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SINGAPORE: Singapore has approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s novel coronavirus vaccine and expects to receive shots by year-end, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday, adding that he planned to be among the early vaccine recipients. The city-state of 5.7 million people expects to have enough vaccines for everyone by the third quarter of 2021 and will make it free for citizens …

LONDON: A single-patient study conducted by British scientists has found that Gilead’s antiviral drug remdesivir could be highly effective against COVID-19, raising questions about previous studies that found it had no impact on death rates from the disease. Published in the journal Nature Communications, the study describes how doctors who gave the drug to a patient with both COVID-19 and …

The Alvida star, 32, made the announcement on her social media, claiming that she and her daughter, Alaya, 4, were in isolation after she tested positive. “I would like to inform all my well wishers that I have tested positive for COVID-19,” she wrote. “My daughter and I have been in complete isolation and thankfully, Alhamdulillah have no severe symptoms,” she went …

WASHINGTON: The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine began leaving the company’s Michigan factory on Sunday, ready to be injected into the arms of millions of the most vulnerable Americans as the global death toll topped 1.6 million. Doses will be shipped out in boxes containing dry ice that are capable of staying at -70 degrees Celsius (-94 degrees Fahrenheit), the frigid temperature …

LAHORE: Renowned religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel was admitted to a hospital on Sunday after testing positive for coronavirus. The Maulana announced on his Twitter account: “I was not feeling well from the last few days and on getting tested for Covid-19, it came positive and was admitted to the hospital on the advice of the doctors.” He requested his …

ISLAMABAD: As many as 3,369 cases and 72 deaths were reported due to Covid-19 in a single day on Sunday across the country. The highest positivity ratio was observed in Karachi which was 18.92pc, followed by Peshawar, 18.08pc and Hyderabad, 15.26pc. The total number of active cases, which surpassed the 50,000 mark last month, has come down to 46,629 while …

Health officer claims capital has hit its peak Expert believes cases dropped due to rain Pindi also receives less patients ISLAMABAD: With the positivity rate dropping by 2pc in the last two weeks and the number of cases also falling in the federal capital, the district administration is hoping that the city might have hit the peak of the second wave. …

US singer and actress Ashanti has tested positive for novel coronavirus, she confirmed on social media on Sunday. Ashanti, 40 turned to Instagram and shared a statement that she had tested positive for Covid-19 but ‘ok and not in any pain’. The statement reads: “Hey y’all I can’t believe I’m saying this but tested positive for Covid-19. I’m ok and …

KARACHI: Three senior doctors of the city, including a former director general of health, lost their lives during the past two days due to complications caused by Covid-19, raising alarm among healthcare providers. So far, 46 doctors have died of the coronavirus in Sindh. Of them, 26 doctors were based in Karachi. Sources said Dr Waseemuddin was a paediatrician, Prof …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has increased its funds allocated for purchasing Covid-19 vaccine to $250 million and signed non-disclosure agreements with various multinational companies. Under the agreement, the recipient country will not make details of the vaccine public. Earlier, the government had set aside $150m for the vaccine. Talking, Parliamentary Secretary on National Health Services (NHS) Dr Nausheen Hamid said allocation for …