ISLAMABAD: The Omicron variant is significantly less severe than other strains of COVID-19, according to a report from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The risk of hospitalisation from Omicron was half compared to the risk from the Delta variant, Daily Mail reported. Among people hospitalised, they were 75 per cent less […]
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Lahore reports first case of Omicron variant
LAHORE: After Karachi and Islamabad, the provincial capital of Punjab also reported the first confirmed case of Omicron variant, the Punjab health department confirmed. The virus was detected in a 23-year-old man from Lahore. The patient is a resident of Gulberg area. The health authorities said that the patient came from Sindh and has no […]
Omicron and bad weather: US told to consider domestic flight vaccine; more planes grounded
SEATTLE: Rising COVID-19 cases, along with bad weather, caused airlines to cancel more than 1,000 flights on Monday, and the spread of the Omicron variant prompted the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert to suggest the government consider mandating vaccines for domestic flights.Monday’s travel woes marked a fourth day of flight cancellations, capping a glum […]
China local COVID cases rise for a fourth day as Xian outbreak expands
BEIJING: China’s local symptomatic coronavirus cases rose for a fourth consecutive day on Monday, with Xian city reporting more infections in a flare up that has put 13 million residents under lockdown. Xian reported 175 symptomatic cases, up from the previous day’s 150, official data showed on Tuesday. No Omicron infections have been announced yet […]
291 more COVID cases emerge in Pakistan, 3 died
ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus has killed three more people in Pakistan over the past 24 hours, lifting the overall death toll to 28,912. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 291 more people were infected with the coronavirus. A total of 41,869 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, out of which 291 […]
COVID-19 claims seven lives, 353 new cases surface
ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus has killed seven more people in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, taking the overall deaths number to 28,905. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 353 more people were infected with the COVID-19. A total of 48,148 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, out of which 353 […]
Pakistan records 322 COVID cases and 4 deaths
ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 has killed four more people in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 28,898. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 322 more people were infected with the coronavirus. A total of 47,811 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, out of which 322 […]
US authorizes Pfizer oral COVID-19 treatment, first for at-home use
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday authorized Pfizer Inc’s (PFE.N) antiviral COVID-19 pill for people ages 12 and older at risk of severe illness, the first oral and at-home treatment as well as a new tool against the fast-spreading Omicron variant. Pfizer’s antiviral regimen, Paxlovid, was nearly 90% effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths in […]
COVID-19 kills two people, infects 359 more
ISLAMABAD: Covid-19 has killed two more people in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 28,894. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 359 more people were diagnosed with the coronavirus. A total of 46,564 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, out of which 359 turned […]
Pakistan records 10 more deaths due to COVID-19
ISLAMABAD: Ten more people have died due to the coronavirus in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, surging the death toll to 28,892. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 310 more people were diagnosed with the coronavirus. A total of 46,991 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, out of which […]