The United States has supplied an apportionment of 320,580 Pfizer vaccine doses to Sindh. US Consul General in Karachi Mark Stroh offered over vaccine doses batch to Sindh Minister of Health Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho. Health Minister Azra Fazal Pechuho greeted the arrival of 320,580 new Pfizer vaccines through the COVAX facility sent by the … Read more
Community groups in Australia’s Covid-hit cities are battling misinformation in multiple languages as they race to vaccinate a way out of “traumatic” lockdowns. Beneath the minarets of a mosque in west Sydney, 500 people are booked in for vaccine appointments at a pop-up clinic — part of a burgeoning network of initiatives by minority communities … Read more
925 new cases have occurred during the past 24 hours in the Sindh province, stated Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah. Whereas, 17 people have lost their lives to Covid-19. The chief minister said that 17 patients of COVID-19 lost their lives in a day, lifting the death toll to 7,133. “16,775 samples were tested … Read more
College students in Karachi will get COVID-19 vaccination. The vaccination drive has been started for students in the government colleges of the province. So far, 5,667 students have been vaccinated, stated the Directorate of Colleges. Whereas, the Sindh government has decided to initiate the COVID inoculation of grade-9 to 12 students in schools and colleges … Read more
The region administration has levied a micro smart lockdown in 11 sectors of Islamabad in an attempt to control the increasing coronavirus cases in the city. The measure is taken for the people to strictly restrict in these areas for two weeks. F7/1 – streets 32, 40, F10/2 – streets 17, 18 E11/2 – streets … Read more
The main phase of a global Covid vaccine study on children and teenagers led by Chinese maker Sinovac Biotech has been launched by South Africa. The major study is launched to test the effectiveness of Sinovac’s two-dose CoronaVac on 14,000 children aged between six months and 17 years in Chile, Kenya, Malaysia, the Philippines, and … Read more
Smart lockdown has been imposed by the Sindh government in several neighborhoods in Karachi’s Korangi in an attempt to control the rising coronavirus cases. The strict lockdown is implemented on the movement of people living in these areas from September 9 to September 23. Korangi UC-10 – Street 1, Bhittai Colony Korangi UC-10 – Street … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Thursday decided to extend special non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) till September 15 that have been enforced till 12th September in 24 high disease risk districts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). The NCOC during its daily session carried out a review of special … Read more
The Rapid PCR test fee has been fixed to Rs 5,000 for the passengers traveling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Islamabad airport. The charges for the rapid antigen test for passengers going to Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi have been summarized for the airlines and fixed at Rs.5, 000. All the passengers willing … Read more
According to the data issued by the National Command and Operation Center data showed on Thursday the coronavirus cases has reached 4,000 in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, for the first time in seven days. Pakistan’s daily toll of coronavirus cases has mostly been between the 3,000-4,000 ranges for close to a month. As … Read more
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has advised countries to avoid giving coronavirus vaccines boosters until year-end. He pointed toward the millions worldwide who are yet to obtain a single dose. “I will not stay silent when the companies and countries that control the global supply of vaccines think the world’s poor should be … Read more
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has taken notice of reports concerning unnecessary amounts being charged from passengers traveling to UAE by airlines for leading a rapid PCR test. The aviation authority had received complaints regarding excessive charges from UAE travelers by airlines at various airports of the country. No airline could charge a sum beyond Rs5000 … Read more
The current situation of coronavirus in Baluchistan is getting under control with the recent decline in positive cases was seen to a larger extent, provincial corona operation cell said in a statement. The number of active cases of Covid-19 has plunged in the province below 400 and only six patients of the disease have been … Read more
Pakistan has received 6.6million doses of Pfizer vaccine from the United States (U.S) through the COVAX global distribution program to help the country vaccinate its population against Covid-19. “The U.S. has shipped another tranche of Pfizer vaccines to Pakistan. The 6.6 million doses will arrive in time to assist the Pakistani government to inoculate young … Read more
The quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated passengers from Pakistan has been lifted by the Turkish government. All passengers will have to provide a negative PCR test result accompanied 72 hours before their entry into Turkey, stated the new regulations effective from Sept 4. Passengers arriving from Pakistan, who will have proof of COVID-19 vaccination, will … Read more
Pakistan’s total death tally reached 25,978 on Thursday after 85 more lives were claimed by the deadly virus in a single day. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) latest figures provided, 61,651 coronavirus tests were led in the country, out of which 4,103 came back positive. The positivity ratio was logged at … Read more
A Whitehouse official stated that The US will send over four million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Pakistan. Through the COVAX 4,149,990 doses were sent to Pakistan, the global vaccine-sharing initiative co-led by Gavi (the Vaccine Alliance), the WHO (World Health Organization), and CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness), are in addition to the more … Read more
The Punjab government has declared on Wednesday new restraints to challenge the latest upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the region. The Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, the limitations have been levied in 25 districts except “high disease prevalence” cities where a lockdown was announced on August 27, stated a notification issued by the authorities. “This … Read more
European Union governments have approved to eliminate the United States from the EU’s safe travel list. This means U.S visitors and those from five other countries are likely to face constricted controls, such as Covid-19 tests and quarantines. Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Montenegro, and North Macedonia have also been taken off the safe travel list. The … Read more
World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday stated that a coronavirus booster is a way to keep the most helpless safe and not a luxury robbing people who have yet to have even a single jab. Hans Kluge WHO Europe head seemed to be more optimistic than the UN health body’s past evaluations of the third … Read more
India has increased the overall vaccine output of COVID-19 inoculation of more than half of its adult population vaccinated with at least one dose. The upsurge in inoculation has raised hopes the country will recommence being an exporter within months, ramping up from early next year. India has donated and sold 66 million doses to … Read more
Moderna vaccine contamination has widened in Japan with another million doses being temporarily suspended. Previously millions of Moderna shots were suspended for use after foreign materials were found in batches. So far, two people have died following shots from affected lots. The suspension of Moderna supplies comes as Japan fights its worst wave of coronavirus … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF stated that Teachers and other school members should be among the groups selected for Covid inoculations so that schools in Europe and Central Asia can remain open for the entire year. WHO wants to take procedures to confirm that schools can stay open throughout the pandemic. The UN … Read more
The health ministry of Japan and drugmaker Takeda has terminated the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna’s Covid vaccine after reports of contamination went viral. Takeda is in charge of sales and distribution of the Moderna vaccine in Japan. Takeda said it had “received reports from several vaccination centers that foreign substances have been … Read more
India has managed to vaccinate 10,064,032 vaccine doses under its Nationwide Vaccination drive. This is the highest vaccination achieved in a single day since the start of the vaccination drive. India’s Covid-19 vaccination exposure has overlapped the 62 crores (62,09,43,580) milestone as per the provisional report today. Whereas, Kerala has recorded over 30,000 cases on … Read more
The U.S has sent 3.7 million Pfizer vaccines to Pakistan; the stock reached Islamabad International Airport on Friday morning. It was delivered to Pakistan free of cost through the COVAX program, which is the WHO vaccine-sharing alliance. The shots will be utilized in the country’s national vaccination drive. COVAX in the past four months has … Read more
China criticized the U.S. “politicization” of determinations to trace the foundation of the coronavirus. China has demanded that American Labs should be investigated, ahead of the proclamation of a US intelligence report on the virus. The US report is envisioned on resolving the differences amongst intelligence agencies in view of different theories about how the coronavirus occurrence. … Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) stated a decline in new cases of coronavirus. The Ministry of Health and Prevention stated that the health authorities of the country have recorded 991 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. So far coronavirus has claimed three lives in UAE and 1,576 have recovered from the deadly virus. … Read more
