FDA has voted to alter Covid-19 vaccinations to target Omicron variant. New booster campaign is intended at preventing an anticipated increase in infections this fall. The decision sets the way for Moderna and Pfizer to transition to a new generation of vaccinations. Experts claim they will provide superior protection against most extensively circulating Covid strains. FDA: … Read more
A study warns of upcoming infectious diseases if climate gets hotter Environmental change will bring about a huge number of new infections spread among creature species by 2070. And that is probably going to expand the gamble of arising irresistible illnesses bouncing from creatures to people, as indicated by another review. This is particularly valid … Read more
Shanghai mentioned 39 Covid deaths Sunday, its highest each day toll despite weeks of lockdowns, whilst China’s capital Beijing warned of a “grim” state of affairs with rising infections. The international’s second-biggest economic system has been suffering to stamp out its worst outbreak in years with a playbook of harsh lockdowns and mass testing because it sticks … Read more
ISLAMABAD – A downward trend in Pakistan’s daily new COVID-19 cases and deaths has been witnessed after the country reported zero death for the second day Wednesday, according to statistics released by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Thursday. Statistics 24 Mar 22Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 30,054Positive Cases: 210Positivity %: 0.69%Deaths … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia registered 95 new COVID-19 local cases over the past 24 hours, raising the national tally to 468,418, the country’s health ministry said Thursday. Meanwhile, the country’s COVID-19 death toll stands at 2,105, with no new deaths reported by Thursday for the seventh consecutive day. Currently, Mongolia has a total of 3,154 … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 28,298 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 3,900,433, according to the health ministry. There are 698 new imported cases in the country, and 27,600 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 105 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea reported a record high of 400,741 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 7,629,275, the health authorities said Wednesday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 362,329 in the previous day, topping 400,000 for the first time, according to … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 26,534 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 3,872,135, according to the health ministry. There are 691 new imported cases and 25,843 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 95 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 33,994. The … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia registered 97 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, below the benchmark of 100 for three days in a row since Dec. 27, 2021 when 83 daily cases were reported, the country’s health ministry said Tuesday. The country’s COVID-19 tally has now risen to 468,159, while its COVID-19 death toll … Read more
TUNIS – Tunisian Health Minister Ali Mrabet warned on Monday that his country may witness a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in May. The progress of fighting the virus does not justify laxity on the preventive measures, the minister told Mosaique FM, a private radio station. He also stressed the importance of vaccination, adding … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea reported a record high of 383,665 daily COVID-19 cases as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 6,206,277, the health authorities said Saturday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 282,983 in the previous day, surpassing the previous high of 342,433 tallied on … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Friday reported 571 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday. The NCOC said that the country’s overall tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to 1,518,083, including 1,469,930 recoveries. Statistics 12 Mar 22: Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 36,885Positive Cases: 571Positivity … Read more
HONG KONG: The United States warned citizens against travelling to Hong Kong on Wednesday, citing the risk of children being separated from parents as the Chinese city imposes controversial Covid isolation policies. The State Department upgraded Hong Kong to its highest “Do Not Travel” warning “due to COVID-19 related restrictions, including the risk of parents … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has recorded 2,597 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. With the new infections, the overall number of COVID-19 infections has risen to 1,488,598 in the country, said the NCOC, a department leading the country’s campaign against the pandemic. A total … Read more
TOKYO – The head of the Japanese government’s coronavirus advisory panel Thursday announced the extension of quasi-emergency restrictions in place. In 13 prefectures that are set to expire on Sunday Shigeru Omi, the Japanese government’s top COVID-19 adviser, told press that there was “no point” in only relying on COVID quasi-emergency measures to combat Japan’s … Read more
PARIS: France began lifting coronavirus restrictions including mandatory outdoor mask-wearing Wednesday in a bid to ease citizens’ daily lives, dividing opinion as the country only last month reported record Covid-19 infections. Audience capacity limits for concert halls, sporting matches and other events were also removed, and although homeworking will no longer be mandated it is … Read more
TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Health Ministry on Sunday reported 21,996 new COVID-19 daily cases, taking the country’s total infections to 6,344,179. The pandemic also claimed 44 lives in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll since the outbreak of disease in the country in February 2020 to to 132,424, said the ministry. … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks dropped 1.62 per cent during the week ended January 21, 2022, amid rising Covid infections and uncertainty over the upcoming monetary policy. “Going forward, we expect the market direction to take a cue from the upcoming monetary policy announcement coupled with the IMF board meeting,” an analyst at Pearl Securities said. … Read more
