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The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Thursday voiced its concern over a rise in the country’s Covid-19 disease trend and mortalities, adding that almost all major cities have crossed 5 per cent positivity. The country reported a total of 3,495 new coronavirus cases and 61 fatalities in the last 24 hours, translating into a national positivity rate of …

THE HAGUE: The EU’s medicines regulator said on Tuesday it was “firmly convinced” the benefits of AstraZeneca’s jab outweigh potential risks, insisting there was no evidence linking the vaccine to blood clots after a host of nations suspended the shot over health fears. The suspensions have led to intense debate over whether it was prudent to put AstraZeneca inoculations on …

• NCOC data reveals 2,511 more infections, 58 deaths in single day • National positivity ratio reaches 5.7pc • Razak Dawood gets vaccinated ISLAMABAD: The National Com­mand and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday revealed that the number of active Covid-19 cases had increased by about 50 per cent in three weeks as another 2,511 people got infected in a single …

China is poised to ease border restrictions to allow some foreigners — including from the United States, India and Pakistan — back in, provided they have taken a Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine. The country has been closed to most foreigners since last March to stem the spread of coronavirus which it has largely brought under control at home, stranding many foreigners …

• Strict measures on cards if SOP violations continue • NCOC reports 2,253 cases, 29 deaths in single day ISLAMABAD: In view of a high mortality rate among senior citizens, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday decided to allow people aged 70 years and above, who have registered themselves on the helpline 1166, to walk into any …

ROME: Italy’s northern region of Piedmont said on Sunday it would stop using a batch of AstraZeneca coronavirus shots after a teacher died following his vaccination on Saturday. The region, around the northern city of Turin, had initially suspended all AstraZeneca vaccines in order to identify and isolate the batch from which the jab administered to the teacher, from the …

ISLAMABAD: After over 2,600 patients of Covid-19 were reported in a single day, the number of active cases has jumped from 16,000 to 21,000 in just two weeks with the national positivity ratio rising to 6.2 per cent. Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan became the latest politician to contract coronavirus. Meanwhile, in order to avoid further spread …

MILAN: Italy reported 317 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 380 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 26,062 from 26,824 the day before. Some 372,944 tests for Covid-19 were carried out in the past day, compared with a previous 369,636, the health ministry said. Italy on Friday announced tough new restrictions …

WASHINGTON: The United States, Japan and Australia have decided to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines in India as part of their joint effort to fight back the coronavirus pandemic that has already killed more than 2.5 million people across the globe. Australia, India, Japan and the United States are members of an informal strategic forum known as the Quad that aims to …

Upward trend continues in Islamabad as 402 new cases emerge Punjab govt issues new timings for bazaars under which they will remain shut on weekends Traders reject new timings RAWALPINDI: While the upward trend in Covid-19 cases continued in Islamabad with 402 more infections, the Punjab government imposed a micro-smart lockdown in four localities of Rawalpindi and issued new standard …