coronavirus

Vaccines scarce, precautions challenging amid variant spread

Treatment shows effectiveness against several coronaviruses, including Covid-19, variants, says US university

Among the total deaths, six reported from Karachi, one from Peshawar

Health minister orders people to follow SOPs; wear masks and maintain distance

Masks, SOPs fail to curb coronavirus as rate of infections on the rise

Health officials discuss ways to strengthen NPIs

Fatalities come as authorities scramble to curb a surge in infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant

Study reveals that Covid-19 impacts brain size and cognition

Private hospitals, labs warned to follow revised rates

Omicron has raised hopes Covid-19 is starting to shift from a pandemic to a manageable endemic illness like flu

50% attendance will be maintained for education institutions having children under the age of 12 in Karachi, Hyderabad

Authorities ordered 2,000 hamsters from dozens of pet shops and storage facilities to be culled

International flights under existing bubble agreements will continue, civil aviation authorities say

Israel's Sheba Medical Centre is studying the effect of the Pfizer booster in 154 people

Omicron sets off alarm bells as country’s new virus cases cross 4,000 for 2nd day in a row

Officials say they expect as many as three million people to take a ritual dip in the holy river on Friday

Caution comes as Sindh health department reports more than 15% coronavirus positivity rate in the port city

Human rights minister quarantined herself after test results, say sources

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend the annual Gangasagar Mela festival

Imran says Pakistan showed exceptional performance in confronting Covid-19 pandemic

The president urges people to take coronavirus precautions amid rising number of Omicron cases in the country

Remarks prompted howls of condemnation from opposition rivals

CAA announces new travel advisory for passengers from abroad

Delhi CM Kejriwal is one of the 37,379 new cases reported in the country over past 24 hours

Fifth wave of Covid-19 pandemic confirmed in Karachi   Our Correspondent 

Both countries confirmed their first known case of the Omicron variant in early December

Xian reports 150 new local symptomatic coronavirus cases, a slight drop from the previous day's 155

Commercial airlines cancelled 656 flights within, into or out of the United States on Sunday

Variant associated with a 5.4-fold higher risk of reinfection compared with Delta, says Imperial College London study

Covovax requires two doses and is stable at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius refrigerated temperatures

2 doses of vaccine reduce hospitalisations due to Omicron by 70%, says research by South African health insurance

PM Boris Johnson's government has already brought in new rules for England to slow the spread of Omicron

The findings are some of the earliest data on the protection against Omicron outside of lab studies

In a white lab coat and mask, virologist says her team realised something was different in PCR tests

Over 15 countries in Europe reported confirmed cases of new variant that has rattled financial markets

About 56 countries were reportedly implementing travel measures to guard against Omicron as of Nov. 28

Health officials say the infected person with mild symptoms returned from South Africa on Nov 22

The news of new variant emerging from South Africa prompted a swift reaction from several countries

China could face more than 630,000 infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance policies, say mathematicians

These countries have also been included in 'Category C', says NCOC

Infected person had developed symptoms 11 days after returning from a trip to Egypt via Turkey

Travellers would have to quarantine for five days in government-approved accommodation, says official statement

Experts say despite horrible performance of health system, New Delhi hailed indigenous vaccine as a major success

NCOC informs anti-Covid vaccination of students between age of 12 to 15 years would remain suspended till Nov 24

Country has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Europe and is grappling with its worst phrase of pandemic

Umar says half of all students across country inoculated

Authorisations would come as the bloc faces a new surge in infections and hospitalisations

German doctors warn they will need to postpone scheduled operations in coming weeks to cope

Stay comes two days after the Biden administration unveiled the rule

World Health Organisation describes the new wave as 'grave concern'