“In last 24 hours, 75,720 patients of breathing problems reported in hospitals of the province,” the Punjab health department said in its report. “3,359 patients of asthma reported across Punjab”. Moreover, 627 patients with eye disease came to hospitals, the health department said. “In Lahore 5,354 patients with a breathing problem were brought to hospitals, […]
Gross domestic product slipped by 0.1% in monthly terms during September as the services sector flat-lined, while manufacturing and construction dropped, the Office for National Statistics said. For the third quarter as a whole, the economy grew by 0.1%, slowing from 0.5% growth during the second quarter. Economists polled by the Bank of England had […]
The 12-month inquiry singled out Australia’s initial lack of urgency in distributing Covid-19 vaccines, with then-prime minister Scott Morrison at one point declaring the rollout “not a race”. Australia imposed some of the world’s most stringent restrictions during the pandemic, effectively sealing international borders for two years and locking down major cities for months on […]
In recent weeks, Japan has reported over ten new COVID-19 cases per week. For the week ending July 14, the average number of confirmed cases at select medical facilities was 11.18, marking a 1.39-fold increase from the previous week and the 10th consecutive week of rising numbers, according to NHK. Patients visiting health facilities are […]
Senegal became the first country in the region to implement voluntary tests, suspecting that a number of some 1,300 deaths — according to a Saudi tally — are down to a respiratory syndrome ailment such as COVID-19. A Togolese government statement on Friday said hajj pilgrims must undergo compulsory COVID tests and “limit contacts, wear […]
Biden and Trump, 78 both have faced concerns about their age and fitness in the run-up to the Nov. 5 election but they have weighed more heavily on Biden. On Thursday with his voice hoarse from a cold, Biden hurried through some of his talking points on the debate stage stumbled over some answers, and […]
The Food and Drug Administration’s change in recommendation, in an update dated Thursday, comes even as Moderna and Novavax — makers of two of the three COVID vaccines — submitted their applications to the agency for updating the fall 2024 season shots with the JN.1 strain. Novavax had said its manufacturing is underway for a […]
A stockpile of half a million Ebola vaccine doses was established by Gavi and other global health partners in 2019 for use in outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever, which has an average fatality rate of roughly 60%. Around 11,000 people died in a 2014-16 outbreak in West Africa, the largest ever. But while highly deadly, Ebola […]
The health officials suspect the cases to be of the highly transmissible JN.1 variant, which is currently a cause of concern across the world. The two passengers, between the ages of 50 and 60, arrived from Bangkok and Jeddah on Thursday and Friday, respectively. The lab samples have been sent to a Dow University of […]
The Red List restricts entry to the United Kingdom to people who are British or Irish citizens or have legal residency in the country. The nationals must take a Covid-19 test and complete a passenger locator form before traveling to England. They must also book a quarantine hotel package that includes two Covid-19 tests. When […]
