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COVID-19 claims 56 more lives in Pakistan


December 10, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 56 deaths and 3,138 new cases due to the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, 56 more people succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 8,603. 2,030 patients have recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours and 2,575 patients are in critical condition including 77 more declared …

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Explainer: What do the UK allergic reaction cases mean for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine


December 10, 2020

Britain’s medicines regulator has advised people with a history of significant allergies not to get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after two people reported adverse reactions on the first day of its rollout in the UK. Here are some questions and answers about the cases and what they might mean. WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED? UK officials said there have been two reports …

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Canada approves vaccine


December 10, 2020

TORONTO: Canada approved the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech on Wednesday, clearing the way for shots to be delivered and administered across the country. The nation’s first coronavirus vaccine green light comes under a new interim order system that allows for accelerated approval. “The approval of the vaccine is supported by evidence that it is safe, effective and …

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Men with Covid-19 three times more likely to need intensive care: study


December 10, 2020

PARIS: Men infected with Covid-19 are three times more likely to require intensive care than women and are at significantly higher risk of dying from the virus, scientists said on Wednesday. Researchers analysed over three million confirmed coronavirus cases from 46 countries and 44 states in the US between Jan 1 and June 1 of this year. They found that …

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19 localities in Pindi district put under lockdown


December 10, 2020

RAWALPINDI: Acting on the directives of the Punjab government, the district administration on Wednesday imposed lockdown in 19 localities of Rawalpindi district, including 16 in the garrison city, till Dec 21 following an increase in the number of Covid-19 patients in the last two weeks. According to figures released by the administrations of the twin cities, eight deaths were reported …

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PM discusses Covid situation with Bill Gates


December 10, 2020

n ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, during a telephone conversation with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair Bill Gates on Wednesday, discussed the Covid-19 situation and polio eradication efforts in Pakistan. According to an official press release, the prime minister informed Mr Gates about Pakistan’s policy to contain the pandemic and mitigate its deleterious impact on health and economy. Mr …

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William Shakespeare becomes first man to get COVID vaccine


December 9, 2020

William Shakespeare from Warwickshire in England was one of the first people to receive the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine outside a clinical trial on Tuesday. The 81-year-old had the injection at University Hospital Coventry on Tuesday, 20 miles from Stratford-Upon-Avon, the birthplace of his namesake, England’s greatest dramatist and poet. Shakespeare’s shot inspired Twitter users, who joked “The Taming of …

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2,963 coronavirus cases, 60 deaths reported in Pakistan


December 9, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 60 deaths and 2,963 new cases due to the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, 60 more people succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 8,547. 1,797 patients have recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours and 2,498 patients are in critical condition including 12 more declared …

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UAE says Sinopharm vaccine has 86pc efficacy against Covid-19


December 9, 2020

An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) has 86 per cent efficacy, the health ministry of the United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials. While the positive data comes soon after last month’s upbeat results from Western rivals, such as Pfizer Inc, Moderna, AstraZeneca Plc and from Russia, neither …

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Second wave may become deadlier with virus mutation


December 9, 2020

ISLAMABAD: While a comparative data analysis of the first and second waves of novel coronavirus shows that the first wave was more lethal in Pakis­tan, health experts believe the ongoing wave may prove deadlier as the virus has mutated itself. However, the government cla­ims that both waves affected the masses in the same way, with the only difference being that …

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