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Japan signs deal with BioNTech to secure 120 million doses of potential coronavirus vaccine

First deliveries to Japan are planned for the first half of 2021 from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/33dlVvT

Iran asks citizens to heed coronavirus rules more closely to ease burden on medics

Iran reported 216 new deaths from the novel coronavirus on Sunday, calling on its citizens to observe health protocols more closely to ease the burden on exhausted medical staff. from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/3jK97mr

Pakistan fourth position in terms of individual coronavirus transmission: report

Imperial College researchers say overall per-capita rate of coronavirus transmission across Pakistan at 0.73 from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/2EazKkl

Balochistan officials admit possibility of unrecorded coronavirus deaths in province

Balochistan is the only province in Pakistan that also lists down 'probable' fatalities from coronavirus separately in daily situation reports from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/3ePVzlK

Aerosol-based drug treatment can reduce coronavirus death risk: study

The firm behind the treatment, known as SNG001, said the preliminary results suggested "a major breakthrough" in the pandemic from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/2OKSuIY

Russia hopes to produce 200 million doses of coronavirus vaccine this year

"Mass production of this vaccine can stop the pandemic's potential 'second wave'," says Russian official from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/2DTup0u

Canadian diplomat appreciates Pakistan's polio efforts, urges people to support healthworkers

'Door to door vaccination will resume in 169 high risk Union Councils, saving 770,000 children' from polio, Gilmour wrote from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/3eGkOqM

Ancient healing art of 'judo therapy' in Japan

More than 73,000 licensed judo therapists work at more than 50,000 clinics across Japan. All of them are required to have some judo experience before becoming certified clinicians from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/3fBMpe3

UN warns of falling vaccination levels due to COVID-19

UN says at least 30 measles vaccination campaigns have been cancelled or are at risk during ongoing pandemic from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/2DHR6oh

Russia claims to have developed 'safe' virus vaccine

The results of the trials "allow us to speak with confidence about the safety and good tolerability of the vaccine", says Russia from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/30bxS25

Study suggest 75% Pakistani adults suffering from stress during COVID-19 pandemic

In the study more than 90% of the participants were from Sindh and Punjab from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/2ZphlZe

Recovering coronavirus patients may lose immunity to reinfection within months

Blood tests showed even individuals with only mild COVID-19 symptoms mounted some immune response to the virus from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/2Cwqvu1

Severe COVID-19 infections may put patients at risk of neurological complications: study

The team looked at the neurological symptoms of 43 patients hospitalised with either confirmed or suspected COVID-19 from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/2ZbByS1

COVID-19: Data shows Pakistan utilising only a third of its testing capacity

Pakistan has a testing output of 71,780 tests per day for the virus at its 133 laboratories from The News International - Health https://ift.tt/3gEsICa