Doha, 12 September 2021 Dr Abdullatif Al Khal, Chair of the National Health Strategy Group on COVID-19, has said that the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) decided to give the booster dose to protect from Covid-19 from mid- September in Qatar. ' We will begin with the most vulnerable people first', he added. He said...

Doha, 30 July 2021 MoPH, State of Qatar has announced through it's web site the following updates regarding the Covid-19 travel and return policy, effective Mid Day of Monday, August 02, 2021. For those coming from the following six East Asian countries - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka :   Those vaccinated /...

Islamabad, 26 July 2021 (Anadolu News) Pakistan on Monday reported more than 3,700 new coronavirus cases, the highest single-day toll since May 22, as the Delta variant is spreading across the country, according to official data. In the past 24 hours, the country registered 3,752 additional infections, bringing the caseload to over 1 million, the...

Seoul, 22 July 2021 (Yonhap News) South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases hit a fresh high of over 1,800 on Thursday with mass infections from a virus-hit naval unit, while authorities are increasingly inclined to extend the toughest virus restrictions in the wider Seoul area amid no signs of a letup. The country added 1,842...

Beijing, 23 May 2021 (Xinhua News) Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the Global Health Summit via video in Beijing on Friday, 21st May 2021. President Xi announced China's continued support for global solidarity against COVID-19, and announced the following: China will provide an additional 3 billion US dollars in international aid over...

Geneva, 01 May 2021 (Anadolu News) The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that it listed the Moderna vaccine for emergency use for the coronavirus -- the fifth injection to receive emergency validation from the UN agency. "One of the things done under the process is to review how the manufacturing is done," WHO spokeswoman...

Doha, Qatar, 26 Apr. 2021 (AlJazeera News) More than 200,000 people in Qatar have tested positive for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic last year. The country has also reported 428 deaths as of April 26, including 150 in the last 30 days, following a spike in the daily cases and number of casualties....

Islamabad, 17 April 2021 Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination of Pakistan via dated 18 December 2020 issued guidelines to the Civil Aviation Authorities and crew regarding identification, management and reporting of suspected case of COVID 19 to reduce the risk of COVID 19 transmission from passengers arriving from abroad. Rationale The COVID-19...

Oviedo (Spain),  14 Apr. 2021 (Anadolu News) The Pfizer vaccine is highly effective in preventing COVID-19 infections, deaths, and hospitalizations, according to a new study in Spain. The investigation followed more than 116,000 nursing home residents, staff, and healthcare workers who were vaccinated in Catalonia starting late last December. Not only did the study confirm...

Islamabad, 20 March 2021 Official News Agency of Pakistan, Associated Press of Pakistan reported today that Prime Minister Imran Khan was tested positive for COVID-19 and isolated himself at his home, his Special Assistant on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said. “PM Imran Khan has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self isolating at home,” Faisal...