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 […]
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Fauci vows more testing as COVID’s Omicron hammers us
Top US pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci on Sunday acknowledged a Covid “testing problem” as the Omicron strain overwhelms the nation, and he vowed to make more tests available to Americans next month. “One of the problems is that that’s not going to be totally available to everyone until we get to January, and there are […]
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 […]
‘We’re prepared’ to tackle Omicron virus variant: Biden
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Tuesday sought to reassure Americans about the country’s ability to battle the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, saying it was “prepared” to fight what is now the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States. In a televised address, Biden formally announced a raft of new measures to combat the winter surge […]
12 Omicron cases reported in Balochistan
QUETTA: At least 12 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been reported in Balochistan’s Kalat district. As per details, twelve people in the Kalat area of Balochistan have been reported to be diagnosed with Omicron. Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo expressed concern over the reports of Omicron in 12 persons and has ordered […]
COVID-19 kills six more people, infects 360
ISLAMABAD: On Monday, COVID-19 killed six more lives in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 28,878. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), another 360 people were infected with the coronavirus. A total of 43,242 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, out of which 360 turned […]
France to restrict travel from UK over Omicron surge
France is to tighten restrictions on travel from Britain to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 that is causing record numbers of cases on the other side of the Channel, the government said Thursday. “We will put in place a system of controls drastically tighter than the one we have already,” government […]
Mauritius records first two Omicron cases, more feared
The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius has recorded its first two infections of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, both linked to people returned from South Africa, with a dozen more contact cases feared. Health Minister Kailesh Jagutpal told a press conference on Friday the pair were asymptomatic and had tested negative the day before. “They […]
No confirmation of Omicron variant in Pakistan: NIH
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) has said no case of Omicron, the new variant of coronavirus, has been detected in Pakistan as yet. Responding to media reports of a “suspected case” of Omicron variant diagnosed in a female patient, the NIH clarified, “the sample is not yet confirmed to be Omicron via whole […]
Study concludes Pfizer covid-19 vaccine may partially protect against omicron
According 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 […]