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Mongolia’s daily COVID-19 count exceeds 2,000

Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — Mongolia recorded 2,279 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bring the national count to 401,761, the country’s health ministry said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the viral disease has so far claimed 2,006 lives after three new deaths were reported. The Asian country confirmed its first imported and local … Read more

Fiji reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths, 3rd wave death toll reaches 24

Fiji

SUVA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — Fiji has recorded seven new COVID-19 deaths, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths to 24 since confirmation of the third wave of the pandemic. Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Health James Fong said on Thursday that five of the new deaths confirmed overnight were fully vaccinated but had pre-existing medical … Read more

Hong Kong reports 22 new COVID-19 cases

Hong Kong

HONG KONG, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — Hong Kong on Wednesday reported 22 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, taking the total tally of cases tested positive to 13,002, data from the Center for Health Protection showed. The newly reported cases consist of 17 imported cases, four epidemiologically linked with imported cases and … Read more

Fiji records 17 deaths as 3rd wave of COVID-19 hits island nation

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SUVA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — Fiji has recorded five new COVID-19 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 17 since the confirmation of the third wave of COVID-19. Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Health James Fong said on Tuesday three of five new deaths were fully vaccinated, one man was not jabbed, … Read more

Mongolia’s COVID-19 death toll exceeds 2,000

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ULAN BATOR, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — Mongolia’s COVID-19 death toll has reached 2,001 after two more related deaths were registered over the past 24 hours, the country’s health ministry said on Monday. Meanwhile, 649 new COVID-19 infections, including 10 imported ones, were recorded across the country in the past day, raising the national tally to … Read more

Hong Kong reports 33 new COVID-19 cases

COVID-19

HONG KONG, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Hong Kong on Thursday reported 33 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 12,832, data from the Center for Health Protection showed. The new cases consist of 28 imported cases and five cases epidemiologically linked with an imported case. Thirty of the … Read more

Mongolia sees record daily count of COVID-19 cases since mid-November

Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Mongolia registered 795 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the highest daily increase since Nov. 18, bringing the national count to 392,984, the country’s health ministry reported on Thursday. The number of daily infections in the country has been resurging due to New Year celebrations, according to … Read more

Sindh govt not procured even a single dose of Covid-19 vaccine, claims Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday said that the Sindh Government had not procured even a single dose of vaccine. He said this while addressing a press conference after the Federal Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan. He further said that the federal government, on the other hand, … Read more

Moderna says full booster dose improves Omicron protection

Omicron

PARIS, Dec 20, 2021 (AFP) – Giving a full dose of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine as a booster shot provides more antibody protection against the Omicron variant than currently authorised half-strength injections, the company said Monday. The lab study measured the levels of Omicron-neutralising antibodies in blood samples from 40 people who had low levels of these … Read more

Study finds Omicron variant can partially escape immunity induced by Pfizer vaccine

Omicron variant can partially escape immunity induced by Pfizer vaccine

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — A laboratory research has suggested that the Omicron variant can partially escape antibody immunity induced by the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The research, led by professor Alex Sigal from the Africa Health Research Institute in South Africa, has been submitted to medRxiv, a preprint server for health sciences. The research confirms … Read more

Switzerland gives green light for children’s Covid jabs

Switzerland gives green light for children's Covid jabs

GENEVA: The Swiss medicines agency Swissmedic on Friday approved the vaccination of children aged between five and 11 with Pfizer-Biontech’s Comirnaty vaccine. “Clinical trial results show that the vaccine is safe and effective in this age group,” it said in a statement. The Comirnaty vaccine is administered in two doses of ten microgrammes three weeks … Read more

S. Korea asks teenagers to receive COVID-19 vaccine amid rising cases

S. Korea asks teenagers to receive COVID-19 vaccine amid rising cases

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s health authorities on Thursday asked teenagers to receive COVID-19 vaccine amid the rising infection cases of minors. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said in a statement that it strongly recommends the vaccination of teenagers as the number of confirmed cases continued to grow among unvaccinated … Read more

Vaccine developer warns of ‘more lethal’ pandemic

Vaccine developer warns of 'more lethal' pandemic

LONDON, Dec 6, 2021 (AFP) – The lead developer of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine warned the next pandemic could be “more lethal”, urging better preparedness in a speech set to be aired Monday. Sarah Gilbert, who is credited with saving millions of lives through her role in designing the jab, said the world must build on … Read more

Helping overcome COVID-19 vaccine shortage could rebuild U.S. standing: FT

Helping overcome COVID-19 vaccine shortage could rebuild U.S. standing: FT

LONDON, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) — The United States could rebrand itself by helping overcome the global COVID-19 vaccine shortage, the Financial Times said recently in an opinion article. “The U.S. could show itself capable of giving the world’s poor what they need, as opposed to lecturing from a distance,” it said. According to the World … Read more

India announces first two cases of Omicron variant

India announces first two cases of Omicron variant

NEW DELHI, Dec 2, 2021 (AFP) – India announced its first two cases of the highly infectious Omicron Covid variant on Thursday, months after a devastating wave of the virus killed more than 200,000 people around the country. Top health ministry official Luv Agarwal said two men in southern Karnataka state, aged 66 and 46, had tested positive … Read more

Franco-Austrian firm Valneva’s Covid jab under EU review

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THE HAGUE: Europe’s drug watchdog launched an accelerated review Thursday of a Covid-19 vaccine by Franco-Austrian biotech firm Valneva, for which the EU has already signed a deal for up to 60 million doses. The jab — which uses “inactivated” viruses rather than the new mRNA technology of the Pfizer or Moderna shots — showed … Read more

1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines for children arrives in Canada

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The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines for children arrived in Canada, clearing the way for provinces and territories to begin planning for the next phase of the national mass immunization campaign. A UPS plane carrying thousands of doses landed in the rain at an airport in Hamilton, with Federal Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi on hand … Read more

WHO experts back booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised

Which vaccinations are helpful against the Covid-19 delta variant?

GENEVA – Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Monday that booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines should be offered to moderately and severely immunocompromised people. After four days of talks last week, the WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) recommended that such people should receive a third dose of a … Read more

No basic services to non-vaccinated from October 1, warns NCOC

Pakistan to start COVID vaccination of children aged 12 years and older

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday warned the masses to get their Covid-19 vaccine jab, as basic services rendered to the public would be banned for non-vaccinated individuals from October 1. The nerve centre of the country in its fight against the deadly contagious disease of Coronavirus took to social networking site … Read more

Shaukat Tarin: Pakistani currency will be used for trade with Afghanistan

Shaukat Tarin

Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin said that Pakistani currency will be used for two-sided trade with Afghanistan, as an alternative to the US dollar.

The minister exposed it in a meeting of Senate’s Standing Committee on Finance, adding that the bordering counter, where the Taliban has just publicized their temporary government structure, is facing a lack of dollars as international financial institutions have detained its assets.

Shaukat Tarin more stated that Pakistan might refer human resources to Afghanistan to operate many affairs as the Taliban has derived into power again later a break of two decades.

The finance minister also called food prices the main concern of Pakistan and said that the present account shortage has been viewing a rush since April.

The finance minister said to the senators that Pakistan established $450 million from the Asian Development for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines.

He also promised to take the country’s GDP growth to 4.8% during the present fiscal year 2021-22.

Indian hackers targeted the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) database a few days ago, according to the finance minister, who also stated that the revenue authority’s system is being updated.

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Irish COVID-related restrictions will be eased in October

Irish COVID related restrictions will be eased in October

Ireland plans to lift almost all of its COVID-19 pandemic restrictions beginning October 22 after reporting that more than 90 percent of its population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. While many nations and towns across the world are resuming lockdowns or imposing new restrictions such as mask regulations and travel … Read more

120-year-old woman makes record after getting a 2nd shot of COVID-19 vaccine

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In Indian Jammu Kashmir, a 120-year-old woman has become the “poster girl” for immunization after receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Dholi Devi demonstrated that age is just a number as she got her second dose of the vaccine. She lives in the village of Ghar Katiyas in Udhampur’s Sub Division Drudu, Tehsil … Read more

France’s Sanofi to buy US Translate Bio for $3.2 billion 

PARIS: French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi on Tuesday unveiled a 3.2-billion-US dollar deal to acquire US biotech company Translate Bio in a move to accelerate development of next-generation mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) technology and catch up with its peers in the Covid-19 vaccine race. In a joint statement, Sanofi said it has entered into a definitive … Read more

Pakistan Earns Whopping $10mn From CanSino Bio Vaccine Phase 3 Trials

Pakistan Earns Whopping $10mn From CanSino Bio Vaccine Phase 3 Trials

Major General Amir Ikram revealed that Pakistan has earned $10 million from conducting three-phase trials of the Chinese vaccine CanSino. The head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was addressing a function in the city where he revealed that many countries want to hold their Phase 3 trials in Pakistan. “These experiments can bring … Read more

Corona Vaccination Certificate will be verified at shops and offices as of now

Corona Vaccination Certificate

In South District of Karachi, the administration has decided to check and verify the Corona Vaccination Certificate. According to sources, the administration has decided to check the vaccination certificates of people working in markets, cinemas, restaurants, bakeries and shops. Sources said that the areas where it has been decided to check the vaccination certificate include … Read more

Singapore is considering to resume sports, conferences, and concerts for its immunized citizens

Singapore is considering sports, conferences, and concerts for its immunized citizens

By the end of the month, Singapore anticipates more than half of its people to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, allowing for larger gatherings for conferences, live music, sports, weddings, and religious activities. The plan was introduced after the government announced on Wednesday that it will lift some coronavirus restrictions from next week, allowing … Read more

2 million doses of Sinovac vaccine arrive in Pakistan

Sinovac vaccines by China

A special plane of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) PK-6853 has flown from Beijing with two million doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine from the Beijing Capital International Airport to Islamabad on Tuesday. According to official sources, another two million Chinese COVID vaccines will be sent to Pakistan from China in the next few days. Whereas, … Read more

How To Get The Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine In Karachi

How To Get The Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine In Karachi

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is available in Karachi for those who need it for travel purposes and people with compromised immune systems. Mehar Khursheed, a spokesperson for the Sindh health department said, “The Civil hospital, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Jinnah hospital, and Dow hospital have the supply for Pfizer and if someone matches … Read more