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Iran wants Pakistan to lift Covid travel ban


October 19, 2021

LAHORE: Iran has urged Pakistan to remove it from category C of its Covid-19-related travel restrictions, as the ban is not only affecting the flight operations but also bilateral trade between the two countries. “Pakistan has retained Iran in category C in terms of coronavirus restrictions, which is adversely affecting flight operations and bilateral trade between the two countries,” Iranian …

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1.2m patients survived Covid since outbreak in Pakistan


October 17, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday announced that 1.2 million people had so far recovered from Covid-19 since the outbreak of the virus in the country in February last year. On the other hand, aro­und 900 more people got inf­ected and 24 breathed their last in the last 24 hours. According to data shared by the …

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WTO AGAIN FAILS TO AGREE ON COVID VACCINE PATENT WAIVER


October 17, 2021

The World Trade Organization (WTO) said Friday its member nations had again failed to agree to suspend intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines, with some countries doubting a deal could be reached unless certain delegations make “real compromises”. South Africa and India have called for intellectual property rights to be temporarily lifted for coronavirus vaccines during the pandemic in order …

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Islamabad sees record rise in dengue cases


October 17, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Once again, a record number of dengue fever cases were reported in the capital on Saturday. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Zaeem Zia said in the last 24 hours 152 new cases emerged in Islamabad, taking tally to 1,801. On Oct 13, the capital had reported 125 cases, he added. The DHO said 84 cases were reported from the …

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Daily death toll from Covid tops 1,000 in Russia for first time


October 17, 2021

MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday recorded 1,000 deaths over 24 hours for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with the country’s jab drive at a standstill and few restrictions in place. An official government tally showed 1,002 deaths and 33,208 new infections, setting a high for both fatalities and cases for the third day in a row. …

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US to lift curbs from Nov 8 for vaccinated foreign travellers


October 16, 2021

WASHINGTON: The White House said on Friday it would lift Covid-19 travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign nationals effective Nov 8, ending historic restrictions that had barred much of the world from entering the United States. Announcing the starting date for the new rules on travel into and out of the country, White House spokesman Kevin Munoz posted on Twitter …

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NCOC allows reopening of shrines, cinemas for fully vaccinated visitors


October 16, 2021

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) further eased coronavirus restrictions on Friday, allowing the reopening of cinemas and shrines for fully vaccinated citizens across the country. According to a statement issued by the forum — which is the nerve centre of Pakistan’s virus response — the decision to relax restrictions was taken during a meeting convened to review the …

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Highest number of dengue cases reported in Islamabad


October 15, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The season’s highest number of dengue cases was reported in the capital on Thursday. DHO Dr Zaeem Zia said 125 cases emerged on Thursday which was the highest since Oct 9 when 121 cases were reported. He said 78 were reported from rural and 47 from urban areas of the capital. He said 29 patients were admitted at the …

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China warns against ‘manipulation’ of virus probe


October 15, 2021

BEIJING: China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday warned against what it called possible political manipulation of a renewed probe by the World Health Organisation into the origins of the coronavirus, while saying it would support the international body’s efforts. The WHO on Wednesday released a proposed list of 25 experts to advise it on next steps in the search for the …

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NO POLIO VIRUS FOUND IN 23 BIGGEST CITIES OF PAKISTAN: SOURCES


October 14, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The efforts of anti-polio workers are paying the yields as the crippling virus was not found in sewerage of the major cities of Pakistan, citing sources. It has been learnt by that the drains of the major cities of all four provinces and Gilgit-Baltistan have been declared polio-free. Samples from the sewerage were taken from the 32 spots of …

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