The COVID-19 pandemic is not even close to being over, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing on Monday. Tedros noted that, six months after China first alerted the WHO to a novel respiratory infection, the grim milestones of 10 million confirmed infections and 500,000 deaths had been reached. “Most people remain مزید پڑھیں

China National Biotec Group (CNBG) said on Sunday that early human test results for a coronavirus vaccine candidate suggested it could be safe and effective, the second vaccine candidate from the firm to show encouraging results in a clinical trial. The experimental shot, developed by a Beijing-based unit of CNBG, has induced high-level antibodies in مزید پڑھیں

The vaccine will inject you with an electronic chip, poison you, make you sick, they say. There’s no vaccine yet for treating COVID-19, and scientists are multiplying efforts to find one. But already anti-vaxxers — a small but vocal group of people who don’t believe in vaccinations — have taken advantage of the pandemic to مزید پڑھیں

The COVID-19 pandemic is subsiding in Europe, but getting worse globally with the number of infections expected to reach 10 million next week and the number of deaths 500,000, the head of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Speaking via video-conference with members of the European Parliament’s health committee, Tedros said that once مزید پڑھیں

Inovio Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday it has received $71 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to scale up production of the company’s devices that are used to administer its experimental COVID-19 vaccine into the skin. The drug developer’s shares rose nearly 13% to $17.27 before the opening bell. The funding from the DoD مزید پڑھیں

Thai scientists administered a second dose of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine to monkeys on Monday, looking for another positive response to enable clinical trials in humans as early as October. The Thai vaccine is one of at least 100 being worked on globally as the world reels from a devastating virus that has infected more مزید پڑھیں

Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has issued registration letters for import and manufacturing of remdesivir used for critically ill patients of COVID-19. According to the Ministry of National Health Services, on increasing demand, approvals are issued to two importers and 14 local manufacturers. The spokesperson said COVID-19 drug was approved for emergency use in مزید پڑھیں

Scientists in Italy have found traces of the new coronavirus in wastewater collected from Milan and Turin in December 2019 – suggesting COVID-19 was already circulating in Northern Italy before China reported the first cases. The Italian National Institute of Health looked at 40 sewage samples collected from wastewater treatment plants in northern Italy between مزید پڑھیں

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Zafar Mirza says the government is ensuring sufficient supplies of remdesivir for critical Covid-19 patients. He in a statement said the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) issued import and registration letters for emergency use of the antiviral drug. He pointed out the FDA lately مزید پڑھیں

World Health Organization has urged the countries to remain extremely vigilant as the number of cases hit a new peak. Director-General of the world health agency Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaking at a virtual news conference said the coronavirus pandemic is now in a new and dangerous phase with the disease accelerating at the same time مزید پڑھیں