Sunday that symptoms o…
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Australia police expect to charge woman with arson for COVID quarantine fire
SYDNEY: Australian police said on Sunday they expect to charge a 31-year-old woman with arson after she allegedly set fire to the COVID-19 quarantine…
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Pakistan records 303 Covid infections, five deaths in a day
ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus has claimed five more lives in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 28,709, ARY News reported on Sunday…
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Islamabad reports single case of dengue fever in 24 hours
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad has registered an obvious decrease in dengue fever cases, as health authorities have reported single case of mosquito-borne dise…
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Punjab reports four more dengue deaths
LAHORE: Dengue hemorrhagic fever has claimed four more lives while 113 new cases were reported in Punjab during the past 24 hours. Punjab’s Primary …
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92.74 mn children inoculated with measles and rubella vaccine
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has successfully inoculated 92.74 million children with measles and rubella vaccine and 31.64 million kids with polio vaccine in …
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Vaccination ‘even more urgent’ with new Covid variant, Umar stresses
ISLAMABAD: Federal planning minister Asad Umar announced Saturday the NCOC decision to place the ban on seven countries amid fears of new Covid varia…
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#Omicron: UK confirms first two cases of new Covid-19 strain
UK on Saturday confirmed its first two cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid-19, both linked to travel from southern Africa, and expanded travel r…
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Explainer: How worried should we be about the Omicron variant?
The new Omicron coronavirus variant – identified first in South Africa, but also detected in Europe and Asia – is raising concern worldwide given the…
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Oman, UAE suspend entry of travelers from seven African countries
United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman have announced the suspension of entry for travelers and transit passengers from South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, …
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AstraZeneca examining impact of new COVID variant on vaccine, antibody cocktail
AstraZeneca said on Friday it was examining the impact of a new coronavirus variant that is spreading rapidly in South Africa on its vaccine and its …
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Four die of Dengue hemorrhagic fever in Punjab, 108 new cases
LAHORE: Dengue hemorrhagic fever has claimed four more lives while 108 new cases were reported in Punjab during the past 24 hours, ARY News reported …
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Pakistan sees slight rise in Covid-19 cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported seven more Covid-related deaths in the previous 24 hours while 411 new cases of the pandemic took the infection tally to…
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