Several million additional vaccine doses in pipeline for April, says Dr Faisal Sultan The PM's aide also spoke to the WHO chief regarding the Covid vaccine supply chain. Published 24 Mar, 2021 12:01pm
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Pakistan reports 957 Covid recoveries The total number of recoveries has risen to 586,228. Published 24 Mar, 2021 10:40am
Islamabad, AJK and GB collectively report 615 Covid cases, 5 deaths Gilgit-Baltistan reported no new deaths. Published 24 Mar, 2021 10:39am
KP records 685 Covid cases, 13 deaths Balochistan recorded 27 new cases and no deaths. Published 24 Mar, 2021 10:35am
Punjab records 1,774 Covid cases, 9 deaths Nine more deaths were recorded. Published 24 Mar, 2021 10:32am
Islamabad yet to start issuing Covid-19 vaccination cards Provinces, including Sindh and Punjab, have been issuing cards to people who are being vaccinated against Covid-19. Published 24 Mar, 2021 10:04am
Brazil's 24-hour Covid deaths surpass 3,000 for first time The health ministry registered a record 3,251 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing Brazil's overall death toll to nearly 299,000. Published 24 Mar, 2021 09:25am
China to offer Covid-19 vaccine for foreign residents in Shanghai The procedure will cost people without insurance 100 yuan ($15.35). Published 24 Mar, 2021 08:18am
Brazil could approve Russian coronavirus vaccine in days, says pharmaceutical firm União Quimica requested emergency use authorisation more than two months ago. Published 24 Mar, 2021 07:10am
Covid-19 surging dangerously in Brazil, WHO Americas branch warns Covid-19 cases have risen in Venezuela’s Bolivar and Amazonas states, and in border regions of Peru and Bolivia, she said. Published 23 Mar, 2021 10:17pm
Pakistan to receive first purchase of over 1m doses of Chinese vaccines by March-end “We have purchased one million and 60,000 doses of Sinopharm and CanSino vaccines,” Asad Umar says. Published 23 Mar, 2021 09:01pm
Yemen declares Covid-19 emergency as second wave accelerates The war has restricted testing and reporting of Covid-19, but numbers of confirmed cases have risen rapidly since mid-Feb. Published 23 Mar, 2021 07:40pm
EU health chief urges increased Covid-19 vaccine production The EU is the largest manufacturer of Covid-19 vaccines and the largest global supplier, she says. Published 23 Mar, 2021 06:10pm
India opens up faltering vaccine drive to all over-45s Until now only “frontline” workers in healthcare and other areas, together with people over 60 have been eligible. Published 23 Mar, 2021 05:40pm
Sindh records 200 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths This has taken the provincial tally of cases to 263,664 and the death toll to 4,482. Published 23 Mar, 2021 05:10pm
First vaccines arrive in Covid-hit Papua New Guinea It survived a year without widespread transmission but is now detecting hundreds of cases each day. Published 23 Mar, 2021 04:00pm
One year on from first lockdown, Britain grieves for Covid-19 dead Six million people have been bereaved, according to charity Marie Curie, which is organising several of Tuesday’s commemorations. Published 23 Mar, 2021 03:30pm
UAE requires unvaccinated employees in 5 business sectors to undergo PCR tests every 2 weeks xxx Published 23 Mar, 2021 02:30pm
Ukraine tightens border controls amid rising Covid-19 deaths The country of 41 million people has been hit by a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in recent weeks. Published 23 Mar, 2021 01:56pm
Indian state warns of Covid-19 vaccine shortage, immunisation halt Odisha state says it has enough doses to run its vaccination drive till March 30. Published 23 Mar, 2021 01:10pm
Roche reports promising results from anti-Covid cocktail The cocktail “significantly shortened the duration of symptoms by four days”. Published 23 Mar, 2021 12:45pm
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Islamabad, AJK and GB collectively report 680 Covid cases, 5 deaths The capital recorded 590 cases and three deaths. Published 23 Mar, 2021 11:30am
