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Moving ahead in 2021
We need to understand that the battle against Covid hasn’t been won
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Stricter lockdown restrictions probably on the way, says UK Johnson
The government has also cancelled reopening of schools in and around London but teaching unions want wider closures
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India's approval of homegrown vaccine criticised over lack of data
Opposition lawmakers questioned the lack of transparency in approving it, says approval is premature and dangerous
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India's drugs experts approve AstraZeneca, local Covid vaccines
The government says the final decision on the two vaccines would be made by the CDSCO
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Japan to consider new Covid-19 emergency declaration
Tokyo raised its Covid-19 alert level to its highest measure on Dec 17
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Australia's Covid-19 cases on the rise as masks made compulsory
Health authorities have identified 220 “close contacts” and more than 50 “exposure sites” linked to positive cases
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Saudi Arabia ends entry ban, keeps some coronavirus restrictions
Restrictions include asking people to stay at least 14 days isolate before entering the kingdom
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Commissioner orders collection of Covid death data
“Data of deaths caused by pandemic will be collected through a survey in Hazara division
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Galatasaray's Elabdellaoui in hospital with eye damage
Fire exploded in Norwegian player’s hand at his home in Istanbul on New Year’s eve
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Fulham's game at Burnley postponed
Move comes after London club reports fresh Covid-19 cases within its camp
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Spurs condemn trio for Covid-19 protocol breach
Pictures on social media showed Lamela, Lo Celso and Reguilon together at a Christmas party
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Klopp urges PL to keep going despite rising Covid-19 cases
Liverpool manager says safety measures in place will ensure competition is not affected
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Carney deletes Twitter account
Move comes after former England international receives online abuse over Leeds comment
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Kashf Foundation bags UN award for ‘Covid-19 action’
Pakistani organisation wins the EU-funded WEP award for its 'don’t let corona impact your business' initiative
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Pakistani-American doctor clears $650,000 of cancer patients’ debt as 'Christmas gift'
Dr Atiq, who received his medical degree from Peshawar, foregoes medical bills of nearly 200 patients
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French police shut down rave party defying Covid-19 restrictions
Around 2,500 revellers from across France and abroad attended the New Year party near Rennes
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Tokyo governor, others urge Japan's gov't to declare coronavirus emergency
New Covid-19 infections in Tokyo hit a record 1,337 on Dec. 31
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UK reactivates emergency Covid-19 hospitals, closes London primary schools
Britain is battling a new wave of a virus that has already killed more than 74,000 people
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Pfizer and BioNTech to offer Covid vaccine to volunteers who got placebo
Trial participants who received the placebo will have two doses of the investigational vaccine reserved for them
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US Covid-19 cases surpass 20 million as deaths mount
The United States is averaging 186,000 cases a day
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Flailing attempts: Pandemic leads to rebirth of education
K-P, like the rest of Pakistan, faces a formidable situation when it comes to online education system
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Capital reports 186 new Covid infections
Five people die of coronavirus in Rawalpindi
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UK reactivates emergency hospitals as coronavirus cases surge
An email to staff from the Royal London Hospital says it is now in 'disaster medicine mode'
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US coronavirus cases surpass 20 million mark
Experts believe worst is yet to come as health care workers brace for surge in cases, deaths after holiday gatherings
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WHO emergency Covid-19 vaccine listing aims to lift access in poor countries
UN health agency says it will work with regional partners to tell national health authorities about two-dose shot
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Private schools body adamant on reopening educational institutions from Jan 11
Shafqat Mehmood says final decision to reopen schools will be taken at NCOC meeting on January 4
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Crowds fill streets in China's pandemic-hit Wuhan, celebrate New Year
As per tradition, hundreds gathered in front of the old Hankow Customs House building
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Subdued Brazil New Year celebrations met with silence in Covid-19 ward
Brazil reported 56,773 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours
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Dream of viable economy remains ever elusive
Halfway into its term, PTI’s inability to bring necessary course correction overshadows minor gains in 2020
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Justice in the time of coronavirus
As CJP took suo motu notice of govt’s handling of pandemic, some argued the matter fell into executive’s domain
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Sindh records 27 more Covid fatalities
With 1,254 fresh cases, provincial tally rises to 215,679
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Private schools body says reopening from Jan 11
They would reopen schools sans government permission
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Explainer-What we know about China-made vaccines
Recently approved vaccine Sinopharm’s Beijing developer says its Phase 3 trial showed 79.34% efficacy
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1.2m doses of Covid-19 vaccine to be purchased from China: Fawad
Vaccine will be provided free of charge to frontline workers in first quarter of 2021, says federal minister
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Explainer-How does AstraZeneca's vaccine compare with Pfizer-BioNTech?
AstraZeneca vaccine’s efficacy in preventing infections was 70.4%, compared with Pfizer/BioNTech's efficacy of 95%
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Vaccinated US nurse contracts Covid-19, expert says Pfizer shot needed more time to work - ABC
Matthew went to a drive-up hospital testing site and tested positive for Covid-19 the day after Christmas
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Covid-hit tourism sector may recover in late 2021
Pakistan can earn $25b if sector realises its true potential
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WHO, marking year since Covid-19 began, urges fair vaccine distribution to all
This is the challenge we must rise to in the New Year, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general
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Factbox: Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
Countries brace for higher infections ahead of the New Year long weekend
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NCOC develops national immunisation system for Covid vaccine administration
Pakistan's Covid-19 positivity ratio stands at 5.92 per cent
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Sydney tightens Covid-19 curbs ahead of New Year's Eve
Dampening the city’s New Year’s Eve harbour fireworks display, an event televised around the world
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India extends suspension of flights with Britain to Jan 7
The South Asian nation reports 20 cases of a new infectious strain of Covid first detected in the UK
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Singapore begins Covid-19 vaccinations marking "new chapter" in virus fight
Singapore expects to have enough vaccine doses for all 5.7 million people by the third quarter of 2021
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Premier League Covid positives hit fresh high amid fixture fears
The league said 18 individuals had tested positive for the new coronavirus, the most in a week this season
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US detects first case of Covid-19 variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook
The virus has infected more than 19 million people and killed over 334,000 in the United States
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10 more die of Covid-19 across K-P
The main hospital in Peshawar is already feeling the heat of the situation
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China's capital locks down part of district in coronavirus fight
The capital’s Covid prevention and control need to initiate emergency mode, a city spokesman says
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Iran begins human trials of homegrown Covid-19 vaccine
More than one million people have so far contracted Covid-19 in Iran, with over 54,000 deaths
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NCOC reviews Covid-19 vaccine strategy, efforts for early availability
Health experts highlight increase of Pakistan's Covid-19 positivity ratio
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Covid drives Dutch death rate up to highest level since WWII
A total of 770,400 people in the Netherlands have tested positive for Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic