The change to the agency’s testing recommendation comes as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is also expanding its testing of milk for bird flu, signaling concern by both agencies about the ongoing spread of the virus on dairy and poultry farms. Bird flu has infected nearly 450 dairy farms in 15 states since March, according […]
The city remains the most polluted in the world according to the air quality index (AQI) causing breathing problems for citizens. Indian capital city New Delhi has been the second most polluted city in the world with 428 AQI readings. Punjab government yesterday announced the closure of schools up to the higher secondary level in […]
The provincial government has made it compulsory to wear masks in smog-affected districts of Punjab. “Schools will remain closed until November 17,” senior minister of the province Maryam Aurangzeb has said. Punjab minister has announced online classes adding that the government has decided that 50 percent of government and private offices would work online. Aurangzeb […]
According to reports, dengue fever continues to wreak havoc across Rawalpindi. 104 new positive cases have been registered during the last 24 hours, and 260 patients are being treated in hospitals. As of this season, the total number of confirmed dengue cases has risen to 5162 with 16 deaths. Authorities claimed that Potohar Town is […]
Lahore has been on the top of the hazardous air quality list in the world as India’s Kolkata with 253 AQI reading, Delhi, 238, Mumbai 199, and Tashkent in Uzbekistan with 181 reading much behind. Smog in Lahore causing serious health problems for residents toiling in polluted air and reported to have breathing difficulties, coughing, […]
According to NIH sources, as many as 93,002 cases of malaria were reported across Sindh during the past week. The highest 10,427 malaria cases were reported in Larkana, while Khairpur remained second on the list with 7,858 cases. Qambar reported 7,525 malaria cases, Mirpurkhas, 5,655, Dadu 5,980, Badin 4,204, Sanghar 5,488, Tharparkar 4,099, Tando Allahyar, […]
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 […]
Mahathir Mohamad has been dubbed the world’s oldest serving leader after helming office twice, first holding the position as the Southeast Asian country’s fourth national leader from 1981 until 2003. Mahathir, who served as prime minister for more than two decades, has a history of heart problems and has been in and out of hospital […]
“Sharafuddin, 25, was brought to Fatima Jinnah Hospital in a precarious condition,” hospital officials said. The man was tested positive for Congo virus after undergoing tests, the hospital sources said. This is not the first instance that an epidemic of Congo virus fever has broken out in Balochistan. In the late 80s and mid-90s dozens […]
As per the airport sources, a passenger identified as Javed Ahmed, arriving from Sharjah, has tested positive for symptoms of monkeypox. Ahmed, a resident of Rajanpur, was immediately moved to an isolation ward for precautionary measures. Medical authorities consider the case alarming and are taking stringent precautions. Monkeypox is a viral disease caused by the […]
