Austria to impose lockdown, including for vaccinated: chancellor

Vienna, Nov 19 (AFP/APP):Austria will impose a lockdown for all, days after confining the unvaccinated, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced on Friday, making the country the first in the EU to take such stringent measures as coronavirus cases spiral. The Alpine nation also plans to make […]

Tobacco declares undesirable, harmful by Islamic scholars

ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (APP):The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) along with Council of Islamic Ideology organized a National Conference on Islamic Injunctions on Smoking for declaration regarding smoking decree here on Thursday. According to details ,”Fatwa” issued by various […]

AstraZeneca announces ‘robust’ results from anti-Covid drug trial

London, Nov 18 (AFP/APP):Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Thursday announced that clinical trials of an antibody-based Covid-19 drug had shown robust efficacy and long-term prevention. The Anglo-Swedish laboratory follows in the footsteps of US firms Merck and Pfizer, which announced in October and early November respectively […]

Spain to offer Covid booster shots to over 60s

Ankara, Nov 17 (AFP/APP):Spain will provide Covid booster shots for those aged 60 and over as well as health staff, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday as infections numbers rise. During an official visit to Turkey, Sanchez said the key to fighting the pandemic is […]

2 more succumbs to Dengue in Punjab

LAHORE, November 16 (Online): Two more patients have lost lives due to dengue fever while 314 have tested positive for the virus in Punjab. According to media reports 150 new dengue cases have been reported in KP while 40 people have been diagnosed with the […]

6 lost lives, 216 infected due to corona virus during last 24 hours

ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (Online): 6 people died and 216 tested positive due to coronavirus during last 24 hours in the country. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 33453 tests were conducted of which 216 returned positive taking the […]

Over 4.36 mln people vaccinated in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD, Nov 15 (APP):Over 4.3 million (4,367,204) people have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the city. District Health Officer Dr Ataul Mun’im said on Monday that 2,937,385 citizens were injected first dose while 1,367,784 were administered the second dose of vaccine. He further […]

Egypt tightens rules on unvaccinated officials, students

Cairo, Nov 15 (AFP/APP):Egypt on Monday barred officials and students not vaccinated against Covid-19 from government offices and universities unless they show a negative PCR test. Officials who have not had a jab must show a PCR test, which is prohibitively expensive in Egypt, “every […]