coronavirus

‘Air sanitizing spray’ effective against coronavirus launched

Reckitt's Lysol disinfectant brand said on Tuesday that it would start selling in the U.S.… Read More

NIH confirms one death from coronavirus in Sindh

ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Sunday confirmed that one death was reported… Read More

Sinopharm unit gets OK for clinical trials of mRNA COVID vaccine

Sinopharm said on Friday its biotech unit has received regulatory approval for clinical trials of… Read More

Scientists plan to expand genomic sequencing from COVID to flu

Genomic sequencing allowed the world to track new coronavirus variants throughout the pandemic. Now British… Read More

Pakistan reports 23 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 24 fresh Covid-19 cases during the last 24 hours, ARY News… Read More

Explainer: What do we know about COVID variant XBB.1.5?

The Omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, is causing concern among scientists after its rapid spread in the… Read More

Indonesia lifts remaining COVID restrictions

Indonesia on Friday removed all remaining measures to control the spread of COVID-19 effective immediately,… Read More

Shanghai Disneyland to remain temporarily closed starting today

The Shanghai Disney Resort said on Monday it will be temporarily closed starting Tuesday, Nov.… Read More

Measles now an imminent global threat: WHO

There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19… Read More

China’s COVID infections hit record

China reported record high COVID-19 infections on Thursday, with cities nationwide imposing localised lockdowns, mass… Read More

Coronavirus: Guangzhou to build 250,000 quarantine beds

The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou is setting up makeshift hospitals and quarantine sites with… Read More

UK approves Pfizer’s COVID booster targeting Omicron BA.4/5

UK health regulator on Wednesday approved the country's first two-pronged COVID-19 booster targeting the Omicron… Read More

WHO says COVID-19 is still a global health emergency

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that COVID-19 remains a global emergency, nearly three… Read More

Moderna signs deal on variant-adapted COVID shots for world’s poorest

Moderna has agreed to provide its new variant-adapted COVID-19 vaccine to the global scheme aiming… Read More

Fujifilm stops work on Avigan as COVID drug

Fujifilm has ended development of its anti-influenza drug Avigan to treat COVID-19, the firm said… Read More

Pfizer, BioNTech say updated COVID booster protects against Omicron

Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said their COVID-19 vaccine booster, adapted for the BA.4… Read More

‘Europe likely entering another COVID wave’

Another wave of COVID-19 infections may have begun in Europe as cases begin to tick… Read More

Indonesia in talks with African countries to export its COVID vaccine

Indonesia is in talks with several African countries, including Nigeria, to export and donate its… Read More

Top scientists join forces to study leading theory behind long COVID

Top scientists from leading academic centers are banding together to answer a key question about… Read More

Long COVID’s link to suicide: scientists warn of crisis

Scott Taylor never got to move on from COVID-19. The 56-year-old, who caught the disease… Read More