Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Pakistan Put A Ban On Travellers from India Amid New Variant

Pakistan Put A Ban On Travellers from India Amid New Variant

The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) has banned the entry of passengers from India to Pakistan due to a record increase in cases of coronavirus. A meeting of the NCOC was held today under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Privileges Asad Omar, which was also chaired by the National Coordinator … Read more

US reports first known case of new coronavirus variant

US new coronavirus variant

The highly-infectious Covid-19 variant has entered the US as the state of Colorado reported the first known case. The patient, a man in his 20s, is currently in isolation. He has no travel history. State health officials said they were working to identify contacts and other potential causes of the new variant. The US has … Read more

Saudi Arabia extends entry ban amid new variant of coronavirus

travel ban in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has decided to extend a ban on entry to the Kingdom by air, land, and sea for another week. As per the details, the Ministry of Interior said in an official statement that the decision was a precautionary measure against the spread of the new variant of COVID-19, which had been detected in … Read more

Covid vaccine ‘very likely’ to protect against new variant

coronavirus vaccine variant

Coronavirus vaccine being given in the UK is “likely” to protect people against the new variant of the virus, the company behind the vaccine said. But, BioNTech’s boss said that the vaccine could be re-engineered in a matter of weeks if necessary. Coronavirus vaccine has been developed by BioNTech and Pfizer. The vaccine has been … Read more

New coronavirus variant: Why is it causing concern?

After UK, Mutant COVID Strain Discovered In South Africa

The UK was the first country to approve the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. However, experts have raised concerns as a new variant of coronavirus has been reported in the country.  Various nations have imposed travel bans on the UK as the new variant is rapidly spreading. The government’s advisers on new infections have “moderate” … Read more