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Vaccination necessary to resume daily routines: KU VC

KARACHI: Mass vaccination programme and proper implementation of the standard operating procedures as described by...

Published 27 Aug, 2021 04:52am

Pakistan

Vaccination programme to continue till end of 2021: Nausheen Hamid

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary of National Health Services Dr Nausheen Hamid Sunday said that Pakistan is on its...

Published 16 Aug, 2021 06:57am

Business & Finance

Britons resume borrowing, rush to buy homes as economy reopens

LONDON: British consumers have resumed borrowing and house prices have jumped by the most in more than 16 years,...

Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am

World

UK's Johnson says need to wait for data on June reopening

Johnson has previously warned that the swift spread of the B.1.617.2 variant of concern first identified in India could derail his plans to end England's COVID restrictions on June 21.
"I can see nothing in the data at the moment that means we can't go ahead with step four, or the opening up on June 21st, but we've got to be so cautious."

Updated 02 Jun, 2021 06:57pm

Pakistan

Vaccination programme: Emirates flies across states to celebrate progress

KARACHI: Emirates’ one-of-a-kind flight EK2021 proudly made a journey across the different emirates Tuesday, to...

Published 14 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Business & Finance

BoE's Tenreyro says removing policy support too early could be costly

"One lesson that we learned from the financial crisis is that withdrawing policy support too early can be very costly," Tenreyro said in an online discussion hosted by Swedish think tank SNS.
"Withdrawing it too early ... can lead to scarring effects on the labour market that would be very costly and slow down growth going forward," she added.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 09:03pm

World

Indian states seek widening of vaccinations as second surge overtakes first wave

India breached the grim milestone of 100,000 daily infections for the first time on Monday, and cases are likely to stay high again when fresh figures are released later on Tuesday.
If a larger number of young and working population is vaccinated, the intensity of the cases would be much lower than the treatment that they need today.

Published 06 Apr, 2021 09:57am

World

Ukraine approves Chinese vaccine as COVID-19 cases hit new record high

Ukraine received its first batch of 215,000 Sinovac doses in March to boost its vaccination programme, which has lagged behind many other European countries and it has so far relied on a single batch of AstraZeneca vaccines from India.
"The vaccines of the Chinese company Sinovac Biotech can be trusted," it said.

Published 03 Apr, 2021 06:41pm

World

UK denies vaccine shortfall will slow lockdown easing plan

AstraZeneca's vaccine, developed with Oxford University, provides the bulk of Britain's campaign.

Published 18 Mar, 2021 04:08pm

Business & Finance

Sterling falls against dollar

LONDON: Sterling fell against a stronger dollar on Friday as Treasury yields climbed, but the pound was still on...

Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am

World

Denmark pushes back date for all citizens to be vaccinated to July

Health authorities previously expected the vaccination programme to be completed by June 27, but delays in shipments of the two companies' shots have pushed that date back, B.T. and broadcaster TV 2 reported on Friday.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 09:13pm

World

India warns of worsening COVID-19 situation, vaccinations to expand

Reluctance grows over masks and social distancing.
India's 11 million infections are world's second worst.
States told to stick to stringent measures.
More vaccinations available from March 1.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 09:31pm

World

Portugal aims for 70 percent vaccination rate in summer

After weeks as the country with the greatest number of infections in relation to its population, Portugal recorded the strongest decline last week with a 51-percent drop in new cases to 2,100 per day.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 10:38am

World

Vietnam to start COVID-19 vaccinations in March

The first wave of COVID-19 vaccinations, prioritising frontline medical workers and high-risk groups, will begin in March right after the first batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrives and passes quality checks.
The government said previously it was in talks with Russian and US vaccine manufacturers on potential supply agreements.

Updated 22 Feb, 2021 10:07pm

World

Gaza launches COVID-19 vaccinations, with just 22,000 doses

I am proud the health sector was able to overcome this difficult time, with limited resources but great dedication.
Those vaccinated received instruction cards telling them to continue wearing face masks and practicing social distancing.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 06:10pm

World

Australia administers first Covid-19 vaccines

The country's vaccination programme is starting months after other nations', following its provisional approval of the Pfizer product for use in January.

Published 21 Feb, 2021 10:47am

World

J&J's vaccine implementation study in S.Africa gets regulator nod

South Africa hardest hit by COVID-19 on continent.
Govt still reviewing J&J's full market application.
Implementation study is to vaccinate health workers.
S.Africa expected to receive J&J vaccines this week.

Published 15 Feb, 2021 07:23pm

World

German health minister says vaccines protect against serious COVID-19 cases

"According to what we know now, all three vaccines are effective in preventing the severe course of the COVID-19 illness," Spahn told a news conference.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 06:48pm

World

UK vaccine rollout must not be interrupted, UK minister says of EU demand

We must make sure that we continue with the effective acceleration of our vaccination programme.
"It is the case that the supplies which have been planned, paid for and scheduled should continue. Absolutely, there will be no interruption to that.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 06:45pm

World

Mauritius begins Covid-19 vaccination programme

Mauritius has officially recorded 568 cases and 10 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 07:43pm

World

Health workers first in line as Turkey launches Sinovac vaccine rollout

Turkey has reported more than 2.3 million infections since March and still reports around 10,000 new cases and 170 deaths each day after a month of weekend lockdowns and nightly curfews.
We spent around 10 months in white overalls, supporting people as they struggle for life. Health workers know very well that this situation cannot be taken lightly and that the vaccine is needed.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 07:26pm

Business & Finance

Moderna vaccine set to arrive in France as country steps up anti-COVID drive

Castex and Health Minister Olivier Veran visited a health centre in Tarbes, southwestern France, on Saturday as part of the government's campaign to accelerate France's vaccine rollout.
US-based Moderna said on Monday it would produce at least 600 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, up by 100 million doses from its previous forecast.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 07:31pm

World

India to start COVID-19 vaccination drive from Jan 16

India hopes to inoculate 300 million of its 1.35 billion people free of charge in the first six to eight months of this year.
Earlier in the day Modi said India would continue to export medicines, including vaccines, as companies have ramped up production.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 05:27pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 19	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 19	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 19	155.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 19	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 19	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 19	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 18	5,872.16
Nasdaq / Dec 18	19,392.69
Dow Jones / Dec 18	43,326.87
India Sensex / Dec 19	79,339.96
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 19	38,813.58
Hang Seng / Dec 19	19,801.52
FTSE 100 / Dec 19	8,101.87
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 19	20,040.57

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Dec 19	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 19	70.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 19	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 19	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 19	2,613.73
Diesel/Litre / Dec 19	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Textile / Dec 19 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.79 ▲ 0.67 (10.95%)
S.G.Power / Dec 19 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.17 ▲ 1.00 (10.91%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 19 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	10.43 ▲ 1.00 (10.60%)
Din Tex. / Dec 19 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	53.70 ▲ 4.88 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 19 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	77.33 ▲ 7.03 (10.00%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 19 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	12.65 ▲ 1.15 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 19 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	114.33 ▲ 10.39 (10.00%)
Thatta Cement / Dec 19 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	185.52 ▲ 16.87 (10.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 19 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	46.35 ▲ 4.21 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 19 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2 ▼ -0.25 (-11.11%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 19 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6.80 ▼ -0.82 (-10.76%)
United Brands / Dec 19 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	23.27 ▼ -2.59 (-10.02%)
Ahmad Hassan / Dec 19 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	49.50 ▼ -5.50 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 19 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.55 ▼ -13.39 (-10.00%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 19 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180 ▼ -20.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 19 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	40.70 ▼ -4.52 (-10.00%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Dec 19 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	18 ▼ -2.00 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 19 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	655.90 ▼ -72.88 (-10.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	149,467,146 ▼ -0.17
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	76,865,192 ▼ -0.36
Cnergyico PK / Dec 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,462,895 ▼ -0.62
B.O.Punjab / Dec 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,162,802 ▼ -0.71
Pak Refinery / Dec 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	54,507,413 ▼ -0.18
Pak Elektron / Dec 19 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	53,981,501 ▼ -0.30
Sui South Gas / Dec 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	41,964,816 ▲ 1.81
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 19 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,868,206 ▼ -0.55
Symmetry Group / Dec 19 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	24,558,566 ▲ 1.45

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