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Pakistan Updated 23 Dec, 2021 09:36pm

Six more suspected cases of 'Omicron' reported in Karachi

Sindh Health Department says patients had recently returned from South Africa and UK

Health Published 23 Dec, 2021 03:29pm

AstraZeneca vaccine booster works against Omicron, Oxford lab study finds

A three-dose course of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the rapidly-spreading Omicron coronavirus...

World Published 23 Dec, 2021 10:36am

US authorises Pfizer oral COVID-19 treatment for at-home use

Pfizer's antiviral regimen, Paxlovid, was nearly 90% effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths in patients at high risk of severe illness

Pakistan Published 22 Dec, 2021 03:19pm

‘12 suspected’ cases of Omicron variant reported in Balochistan

Health official says suspected cases were from Kalat; samples sent to NIH

World Published 22 Dec, 2021 11:01am

Israel to offer fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to people over 60

A Health Ministry expert panel recommended the fourth shot, a decision that was swiftly welcomed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett as "great news"

World Published 22 Dec, 2021 10:42am

Omicron forces new restrictions, global call for booster shot

Singapore freezes ticket sales for quarantine-free travel; Australia steps up vaccine funding

Science Published 21 Dec, 2021 01:59pm

Omicron's global spread prompts renewed lockdowns, delayed reopenings

Omicron infections are multiplying rapidly across Europe, the United States and Asia, including in Japan where a single cluster at a military base has grown to at least 180 cases.

Science Published 20 Dec, 2021 04:18pm

27% of Pakistan's population vaccinated: NCOC

Booster shot campaign extended to include those over 30

World Published 20 Dec, 2021 03:19pm

Europe weighs Christmas curbs as Omicron sweeps continent

Stocks fall, oil prices slide more than 3%

World Published 18 Dec, 2021 04:00pm

Omicron cases doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with local spread: WHO

Says there are still limited data on the clinical severity of the new Covid variant

Pakistan Updated 19 Dec, 2021 10:46am

60 million Pakistanis fully vaccinated so far: Asad Umar

NCOC head stresses need for urgent vaccination

Sports Published 17 Dec, 2021 02:34pm

COVID plays havoc with world sport as COVID infection rate surges

By Mark Gleeson World sport was again hit by COVID-19 infections on Thursday with soccer and rugby matches called...

Health Published 17 Dec, 2021 02:14pm

AstraZeneca antibody cocktail works against Omicron in study

Study was conducted by independent investigators of the US Food and Drug Administration

World Published 16 Dec, 2021 10:18pm

France bans most UK travel as Omicron fears mount

Britain has seen case levels explode in recent weeks to record levels amid fears the variant could...

Health Published 16 Dec, 2021 09:18am

Omicron thrives in airways, not lungs

Compared to the earlier Delta variant, Omicron multiplies itself 70 times more quickly in tissues that line airway passages

Health Published 14 Dec, 2021 10:44am

Britain reports first death with Omicron coronavirus variant

The first Omicron cases were detected on Nov 27 in United Kingdom