LAHORE: The researchers have found presence of novel coronavirus in 70 percent sewerage samples in Lahore, citing a senior professor of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. Chairman Institute of Microbiology, Prof. Dr Tahir Yaqub has said that coronavirus found during stool testing by the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. “The virus found in 70 to 80 percent …

BEIJING: China’s vaccine specialist CanSino Biologics has won a patent approval from Beijing for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate Ad5-nCOV, state media reported, citing documents from the country’s intellectual property regulator. It is the first COVID-19 vaccine patent granted by China, state-owned newspaper People’s Daily reported on Sunday. The paper cited documents published by China’s National Intellectual Property Administration saying that …

LONDON: Britain on Monday urged elderly people and volunteers from Black and Asian minority groups to sign up to a COVID-19 vaccine trial registry to boost efforts to find a working vaccine against the disease that offers protection against higher-risk groups. No COVID-19 vaccine candidate has yet been proven effective against the disease, but around 20 are in clinical trials. …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has begun phase III of the clinical trial of the coronavirus vaccine in the country after Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) approved the process on Monday. A spokesman for the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad said that the vaccine is being prepared by a Chinese biotech firm, CanSino Biologics, and Beijing Institute of Bio-Technology. “This is …

Apple said on Monday it had expanded a program that provides parts and training to independent repair shops to cover its Mac computers. Apple initially launched the program last year, but it only covered iPhones, the company’s biggest-selling product. Mac users previously either had to use Apple or an authorized warrant service provider to get fixes with parts directly from …

LISBON: Gabriel Jesus was crouching on the field and crying. Not even the Manchester City jersey covering his face could mask the agony. Raheem Sterling was lying across the turf, his hands crossed over his eyes. Then, the Olympique Lyonnais players broke away from their celebrations to console opponents distraught at being knocked out of the Champions League without reaching …

KARACHI: The Sports Medicine Association of Pakistan (SMAP) received a major breakthrough when it inked back-to-back agreements with Australian and England counterparts to teach their module to interested people and issue certificates on their behalf. “This is a big success and will yield fruitful results in the days to come,” SMAP President Dr. Ucksy Mallick told Dawn on Sunday. Dr. Ucksy, who …

SOUTHAMPTON: Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said Mahendra Singh Dhoni had ‘changed the whole face of Indian cricket’ after the former captain announced his international retirement on Saturday. Dhoni, a 39-year-old wicket-keeper/batsman, is India’s most successful skipper, having played a starring role in their 2011 World Cup final win on home soil and also guided them to victory in the inaugural T20 World …

Shaheen Afridi needed just four balls to remove England’s Rory Burns for a duck on Sunday before bad weather again interrupted the second Test at Southampton. England were 7-1 in reply to Pakistan’s first innings (236) when rain stopped play at 12:00pm local time on the fourth day. In gloomy conditions that, with the floodlights on, favoured Pakistan’s pacemen as …