Italy: PM says covid vaccine essential to face Omicron
Rome: Italian premier Mario Draghi has said that Italy is facing into Christmas "more prepared and safer" than last year,...
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Italy: New travel rules require covid tests for EU arrivals
Rome: All travellers to Italy from European Union countries must undergo a covid test before departure - including those who...
Italy starts vaccinating kids against covid-19
Rome: Italy is to begin offering covid vaccines to children aged 5-11 from 16 December, with reservations already open in...
Japan announces new US$ 4.35 million grant to support Polio Programme in Pakistan
Islamabad: The Government of Japan announced a US$ 4.35 million grant to procure essential oral polio vaccines as part of...
Chairman PPP condemns terror attack on polio workers in KP
Islamabad: Chair Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari strongly condemned the terrorist attack on anti-polio team in Tank district of...
Italy: Health Minister to discuss plans for training Libyan doctors
Rome: Minister of Health Ali Al-Zanati has visited the Italian group of San Donato Hospitals in Milan, at the head...
Italy registers record 1.3 million Green Pass downloads in 24 hours.
Rome: The first fine in Rome for travelling on public transport without a Green Pass was handed to a commuter...
China sticks to strict anti-virus policy as Omicron rages on across world
China Economic Net Beijing: As the heavily mutated COVID-19 Omicron variant sounds a global alarm, China said it will stick...
Super Green Pass: Italy bars unvaccinated from cinemas and theatres
Rome: Italy will tighten its Green Pass restrictions with tough new rules against the unvaccinated coming into force from 6...
Italy police to check for covid Green Pass on public transport
Rome: Italian police and carabinieri, supported by municipal traffic police, are to carry out checks on commuters once Italy's new...
Rome orders masks outdoors ahead of Italy’s new covid rules
Rome: Rome is the latest Italian city to bring in the obligation to wear masks outdoors in a bid to...
NCOC stress provinces to achieve vaccination targets to control new variant
Islamabad: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) session held yesterday discussed the epidemic curve chart data, national vaccine strategy...
US embassy inaugurates maker lab at the national library of Pakistan
Islamabad: US Embassy Public Affairs Minister Counselor Ray Castillo and Joint Secretary Muhammad Mureed Rahimoon of the National Heritage and...
Italy: Company designs anti-omicron COVID-19 vaccine
Rome: An Italian medical company said it has designed a version of its COVID-eVax vaccine to combat the new omicron...
Italy: Milan to require masks outdoors as Italy ramps up Covid rules
Milan: Milan is to require masks outdoors in the city centre from Saturday 27 November in a bid to reduce...
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 impose a travel ban on...
Italy: Cities impose new covid restrictions over Christmas season
Rome: Italian cities are bringing in restrictions in a bid to reduce the risk of covid infections among the crowds...
Italy to offer covid vaccine booster to over-18s from December 1
Rome: Italy is to offer the third covid vaccine dose, or booster shot, to everyone aged over 18 from December...
Italy debates Super Green Pass to ‘save’ Christmas
Rome: Italy has stepped up its covid vaccination campaign, bringing forward the start date of its administration of the third...
Italy: Sicily orders masks to be worn outdoors
Rome: People in Sicily are required to wear protective face masks in crowded outdoor areas following an order signed by...
US government contributes $7 million to address Covid-19 effects in Pakistan
Islamabad: - The United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will contribute $7 million to...
Italy tightens covid Green Pass rules on public transport
Rome: The Italian government has updated the covid Green Pass rules for public transport, including taxis, in a new decree...
Covid-19 national positivity ratio drops below 1 percent: NCOC
Islamabad: The national tally of Covid-19 active cases on Saturday was recorded 23,090 with 231 more people tested positive for...
UNHCR hands over China-funded medical equipment to NICU of Pakistani hospital
Islamabad: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with support from the Government of China has completed the transfer...
Italy offers covid-19 vaccine booster to over 40s
Rome: Italy is to offer a third dose of the covid-19 vaccine to the 40-59 age group from 1 December,...
Chinese enterprise gifts COVID-19 testing kits to Pakistan
Beijing: Chinese enterprise on Friday gifted a batch of 100,000 Covid-19 testing kits and sample releaser buffer to Pakistan to...
Italy: Where to find the best olive oil in Lazio
Rome: With the arrival of November, the olive growing areas of Lazio are in action and the mills are prepared...
Pakistanis can now travel to UK with Chinese Covid jabs
Islamabad: Pakistanis who have received doses of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines can now travel to the United Kingdom, the British envoy...
US finally reopening borders after 20 months
Washington: The United States reopens its land and air borders today (Monday) to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against Covid-19, ending...
Italy: Bill Gates funds ReiThera for Made in Italy Covid vaccine
Rome: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a grant of $1.4 million to the Italian biotech firm ReiThera...
