COVID-19

LONDON: A trial of Pfizer Inc's experimental antiviral pill for Covid-19 was stopped early after the drug was shown to cut by 89% the chances of hospitalization or death for adults at risk of developing severe disease, the company said…

MOSCOW: Russia reported 40,735 new Covid-19 cases and 1,192 deaths related to the virus on Friday as the authorities fight a surge that has forced them to re-impose a partial lockdown nationwide. The government coronavirus task force…

BUDAPEST: Coronavirus infections are hitting record levels in many countries across Europe as winter takes hold, prompting a call for action from the World Health Organization which described the new wave as a "grave concern". Soaring…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported 515 new Covid-19 infections in the county in the last 24 hours, while 11 patients succumbed to the viral infection, reported a local media citing the statistics shared by National Command and Operation…

COPENHAGEN: The current rate of Covid-19 transmission in Europe is of "grave concern", the World Health Organization's Europe head, Hans Kluge, told a media briefing on Thursday. "The current pace of transmission across the 53 countries…

MOSCOW: Russia's daily Covid-19 death toll rose to a record high of 1,189 on Wednesday amid a surge in cases that has forced officials to impose a nationwide workplace shutdown. The government coronavirus task force also reported 40,443…

QUETTA, PAKISTAN: One of the main crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan has reopened after being closed for almost a month, officials said on Tuesday, offering hope for an end to a standoff that has caused heavy losses to traders…

BERLIN: Germany's Covid-19 incidence rate surged to over 150 for the first time since May on Monday, prompting concerns of a rampant fourth wave as the country wrestles with a change of government. The number of new infections per…

ISLAMABAD: Senior officials have informed that Pakistan could be facing the fifth wave of coronavirus in winter due to the slow pace of vaccination in the country. "The government has achieved vaccination targets to some extent, millions…

PARIS: The global death toll from Covid-19, which is set to pass five million, is already far worse than most other viral epidemics of the 20th and 21st centuries. But there have been notable exceptions. The post-World War I Spanish Flu…