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US not 'out of the woods' as nation nears 500,000 Covid-19 deaths
White House says it will memorialise the moment but had no immediate comment about its plans
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Covid-19 heart problems may persist for months, reveals study
Signs of heart injury in hospitalized Covid-19 patients could be precursors to longer-lasting heart problems
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Argentina health minister resigns after reports of VIP vaccine access
Minister Gines says individuals were able to sidestep proper procedure for vaccinations due to ‘unintended confusion’
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Africa Covid-19 deaths surpass 100,000
South Africa has reported the highest number of deaths, followed by Egypt
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Coronavirus vaccine turns people gay: Iranian cleric
In a bizarre claim, Ayatollah Abbas urges his followers not to interact with people vaccinated for coronavirus
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Global new Covid-19 cases decline for five straight weeks
Weekly new cases of Covid-19 have fallen by almost half, reports Xinhua News
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Govt decides to inoculate elderly people with AstraZeneca vaccine
Pakistan will commence second phase of immunisation rive from next month, says SAPM Dr Faisal Sultan
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Coronavirus claims 18 more lives in Sindh
270 fresh Covid cases detected in province
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South Africa to return 1m Covid vaccine doses to Indian drug maker
Clinical trial showed shot offered minimal protection against new coronavirus variant
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Vaccination registration for citizens aged 65 and above now open: Asad Umar
Citizens can register for the vaccination by sending their CNIC number to 1166 for registration
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Israel cancels participation in UAE defence expo, citing air travel curbs
Israeli defence ministry says request for special permission to fly out to Abu Dhabi was refused
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Among the first: Pakistan to market Covid shots privately by 'next week'
Chughtai Lab director says they will receive 'several thousand doses within the next week'
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Saudi Arabia extends coronavirus restrictions for 20 days
Announcement extends measures to curb virus spread which include cinema, indoor sports centres closures
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UK’s support to Covax to help Pakistan’s vaccination programme
First 7 million doses of Oxford-developed AstraZeneca vaccines expected to arrive in Pakistan before April
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Prisoners and the pandemic
Kept in overcrowded jails and low on the govt’s list of priorities, inmates left to fend for themselves amid Covid-19
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Vaccinated Covid-19 patients appear less contagious, reveals study
People who get a Covid-19 vaccine can still become infected with the novel coronavirus
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Kyrgios in no rush to play again this year
Australian tennis star says he will not ‘force myself around the world’ while Covid-19 continues to rage
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Pakistan approves Chinese CanSino vaccine for emergency use
CanSinoBio trial results released last week showed 90.98% success rate in stopping severe infections
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Vaccine vs variant: Promising data in Israel's race to defeat pandemic
More than half of eligible Israelis have now been fully or partially vaccinated are seeing dramatic drop in illnesses
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Sri Lanka to lift ban on burial of Muslim coronavirus victims
PM Imran, who will be visiting the country later this month, welcomes the move
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Pakistanis aged 65 and above to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in March
Govt to kick off registration process for the inoculation drive by as early as next week, says Asad Umar
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WHO expert in Wuhan says lab leak 'very unlikely' as Covid source
WHO foreign expert Peter Ben Embarek says identifying the animal pathway remains a 'work in progress'
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WHO mission to China fails to find source of coronavirus
Experts believe the disease originated in bats and could have been transmitted to humans via another mammal
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Indian rights groups raise alarm over post-vaccine deaths
Health Ministry says only 7,580 people have shown mild adverse reactions after Covid-19 dose in 2nd half of January
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China donates Covid-19 vaccines to Pakistan Army
DG ISPR says vaccines to be donated to frontline health workers, the 'real heroes' of the pandemic
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UK says Covid-19 booster and annual vaccinations very probable
UK already provided nearly 11.5 million first doses of Covid-19 vaccines
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Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid shot less effective against South African variant: study
Drugmaker believes its vaccine could protect against severe disease
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Toll reaches 45 as another doctor dies of Covid in K-P
Dr Anila Naseer died at MH Hopistal after several days on the ventilator
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Govt gives nod to Sputnik Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
‘Three months permit’ will be given to the Russian pharmaceutical company
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Tribune Fact Check: G-B's Gilgit is corona free now?
Claim is true as no case of the deadly virus has emerged since Feb 3
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Footballers could miss internationals
Move comes as FIFA prolongs release rule relaxation until end of April
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'Coronavirus has become more dangerous'
UK variant is more infectious, and causes much more serious illness, according to Robert Koch Institute
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Pfizer drops India vaccine application after regulator seeks local trial
India's drug regulator says its experts did not recommend vaccine because of side effects reported abroad
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Climate change may have had 'key role' in Covid-19 pandemic
Researchers say 100 strains of coronavirus concentrated in ‘hotspot’ area
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India says committed to humanitarian support for Myanmar to deal with Covid-19
New Delhi had sent 1.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Myanmar as part of a diplomatic effort last month
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China bat caves need exploring in search for Covid origins, WHO team member says
Peter Daszak says team in Wuhan receiving new information about how the virus led to pandemic
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World faces around 4,000 Covid-19 variants as Britain explores mixed vaccine shots
Very unlikely current vaccines would not work against new variants, says British minister
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Covid-19 also attacks the pancreas, damaging its insulin-producing cells
The findings may help explain why blood sugar problems develop in many Covid-19 patients
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Pakistan to get 17.2m doses from Covax programme
Countries will receive doses in proportion to population size, with most going to India (97.2m) followed by Pakistan
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WHO team probing Covid-19 visits Wuhan lab, meets 'Bat Woman'
Experts spent about 3.5 hours at the heavily-guarded Wuhan lab, which has been centre of Covid-19 related conspiracy
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Vaccines may protect against severe disease even as variants evolve, Oxford's Pollard says
Says the virus is much more about the virus being able to continue to survive, rather than trying to cause harm to us
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Saudi Arabia suspends entry from 20 countries including Pakistan
The temporary ban has been imposed to help curb the spread of the coronavirus
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Vaccination launched with jab to a PIMS doctor
NCOC says first tranche of vaccine has reached all federating units, inoculation process will start tomorrow
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Over half in New Delhi may have had Covid, government survey suggests
According to a government survey, coronavirus antibodies have been detected in 56.13% of the city’s population
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Russia's Covid-19 vaccine 92% effective
Sputnik V is the third vaccine which is over 90% effective in Phase III trial
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NCOC apprises journalists of vaccine roll-out plan starting tomorrow
NCOC chief, Asad Umar, thanks media for all-out support in communicnating health guidelines to people during pandemic
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WHO team in China's Wuhan visits provincial CDC
Group of independent experts spent about 4-1/2 hours on its longest site visit since completing 2 weeks of quarantine
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Blasphemy hits Muslims hardest, says Imran
Urges Islamic nations to raise voice against attempts to disrespect Holy Prophet (PBUH)
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China says vaccine cooperation with Pakistan reflects joint efforts to fight Covid-19
Islamabad offered valuable support at Beijing’s most trying moment, acknowledges Chinese foreign ministry
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Britain detects South African variant in people with no travel links
Emergence of more infectious variants raises questions over whether vaccines will prove as effective