Health

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 630 more COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours. According to the latest figures shared by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a total of 44,198 samples were tested during this period, out of which 630 turned out to be positive, showing a national positivity rate of 1.42 per cent as compared to yesterday’s 1.55%. …

Months after recovering from coronavirus infection, survivors have elevated levels of antibodies that can mistakenly attack their own organs and tissues, even if they had not been severely ill, according to new findings. Among 177 healthcare workers who had recovered from confirmed coronavirus infections contracted before the availability of vaccines, all had persistent autoantibodies, including ones that can cause chronic …

LONDON: Lionel Messi is isolating at home in Argen­tina after being among four Paris St Germain players announced on Sunday as testing positive for the coronavirus ahead of the team’s return to playing after a brief winter break. PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino is uncertain when the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner will be able to return to France, or whether he …

BEIJING: New Covid-19 cases in the locked-down Chinese city of Xian fell to their lowest in a week, health officials said on Sunday, as residents face their eleventh day under strict home confinement. China has followed a “zero Covid” approach involving tight border restrictions and swift, targeted lockdowns since the virus first surfaced in a central city in late 2019 …

ISLAMABAD: As many as 54 people were found infected with Covid-19 in the federal capital on Sunday as the positivity rate continued increasing. Moreover, from Monday (today) booster shots are going to start for people aged over 30 years who have been fully vaccinated at least six months ago. The cases have been increasing since the emergence of the most …

Pakistan reported 708 new coronavirus cases on Monday for the previous 24 hours, making it the first time since October 30, 2021 that daily infections have exceeded 700. The country had recorded 733 infections on that date. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the positivity rate has risen to 1.55 per cent. The countrywide breakdown of cases …

ISLAMABAD: With the positivity rate on the rise, Planning Minister Asad Umar has warned that there is clear evidence of another Covid-19 wave as cases of the new variant, Omicron, are increasing — particularly in Karachi. Separately, a fresh international survey of 34 countries shows that life for at least 38 per cent of Pakistanis has already returned to normal, …

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Yasmin Rashid Sunday announced 25,000 jobs besides also detailing the use of Sehat cards that would be provided to the entire population in the province until March 2022. Addressing a presser, Yasmin Rashid said that people not having NIC would not be able to avail health facilities from Sehat card while B-form of their children will …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 594 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of confirmed infections to 1,296,527. According to the latest figures shared by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a total of 45,585 samples were tested during this period, out of which 594 turned out to be positive, showing a national positivity rate …

TIMES SQUARE, New York: About 15,000 revelers stood shoulder to shoulder as New York resumed its ritual of welcoming the new year with a ball-drop. A 6-ton ball, encrusted with nearly 2,700 crystals, descended above the crowd who cheered the year 2022 with chanting, singing and wild hugs. It was as close to normal as it could be in a …