According to figures provided by Sindh Health Department, as many as 11 cases of dengue were reported in the last 24 hours in the metropolis. The data shows that overall 11 cases were reported in Karachi including three in the Central district, 3 in the district East, one in Korangi, two in the South, and […]
As per the information provided by the health department, the total number of patients affected this year has reached 5,921. Currently, there are 175 individuals hospitalized in various medical facilities in Rawalpindi due to the virus. Potohar Town is the most severely affected area in the district, with 33 registered cases, while the Municipal Corporation […]
As per details, the increasing smog situation has prompted the provincial government to extend school and college closures to five more divisions. The Environmental Protection Department notified the closure of educational institutions in the Sargodha, Rawalpindi, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur, and Sahiwal divisions. According to the directive, all schools from nursery to grade 12, academies, […]
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 […]
