Pakistan reported Monday that the national coronavirus positivity rate had remained well below 5% over the past week, with the country’s top health official attributing the declining trend to “effective” government policies; including restrictions on public movement and effective screening of international travelers. Officials recorded 43 deaths and detected more than 2,100 new cases in […]
With a 4.34% positivity rate, Pakistan reported the lowest coronavirus rate since March 6 after the country’s pandemic situation improves during the past few days. As per the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC); the country recorded a positivity rate of 4.2% on March 6. The number of active cases is recorded at 59,018 as […]
Federal Minister for Education and Training Shafqat Mahmood; announced on Tuesday that he had tested positive for Covid-19. In a tweet, the education minister stated that; he was feeling mild symptoms at the moment and that he hoped to recover soon. Moreover, Mahmood is among several federal and provincial ministers; and other government officials, to […]
In a major achievement, Pakistan has successfully manufactured a COVID vaccine locally at the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad, according to local news sources. Overall 124,000 doses of single-dose Covid CanSino vaccine were manufactured at the NIH; and would be available for use from the next week. “The vaccine was prepared by Pakistani experts […]
The Punjab government has closed all public and private schools and colleges in 25 districts till further notice. A notification in this regard issued on Sunday and will be effective from Monday till further notice. Provincial Education Minister, Murad Raas, confirmed the development on his Twitter handle. “NOTIFICATION: All Public & Private Schools will be […]
Recently, a general mistrust has been observed in the Pakistani public regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines this behavior as vaccine hesitancy or “delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines”. It may stem from multiple factors such as mistrust of the West, religious reservations, and biological concerns. . Let us debunk […]
Pakistan reached on Monday a grim milestone in the fight against coronavirus as the country has now lost more than 12,000 people to the virus following the 59 deaths of positive cases reported in the last 24 hours. According to the National Command and Operation Centre, the greatest number of deaths were reported in Sindh […]
While countries are dealing with mass breakouts of Coronavirus, there are many people with health anxiety going into crisis with their mental health. It is difficult to get away from the conversations on the news that talk about how many more new cases there are daily, or social media posts that share videos of people […]
The positivity rate of coronavirus tests in Peshawar has exceeded 19 percent and is the highest in the country; the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) was told on Friday. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa capital has a positivity rate of 19.65pc, the forum was told in a meeting today. Peshawar is followed by Karachi, where the […]
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Thursday that he is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19. The news comes just a day before the engagement of Bilawal’s sister, Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari, to a Dubai-based businessman and several days before the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) next rally in Multan scheduled for November 30. I have tested positive […]
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