HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — With the first COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru opening in Houston on Thursday, wanted to know how the distribution plans are working out in other area counties not designated as hubs by the state. All 13,000 appointments for a vaccine were full at NRG park as Memorial Hermann began administering the first dose in their drive-thru clinic. It will …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A single dad of two who lost his job early on in the pandemic is still struggling to get back on his feet, but is hopeful after President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to end “a crisis of deep human suffering.” “I’m a single dad. I got two girls. It’s a constant …

ISLAMABAD: As many as 3,097 fresh cases of the coronavirus were reported across the country in a single day, pushing the national tally of infections to 511,921. A total of 41,574 samples were tested, out of which 3,097 turned out to be positive, according to the latest update released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The last time …

Social media platform Parler, which has gone dark after being cut off by major service providers that accused the app of failing to police violent content, may never get back online, said its CEO John Matze. As a procession of business vendors severed ties with the two-year-old site following the storming of the U.S. Capitol last week, Matze said in …

LONDON: People who have had COVID-19 are highly likely to have immunity to it for at least five months but there is evidence that those with antibodies may still be able to carry and spread the virus, a UK study of healthcare workers has found. Preliminary findings by scientists at Public Health England (PHE) showed that reinfections in people who …

COLOMBO: England all-rounder Moeen Ali is infected with the new UK variant of the coronavirus, Sri Lankan authorities said on Wednesday, after the cricketer tested positive for Covid-19 on his arrival in the country 10 days ago. Deputy Chief Epidemiologist Hemantha Herath told reporters in Colombo that the 33-year-old England all-rounder was Sri Lanka’s first case of the UK strain, …

LAHORE: The initial 20-member squad of Pakistan cricket team for the two-Test matches series will be announced by the new chief selector Mohammad Wasim in Karachi on Friday. Wasim had a meeting with the coaches of the senior and junior teams including head coach Misbah-ul-Haq, bowling coach Waqar Younis and junior team coach Ijaz Ahmed here on Wednesday, a press …

BRISBANE: Injury-hit India head to Australia’s Gabba fortress for Friday’s final Test with high hopes of retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after securing an epic draw in Sydney to leave the series locked at 1-1. The visitors only need to avoid defeat in Brisbane after their heroics in Sydney, when they batted out the final day against Australia’s much-vaunted bowling attack. …

LAHORE: While giving a mixed reaction to the statements made by his critics, Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis on Wednesday said things would get better soon and hoped the team would fare well in the forthcoming home series against South Africa. “It is easy to say anything for anyone while sitting outside. I have been [both] head coach and bowling …