KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia recorded 17,828 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the total tally to 4,010,952, according to the health ministry. They included 407 new imported cases and 17,421 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 63 deaths have been reported from the pandemic, bringing the death toll … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development and National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) chief Asad Umar on Sunday said 100 million Pakistanis had become fully vaccinated, while more than 127 million people had received at least one dose of Coronavirus vaccine. “Major milestone reached in national vaccination drive. 100 million Pakistani’s are now fully … Read more
WELLINGTON, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — New Zealand reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country’s current community outbreak to 11,003. Among the new infections, five were recorded in the largest city of Auckland, three in nearby Waikato, and nine in Bay of … Read more
BLED, Slovenia, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — The Slovenian Health Ministry launched a national campaign on Sunday to boost the COVID-19 vaccination rate to cope with the Omicron variant. Health Minister Janez Poklukar kicked off the campaign in the northwestern city of Bled, where he got his booster shot. The campaign was scheduled from Dec. 19 … Read more
HONG KONG, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — Hong Kong’s Center for Health Protection (CHP) confirmed one additional case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Wednesday. In an update on the latest investigations on an imported case announced on Tuesday, the CHP said the Omicron case involved a 21-year-old female patient who arrived in Hong Kong … Read more
KIEV, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — Ukraine will get a loan of about 150 million U.S. dollars from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to combat COVID-19, the country’s finance ministry said on Monday. The funds will partly be used to strengthen the public health system and support the urgent response to the COVID-19 … Read more
HONG KONG, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — Hong Kong’s Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported two additional cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Monday. The cases involved a 62-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman arriving in Hong Kong from Britain together on Dec. 10 and tested positive upon arrival at the Hong Kong International … Read more
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
TOKYO, Japan on Tuesday confirmed its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, a day after authorities announced new Covid border restrictions. “Regarding the traveller arriving from Namibia, it was confirmed to be a case of Omicron after analysis at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases,” government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters. “This is the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) has asked the people to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In a tweet, the NCOC also urged the people to observe the standard operating procedures to prevent spread of the virus. “Due to emergence of new variant ‘Omicron’ in various countries, it is imperative to follow SOPs … Read more
VIENNA: Austria said on Friday it is barring those not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 from cafes, restaurants and hairdressers as infections approach the record set a year ago and the government struggles to convince holdouts to get the shot. Roughly 64 per cent of Austria’s population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, in line with the European Union … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Asad Umar shared on Saturday that at least 70 million people have now received at one dose and 40 million are fully vaccinated across Pakistan. “The government is making progress to vaccinate the people,” he wrote in a tweet. He said the government had set a target of vaccinating 70 million people … Read more
