Special steps taken at Karachi airport to tackle Omicron threat
KARACHI: The Sindh government has adopted special measures at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport to tackle… Read More
4 years ago
omicron
#Omicron variant: US tightens travel rules
Air travelers to the United States will face tougher COVID-19 testing rules, while more countries… Read More
4 years ago
‘Omicron variant could outcompete Delta’
The Omicron coronavirus variant detected in southern Africa could be the most likely candidate to… Read More
4 years ago
BioNTech CEO says vaccine likely to protect against severe COVID from Omicron
BioNTech and Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine will likely offer strong protection against any severe disease from… Read More
4 years ago
Govt to start COVID-19 vaccine booster shots amid Omicron concerns
KARACHI: The federal government has decided to administer coronavirus booster shots to the general public… Read More
4 years ago
Omicron vaccine warning triggers fresh global selloff
LONDON: There was a fall in world share markets and scramble to safer currencies and… Read More
4 years ago
Mask mandates to tackle Omicron come into force in England
LONDON: New mask mandates and other measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Omicron… Read More
4 years ago
Moderna CEO warns COVID-19 shots less effective against Omicron
HONG KONG/SYDNEY: Drugmaker Moderna's CEO set off fresh alarm bells in financial markets on Tuesday… Read More
4 years ago
BioNTech starts work on Omicron-specific vaccine
BioNTech said on Monday it had started work on a vaccine tailored to Omicron, the… Read More
4 years ago
Lahore Expo Centre closed for COVID vaccination, says Punjab govt
LAHORE: Punjab government has shut COVID vaccination facility at Expo Centre with health department saying… Read More
4 years ago
#Omicron: ‘South Africa could top 10,000 daily Covid cases this week’
The newly-discovered Omicron variant is likely to fuel a surge in South Africa's coronavirus cases… Read More
4 years ago
New Zealand to ease COVID measures despite Omicron threat: PM
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday the country will move into a… Read More
4 years ago
NCOC expands testing capacity in high-risk areas amid Omicron outbreak
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on Monday decided to expand testing capacity… Read More
4 years ago
Japan to bar foreign visitors as Omicron worries grow globally
TOKYO/SYDNEY: Japan, the world's third-biggest economy, will close its borders to all foreigners, while Australia's… Read More
4 years ago
S.African doctor says patients with Omicron variant have “very mild” symptoms
JOHANNESBURG: A South African doctor who was one of the first to suspect a different… Read More
4 years ago
#Omicron: UK confirms first two cases of new Covid-19 strain
UK on Saturday confirmed its first two cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid-19,… Read More
4 years ago
Pakistan imposes travel ban from seven countries amid Omicron variant
ISLAMABAD: Head of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar Saturday announced to… Read More
4 years ago