Pakistan records drop in daily COVID-19 cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded a drop in daily COVID-19 cases as the country logged 5,327 fresh cases of the pandemic during the last 24 hours. A…
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Spikevax: Moderna Covid vaccine gets full US approval
WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that it has granted full approval to Moderna’s Covid-19 “Spikevax” vaccine, w…
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PM Imran to launch Naya Pakistan Sehat Card for Bahawalpur residents tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Bahawalpur tomorrow (Tuesday) to launch Naya Pakistan Sehat Card Programme for all citizens for Baha…
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COVID-19 testing kits: Wholesale price vs retail market rates in Pakistan
KARACHI: ARY News unearthed the profiteering in COVID-19 testing kits of different companies across the country as a big difference was found in the…
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BA.2: ‘Omicron subvariant more infectious than original’
The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which has quickly taken over in Denmark, is more transmissible than the more common BA.1 and…
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‘Ivermectin showed antiviral effect against Omicron in research’
Japanese trading and pharmaceutical company Kowa Co Ltd said on Monday anti-parasite drug ivermectin showed an “antiviral effect” against Omicron an…
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Qatar approves Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5-11 years
CAIRO: Qatar Ministry of Health approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years, it said on Sunday. In November, Gulf…
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Four more Peshawar schools sealed after detection of COVID cases
PESHAWAR: As many as four schools and a hostel were sealed after detection of COVID-19 cases, ARY News reported on Monday. According to the distric…
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Pakistan continues to report over 7,000 COVID-19 cases in single day
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded a minor drop in daily COVID-19 cases as the country logged 7,048 fresh cases of the pandemic during the last 24 hou…
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Scientists on alert over rising cases caused by Omicron cousin
The highly transmissible Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus – the most common form of which is known as BA.1 – now accounts for nearly all of t…
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Pakistan’s urban centres witness higher COVID positivity ratios
ISLAMABAD: COVID positivity ratio in major urban centres of the country with Nowshera city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province leading with 46.77 pe…
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Dow Hospital introduces High-fidelity simulation training programme for medical students
KARACHI: A state of the art high-fidelity simulation training laboratory has been established at Dow Hospital for doctors in emergency medicine. T…
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Pakistan sees 7,978 fresh COVID-19 cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported as many as 7,978 cases of COVID-19 in a single day on Sunday, the second-highest daily caseload since the outbreak of t…
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BA.2: Omicron subtype has apparent transmission advantage
The BA.2 subtype of the Omicron coronavirus variant appears to have a substantial growth advantage over the currently predominant BA.1 type, Britain…
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Low-cost COVID vaccine shows promise in trials
A COVID-19 vaccine that can be produced locally in low- and middle-income countries is yielding promising results in early clinical trials, research…
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Paxlovid: Britain to start rolling out Pfizer COVID pill next month
Britain will start rolling out Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill to vulnerable people next month, the health ministry said on Friday, targeting the treatment a…
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Federal govt plans provision of Health Card facility to Karachiites
ISLAMABAD: Federal government has planned to provide Karachiites with the National Health Card with officials in the health department saying that i…
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Sindh cops administered expired COVID booster shots, confirms inquiry
SUKKUR: An inquiry report has confirmed that 170 policemen at Khairpur police training centre were administered expired doses of COVID booster shots…
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Pakistan logs 7,963 Covid cases, second-highest daily figure since 2020
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported as many as 7,963 cases of coronavirus in a single day on Saturday, the second-highest daily caseload since the outbreak…
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Boosters increase protection against death from Omicron
COVID-19 boosters increase protection against death from the Omicron variant to 95% in people aged 50 or over, the UK Health Security Agency said on…
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No COVID vaccination at Karachi’s Expo Centre for fifth straight day
KARACHI: COVID vaccination in Karachi has hit snags amid the government’s efforts to expedite the process in wake of Omicron variant after health wo…
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Pakistan reports highest number of COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has registered 8,183 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the highest single-day rise since the outbreak of the pandemic in Fe…
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JI ends sit-in after successful talks with Sindh govt on LG law
KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced to end its sit-in after successful talks with the Sindh government over a controversial local government…
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Sindh reports 2,469 Covid cases, 20 deaths in a day
KARACHI: Sindh has reported 2,469 new cases of COVID-19 cases and 20 more deaths during the past 24 hours, increasing the number of mortalities to 7…
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Healthy gut bacteria may protect during COVID
The bacteria living in your small intestine may contribute to the risk for long COVID after infection with SARS-CoV-2, new findings suggest. Resear…
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Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines safe during in vitro fertilization
COVID-19 vaccines using mRNA technology do not affect fertility outcomes during in-vitro fertilization (IVF), researchers have found. They compared…
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PIC inserted 39 expired stents into heart patients last year: FIA
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) report has revealed 38 patients were inserted as many as 39 expired stents at the Punjab Institute …
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Expo Centre’s closure: Karachi students unable to receive mandatory COVID jab
KARACHI: Students in Karachi are facing difficulties in receiving mandatory first jab of the COVID vaccine after the immunization process at one of …
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Positivity ratio in Karachi declines to 26pc, goes up in Peshawar
KARACHI: The positivity ratio in Karachi on Thursday remained third highest in the country after Peshawar and Muzaffarabad where it remained at 35.8…
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Pakistan sees 7,539 fresh COVID-19 cases at 11.91pc positivity rate
ISLAMABAD: After a decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases over the past two days, Pakistan has again reported 7,539 fresh cases of the pandemic du…
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PM Imran Khan launches Naya Pakistan Sehat Card scheame
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Wednesday has launched Naya Pakistan Qaumi Sehat Card scheme in Islamabad. Under the scheme, all fami…
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COVID-19 surge: CAA declares facemasks mandatory for entry at airports
KARACHI: Amid a steep rise in the number of the COVID-19 cases in the fifth wave, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Wednesday issued new guideli…
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Unpaid salaries: COVID vaccination at Karachi’s Expo Centre comes to standstill
KARACHI: Covid vaccination at Karachi’s Expo Centre, the biggest mass vaccination centre in the city, has come to a standstill after paramedic staff…
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Karachi continues to record highest Covid positivity rate
KARACHI: Karachi continues to witness an alarming increase in daily Covid-19 cases during the fifth wave of the pandemic fueled by the Omicron varia…
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Pakistan reports 5,196 COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths in single day
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan continues to report a downward trend in the number of COVID-19 cases, as 5,196 new pandemic infections were logged countrywide …
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