Hong Kong mandates Covid tracing app for most adults in bars, restaurants By: AFP on December 9, 2021The Hong Kong government made its check-in app mandatory for most adults in bars and restaurants on Thursday, the latest expansion of coronavirus tracing tech at a time of heightened privacy concerns in the city. The international finance hub has kept infections at bay thanks to mostly closed borders, some of the world’s strictest quarantine rules and ongoing social […]
Pfizer/BioNTech says three doses ‘effective’ against Omicron By: AFP on December 9, 2021Two doses of the BioNTech and Pfizer coronavirus vaccine may not be enough to protect against the Omicron strain, the companies warned Wednesday, but they stressed it was “still effective” after a third jab. The companies’ news was called reassuring by experts and came as the first independent data from labs around the world emerged, […]
COVID-19: Pakistan logs 10 deaths, 350 new cases in last 24 hours By: Web Desk on December 9, 2021On Thursday, the latest stats released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed that the country has reported 10 coronavirus deaths and 350 new cases in the last 24 hours (Wednesday). After adding the fresh cases the number of total infections now stands at 1,288,053. However, the overall death toll surged 28,803. Moreover, […]
Study concludes Pfizer covid-19 vaccine may partially protect against omicron By: Web Desk on December 8, 2021According to the research leader of a laboratory at the Africa Health Research Institute in South Africa, the Omicron version of the coronavirus can partially circumvent protection from two doses of Pfizer and partner BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine. Nonetheless, the study found that blood from patients who had received two doses of the vaccination and had […]
Pakistan records nine more coronavirus deaths, 310 infections By: Web Desk on December 8, 2021On Wednesday, the latest stats released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed that the country has reported 9 coronavirus deaths and 310 new cases in the last 24 hours (Tuesday). After adding the fresh cases the number of total infections now stands at 1,287,703. However, the overall death toll surged 28,793. Moreover, […]
According to new data, GSK-VIR drug works against all omicron mutations By: Web Desk on December 8, 2021GSK said on Tuesday that its COVID-19 antibody-based therapy, developed with VIR Biotechnology in the United States, is effective against all mutations of the new Omicron coronavirus strain, citing new findings from early-stage tests. GSK said in a statement that the evidence, which has yet to be published in a peer-reviewed medical publication, reveals that […]
Pakistan reports seven COVID-19 deaths, 232 new cases in last 24 hours By: Web Desk on December 7, 2021On Tuesday, the latest stats released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed that the country has reported 7 coronavirus deaths and 232 new cases in the last 24 hours (Monday). After adding the fresh cases the number of total infections now stands at 1,287,393. However, the overall death toll surged 28,784. Moreover, […]
WHO advises against blood plasma treatment for Covid-19 By: AFP on December 7, 2021Covid treatments using plasma taken from the blood of recovered coronavirus patients should not be given to people with mild or moderate illness, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Convalescent plasma showed some early promise when given intravenously to people sick with Covid-19. But in advice published in the British Medical Journal, the WHO now says that “current evidence shows […]
COVID-19: Pakistan records 10 deaths, 336 new cases in last 24 hours By: Web Desk on December 6, 2021On Monday, the latest stats released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed that the country has reported 10 coronavirus deaths and 336 new cases in the last 24 hours (Sunday). After adding the fresh 336 cases, the number of total infections now stands at 1,287,161. However, the overall death toll surged 28,777, […]
Passengers to be fully vaccinated as Pakistan records 8 coronavirus deaths, 431 new infections By: Web Desk on December 4, 2021On Saturday, the latest stats released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed that the country has reported 8 coronavirus deaths and 431 new cases in the last 24 hours (Friday). After adding the fresh 431 cases, the number of total infections now stands at 1,286,453. However, the overall death toll surged 28,761. […]