The countrywide COVID-19 tests positivity ratio stands at 3.96pc, as the number of critically ill patients stands 2,273, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) stated on Sunday. The highest positivity rate of Covid-19 cases was recorded in Hyderabad at 11.57 per cent in the past 24 hours. Province-wise, Sindh recorded the highest Covid-19 positivity مزید پڑھیں

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday the new English variant of COVID-19 may be associated with a higher level of mortality although he said evidence showed that both vaccines being used in the country are effective against it. “We’ve been informed today that in addition to spreading more quickly, it also now appears مزید پڑھیں

Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Wednesday announced that the government will provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge to the general public across the country. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Dr Faisal Sultan said that they were devising a mechanism for the provision of the vaccine to مزید پڑھیں

Britain reported a record number of deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday with 1,610 people dying within 28 days of positive coronavirus test, exceeding the previous peak set last week. The number was steeply up from the 599 deaths reported in Monday’s official figures. There is often a lag in reporting new deaths after the weekend. مزید پڑھیں

The Drug Regulatory Authority (DRAP) on Monday authorised China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in Pakistan, making it the second vaccine to get local approval. The permission was given in the DRAP registration board meeting after China’s Sinopharm sought permission from Pakistan for the emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in the country. Sinopharm, مزید پڑھیں

Three patients who were contaminated by the new strain of Covid in UK have recuperated their wellbeing, affirmed the Sindh Health Department on Saturday. As per details, the three patients were isolated at a private hospital in Karachi after arrival in Karachi on December 29 from the UK. The relatives of the infected persons were مزید پڑھیں

The phase III clinical trials for a Chinese coronavirus vaccine candidate at the Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad will end this week. The lead physician of the clinical trial, Dr Ejaz A Khan said that the Ad5-nCoV vaccine is developed by CanSino Biologics and a research unit backed by the Chinese military. “The trials began in مزید پڑھیں

The head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar has said that the completion of the procurement process of COVID-19 vaccines will take some time as the federal government initiated talks with China. Asad Umar, while addressing a press conference today, said that efforts are underway for getting the COVID-19 vaccines and مزید پڑھیں

A meeting of the registration board of the Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan (DRAP) has been summoned today with approval of a vaccine from China likely on the agenda. The DRAP registration board will remain in session until January 14, according to the sources at the Ministry of National Health. The DRAP will likely to approve مزید پڑھیں

A five-day polio immunisation drive has commenced across Pakistan today during which over 40.1 million children will be administered oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) to prevent children from the crippling disease on Friday. The first anti-polio drive of 2021 has begun across the country which would be continued till January 15 including three days of vaccination مزید پڑھیں