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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan has said that the next phase of COVID-19 vaccination will start today (Wednesday).  The drive will begin with the senior-most citizens, who will receive SMS with instructions on their cell phones, the SAPM said. On Sunday, Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar had announced that the vaccination …

Eli Lilly and Co said on Wednesday that its combination antibody therapy to fight COVID-19 reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by 87% in a study of more than 750 high-risk COVID-19 patients. It is the second large, late-stage study to show that combination therapy of two antibodies, bamlanivimab and etesevimab, is effective at treating mild to moderate cases …

ISLAMABAD: The next phase of Covid-19 vaccination will start on March 10 (tomorrow), Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said on Tuesday. “Beginning with the senior most citizens, who will receive SMS with instructions on their cell phones,” he tweeted. Pak Covid-19 vaccination, next phase – starting 10 March, inshallah. Beginning with the senior …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 54 more coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 13,281. According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 has claimed 54 more lives and 1,353 fresh infections were reported during the said period. The total count of active cases is 16,349 and the …

BRASILIA: Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals raising alarm that a key natural buffer against climate change is quickly vanishing. The forest loss is also a major contributor of climate-warming emissions, with the dense tropical forest vegetation representing the largest living reservoir of carbon. Logging and land conversion, mainly …

ISLAMABAD: As the government is going to launch Covid-19 vaccination drive for senior citizens on March 10 (tomorrow), the people holding Pakistan Origin Cards (POCs) and foreign national spouses of Pakistanis are found ineligible to be inoculated, it emerged on Monday. The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) admitted that the POC holders are very much Pakistanis and decided to …

Insilico Medicine, a Chinese investors-backed company that uses artificial intelligence to develop new drugs, said that its chemical compound candidate is likely to enter into clinical trials by the end of this year, according to its top executives. “We expect our chemical compound candidate to start its first clinic trial by the end of the end before the second and …

District health officer says situation serious in capital Ministry official warns of reimposing restrictions if SOPs not followed Only 9,000 healthcare workers have so far received jabs ISLAMABAD: The federal capital saw an increase in positivity ratio from last week’s 2.65pc to 4.1pc, as 190 more people contracted Covid-19 in a single day. The positivity rate has increased by three …

ISLAMABAD: The capital city reported the highest number of Covid-19 cases since December 18 while the positivity rate also increased. Officials of the district administration said 251 cases were reported in the capital on Saturday. On Dec 18, as many as 259 positive cases had emerged in the city. The positivity rate also increased to 6.18 per cent. District Health …

ISLAMABAD: The number of Covid-19 cases has surged by around 50 per cent ever since the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) eased restrictions late last month. As many as 1,714 people contracted the virus and 38 lost their lives in a single day while the number of active cases increased to 17,352 on March 6. On Feb 24, the …