KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 21,072 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 3,040,235, according to the health ministry. Data released on the ministry’s website said 65 cases were imported, with 21,007 being local transmissions. A further 11 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 32,125. The ministry … Read more
TOKYO – A mass COVID-19 vaccination center in Tokyo was reopened by the Japanese government on Monday to offer COVID-19 booster shots amid criticism that the government has been slow to roll out the third jabs as the Omicron variant of the virus wreaks havoc in the capital and elsewhere. The mass vaccination center in … Read more
SYDNEY – Premier of Australia’s Victoria Daniel Andrews on Thursday urged residents of the state to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine, saying it was not an “optional extra.” Andrews said he was hopeful the national framework would embrace “practical scientific reality” to mandate booster shots, as a third dose was necessary to “protect against severe … Read more
Balochistan has been on high alert after 12 suspected cases of ‘Omicron variant’ of SARS-CoV2 were found in the Kalat district of the province. Read more: NIH confirms Pakistan’s first Omicron case after analysing samples The Kalat administration asked all 12 suspected patients to move into quarantine, confirmed Bol News on Wednesday. The provincial government … Read more
WHO Europe rejected a claim made earlier this month by the World Health Organization (WHO) that statistics did not justify the use of COVID-19 booster doses. “A third dose of vaccine is not a luxury booster (that is) taken away from someone who is still waiting for a first jab. It’s basically a way to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has devised a system for administering COVID vaccination booster shots to people going abroad. Booster shots will be given to tourists from this month, according to sources. “The service would be provided to travelers in designated vaccination centres in major cities of the country,” they said. The sources also revealed that separate counters … Read more
The United States is working to give additional COVID-19 booster shots to Americans with compromised immune systems as quickly as possible, as cases of the novel coronavirus continue to rise, top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday. “It is extremely important for us to move to get those individuals their booster shots … Read more
