BERLIN: Germany does not expect a coronavirus vaccine to be available before the first quarter of 2021, according to a copy of its national vaccine strategy seen by Reuters on Monday. The 15-page strategy paper from the health ministry sets out seven potential vaccines which are expected to complete testing this year or next and could be available in sufficient …

rona ISLAMABAD: The statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has shown that 1,670 new cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths were recorded across the country during the last 24 hours. The tally of deaths reached up to 6,977 in Pakistan, whereas, 318,881 patients recovered from the virus 33,340 tests were conducted and the number of active …

A vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90 percent effective in preventing Covid-19 infections in ongoing Phase 3 trials, the companies announced Monday. Protection in patients was achieved seven days after the second of two doses, and 28 days after the first, according to preliminary findings. “The first set of results from our Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trial …

WASHINGTON — Former President George W. Bush on Sunday congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on winning the White House, sending a strong message to his fellow Republicans about the legitimacy of an election that President Donald Trump has refused to concede. Bush, a Dallas resident, said in a news release that he spoke on the phone to Biden and Vice President-elect …

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz called projections that president-elect Joe Biden has won the White House “way premature,” citing lawsuits across the country that allege voter fraud, during a Sunday morning appearance on Fox News. “I believe President Trump still has a path to victory,” Cruz said. “And that path is to count every single legal vote that was cast, …

Dallas County reported 848 more coronavirus cases Sunday, all of which the county considers new. Two COVID-19 deaths also were reported. The latest victims were a Dallas man in his 60s who had been critically ill in a hospital, and a Dallas woman in her 80s who had been hospitalized. Both had underlying health problems. On Saturday, Dallas County reported …

A day after Joe Biden secured his bid for the White House, hundreds of North Texans turned out to support President Donald Trump by calling for investigations of the election’s outcome. Events in Grapevine and Rockwall were filled with Trump 2020 flags and fervor, but not everyone was stunned by his opponent’s victory. “I was not surprised,” said 18-year-old Colin …

Clouds were slow to break on Sunday. Highs gradually climbed into the middle and upper 70s as the sun finally broke through. Gusty south winds and increasing humidity will keep it very mild overnight. Monday will be similar to Sunday, but with a stronger breeze from the southeast. That sets up low rain chances on Tuesday morning as our next …

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the new virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble …

Joe Biden will seek to lead the nation through the coronavirus pandemic, rebuild the economy and help develop an equal playing field on which all Americans can succeed. But the president-elect’s major challenge is to unite a divided country, a feat that few modern presidents have been able to accomplish. Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and members of Congress can’t …