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Pakistan

NCOC decides to bring back covid testing

Notification says 2% of all arrivals to be tested for virus

Published 04 Jan, 2024 11:14am

Life & Style

NIH says ‘influenza’ spreading across Pakistan is not Covid-19

Influenza-A H2 and H3 cases on the rise as people report with respiratory problems

Published 03 Jan, 2024 02:01pm

World

Saudi govt urges facemasks at Islam’s holiest sites amid new Covid-19 variant

The kingdom expects around 10 million Muslims for upcoming Umrah season

Published 01 Jan, 2024 09:12pm

Life & Style

New Covid-19 variant JN.1 not detected in Pakistan but pilgrims to be vaccinated

The country prepares to receive a new vaccine from Pfizer

Published 01 Jan, 2024 01:22pm

World

India reports 69 cases of new Covid variant

WHO classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a ‘variant of interest’

Published 26 Dec, 2023 05:32pm

World

UK PM Sunak reportedly said ‘just let people die’, COVID inquiry hears

Previous evidence has shown he was branded "Dr. Death" by one government scientific adviser

Published 21 Nov, 2023 08:38am

World

Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to Kariko and Weissman, pioneers of Covid vaccine

'We are not working for any kind of reward,' says Kariko

Published 02 Oct, 2023 11:31pm

Life & Style

WHO calls on China for ‘full access’ for Covid investigators: report

'We're pressing China to give full access, and we are asking countries to raise it during their bilateral meetings — [to urge Beijing] to co-operate,' says WHO chief

Published 17 Sep, 2023 07:02pm

Pakistan

New covid variant reported in several countries including the US, the UK

"UKHSA is currently undertaking a detailed assessment and will provide further information in due course,” says the deputy director of UKHSA

Updated 19 Aug, 2023 11:11am

Life & Style

New Covid vaccines are on the way as ‘Eris’ variant rises

Some public health experts hope Americans will welcome the new shot as they would a flu jab

Published 15 Aug, 2023 09:13am

Pakistan

PAC calls for investigations into PTI government’s loan scheme

Summons secretary finance, SBP governor for response

Published 04 Jul, 2023 11:04pm

World

US to end COVID vaccination requirements on May 11 for foreign travelers, federal workers

A federal appeals court in March upheld a decision blocking enforcement

Published 02 May, 2023 10:20am

World

China’s exit bans multiply as political control tightens under Xi

Scores of Chinese and foreigners have been ensnared by exit bans

Published 02 May, 2023 10:11am

Sports

Djokovic able to play at US Open as vaccine mandate set to end

one of the most high-profile athletes unvaccinated against COVID-19

Published 02 May, 2023 09:56am

Business & Economy

New BOJ chief’s first task may be to tweak forward guidance

Japan having re-opened the economy and removed COVID-19 curbs

Published 26 Apr, 2023 10:41am

Business & Economy

China’s exports rise unexpectedly, but economists warn of weakness ahead

Exports in March shot up 14.8% from a year ago

Published 13 Apr, 2023 12:04pm

Sports

Djokovic returns to Tour seeking strong start to clay swing

Djokovic, 35, who is unvaccinated against COVID-19

Published 10 Apr, 2023 11:34am

Life & Style

Why are animal-to-human diseases on the rise?

World Organisation for Animal Health says 60 percent of human infectious diseases are zoonotic

Published 07 Apr, 2023 07:07am

World

Japan govt survey finds 1.5m living as recluses

The poll is Japan’s first official comprehensive probe

Published 05 Apr, 2023 11:48am

Technology

Exclusive: Tesla’s Musk planning to visit China, seeking meeting with premier

he has visited China since the COVID-19 pandemic

Published 31 Mar, 2023 12:44pm

World

Pope to spend ‘few days’ in hospital due to respiratory infection

The 86-year-old pontiff was taken to Rome’s Gemelli hospital

Published 30 Mar, 2023 12:25pm

Life & Style

Sharks, tourists jostle for space around Thai destination island

Maya Bay lies in Phi Phi Leh Island

Published 28 Mar, 2023 10:38am

Life & Style

Wealth managers ramp up staff in Hong Kong to chase Chinese demand

Offshore investment inquiries jumped by a third in March over the previous month

Published 24 Mar, 2023 02:20pm

Life & Style

Elon Musk, WHO chief spar on Twitter over UN agency’s role

Musk says countries should not 'cede authority' to WHO

Published 24 Mar, 2023 01:03am

Pakistan

NCOC issues guidelines amid surge in Covid-19 cases

About 133 positive cases reported in Pakistan in the fresh wave

Published 17 Mar, 2023 11:47am

World

China to reopen borders to foreign tourists for first time since 2020

Boost to tourism sector should help rekindle a $17 trillion economy

Published 14 Mar, 2023 09:20am

Life & Style

Finding Covid-19’s origins is a moral imperative: WHO’s Tedros

Says understanding Covid’s origins and exploring all hypotheses remains scientific imperative to prevent future outbreaks

Published 12 Mar, 2023 02:32pm

Sports

Djokovic withdraws from Indian Wells Masters: organisers

Serbian star is unable to enter the US because he is unvaccinated against Covid-19

Published 06 Mar, 2023 10:48am