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Country records 2,521 new infections as the number of fully vaccinated citizens reaches 6.03m.
Published 19 Oct, 2021 02:15pm
After Germany and Brunei, restrictions have now been eased for US, Canada, Britain, Denmark, France, Italy, Spain & Netherlands
Published 19 Oct, 2021 01:30pm
The programme wants to deliver about 1bn Covid-19 tests to poorer nations and procure drugs to treat up to 120m patients globally.
Published 19 Oct, 2021 12:59pm
The total has risen to 1,211,710 and the recovery rate is 95.7 per cent.
Published 19 Oct, 2021 12:15pm
The total number of cases has risen to 1,265,650 and the death toll is 28,300.
Published 19 Oct, 2021 12:11pm
No new deaths were reported in the regions.
Published 19 Oct, 2021 12:00pm
The total has risen to 438,133 and the death toll is 12,861.
Published 19 Oct, 2021 11:59am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported three more deaths while Balochistan has reported two more deaths
Published 19 Oct, 2021 11:54am
64 more people have died.
Published 19 Oct, 2021 11:00am
Health authorities announced 94 new virus cases, exceeding the previous daily record of 89 set in April last year.
Published 19 Oct, 2021 10:10am
Daily new cases have plummeted after a mid-August peak that nearly reached 6,000 in Tokyo.
Published 19 Oct, 2021 09:10am
The government will not recommend one shot over another and it might note that using the same vaccine as a booster is preferable.
Published 19 Oct, 2021 08:08am
The country has registered 21,651,910 cases since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 603,465.
Published 19 Oct, 2021 07:15am
Campaign began in commercial capital of Bujumbura without fanfare, no govt officials were present to officially inaugurate drive.
Published 18 Oct, 2021 11:48pm
Published 18 Oct, 2021 11:20pm
The total number of cases has risen to 465,225 and the death toll is 7,533.
Published 18 Oct, 2021 10:36pm
"We are moving from a state of emergency to a state of special caution," says health minister.
Published 18 Oct, 2021 10:00pm
Health ministry says suspended services include medical examinations and screenings, physiotherapy and dentistry.
Published 18 Oct, 2021 09:20pm
Authorities had pledged to begin easing curbs as rates reached 70pc, 80pc and 90pc.
Published 18 Oct, 2021 08:34pm
Vaccine was found to induce a strong immune response in children between five and 11 years of age in a clinical trial.
Published 18 Oct, 2021 07:49pm
We are aware that many people are waiting for WHO's recommendation for Covaxin, but we cannot cut corners, says WHO.
Published 18 Oct, 2021 07:06pm
The country has so far administered more than 20 million Covid vaccine doses.
Published 18 Oct, 2021 06:37pm
Hundreds of police officers have died of covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to the report.
Published 18 Oct, 2021 06:03pm
Public will also have to show proof of vaccination to enter government buildings starting December 1.
Published 18 Oct, 2021 05:00pm
Vaccines have gone to more than 150 countries, but most exports have been directed to bigger economies, von der Leyen says.
Published 18 Oct, 2021 04:12pm
VLA2001 vaccine is based on an “inactivated” version of the coronavirus itself to ward off Covid-19.
Published 18 Oct, 2021 02:25pm
“We expect to have distributed all Sinovac doses this week,” says health official.
Published 18 Oct, 2021 01:45pm
Daily vaccinations have dropped to an average of 5m doses this month, off a daily peak of 25m last month.
Published 18 Oct, 2021 01:10pm
Published 18 Oct, 2021 12:28pm
The total number of cases has risen to 1,265,047 and the death toll is 28,280.
Published 18 Oct, 2021 11:48am
