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Dubai to begin inoculations with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from today

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ Dubai will start inoculating people with the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech for free from Wednesday, the emirate’s government said, joining Saudi Arabia which last week became the first Arab country to begin using this vaccine. The move comes after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain earlier this month rolled out a vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group, Sinopharm, to the general public. The UAE was the first country to roll out the Chinese vaccines for its population, saying earlier this month it has 86…

Americans told to brace for Covid ‘surge upon a surge’

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ WASHINGTON: America should prepare for a “surge upon a surge” in coronavirus cases as millions of travelers return home after the Thanksgiving holiday, top US scientist Anthony Fauci warned on Sunday. The United States is the worst-affected country, with 266,074 Covid-19 deaths, and President Donald Trump’s administration has issued conflicting messages on mask-wearing, travel and whether the outbreak is under control. “There almost certainly is going to be an uptick because of what has happened with the travel,” Fauci told CNN’s “State of the Union” as the Thanksgiving long…

Germany hits million cases; Russia, India sign deal for vaccine

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ BERLIN: Germany, once a beacon of hope in Europe’s coronavirus nightmare, logged its one millionth case on Friday, while Russia signed up India to mass produce its controversial Sputnik vaccine. Although the virus spread is slowing thanks to weeks of tough restrictions, Europe remains at the heart of the pandemic, recording more cases than the United States in the past week. The pandemic is gaining strength fastest in Asia and Latin America, and is up by a worrying 113 percent over the week in Mexico. Germany had…

Ferguson stars as NZ down WI in first T20

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ AUCKLAND: Paceman Lockie Ferguson unleashed a devastating five-wicket barrage as New Zealand downed the West Indies in a roller coaster Twenty20 International series opener at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday. The match — the first international cricket played in New Zealand for almost nine months — produced a nail-biting finale as the Black Caps reached 179-5 in the final over after being set a target of 176. Persistent showers meant the innings were reduced to 16 and many players, particularly the tourists, were rusty after only…

Elon Musk Passes Bill Gates To Become The Second-Richest Person

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ Tesla Co-founder Elon Musk has added more than $100 billion to his net worth this year and has passed Bill Gates as the world’s second-richest person. According to the details, Elon Musk’s year of dizzying ascents and jagged peaks hit a new apex as he over took Bill Gates to grab world’s second-richest ranking. Please join our Whatsapp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/EOZzrH7nrzZ852CKBk83LI 49y-old’s net worth soared $7.2bn on Mon to $127.9bn, driven by another surge in Tesla’s shares. Musk has added $100bn to his worth. His rise on the…

Karachi and Lahore chase history in dream HBL PSL 2020 final clash

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COURTESY BY: https://psl-t20.com/ Karachi, 16 November 2020:  A dream final line-up of Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars, a wish of millions of HBL Pakistan Super League fans since its inception, is now true as the two rivals play for the coveted and prestigious trophy at the National Stadium in what should be an epic final on Tuesday night. After an eight-month Covid-19-enforced break following the end of the group-stage, the HBL PSL playoffs began on Saturday with a thrilling Qualifier, between table-toppers Multan Sultans and Kings. Kings, helped by a…

Countries turn to rapid antigen tests to contain second wave of Covid-19

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ ZURICH: Countries straining to contain a second wave of Covid-19 are turning to faster, cheaper but less accurate tests to avoid the delays and shortages that have plagued efforts to diagnose and trace those infected quickly. Germany, where infections jumped by 4,122 on Tuesday to 329,453 total, has secured 9 million so-called antigen tests per month that can deliver a result in minutes and cost about 5 euros ($5.90) each. That would, in theory, cover more than 10pc of the population. The United States and Canada are…

‘Long Covid’ may affect multiple parts of body and mind, doctors say

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ Ongoing illness after infection with Covid-19, sometimes called “long Covid”, may not be one syndrome but possibly up to four causing a rollercoaster of symptoms affecting all parts of the body and mind, doctors said on Thursday. In an initial report about long-term Covid-19, Britain’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) said one common theme among ongoing Covid patients — some of whom are seven months or more into their illness — is that symptoms appear in one physiological area, such as the heart or lungs, only to abate…

Europe leads record one-day surge in Covid-19 cases

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ GENEVA: The World Health Organisation reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Thursday, with the total rising by 338,779 in 24 hours led by a surge of infections in Europe. Europe reported 96,996 new cases, the highest total for the region ever recorded by the WHO. Global deaths rose by 5,514 to a total of 1.05 million. The previous WHO record for new cases was 330,340 on Oct 2. The agency reported a record 12,393 deaths on April 17. As a region, Europe is…

Trump maps return to campaign trail after White House says Covid-19 treatment complete

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ United States President Donald Trump on Friday prepared to return to the campaign trail with a pair of weekend rallies after his Covid-19 diagnosis sidelined him for a week in the race against Democratic nominee Joe Biden for the White House. The Republican president, who announced he had been infected with the novel coronavirus on October 2 and spent three nights in a military hospital receiving treatment, said late on Thursday he was feeling “really good” and, with a doctor’s blessing, aimed to campaign in Florida on Saturday and…