The World Health Organization WHO has called for united efforts to eliminate Poliomyelitis (polio) from the surface of the earth. Addressing a seminar on ‘One Day, One Focus: Endling Polio’ at the University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Friday; WHO National Surveillance Coordinator for Polio Eradication Initiative Dr Shafiqur Rehman said 79 cases of polio […]
More than 85,000 new cases of the virus were reported across the country on Friday, shattering an earlier single-day record and stirring new fears about the months ahead. A testing site in The Villages, Fla., on July 16, when the United States set a record of 75,687 new coronavirus cases in a single day. That […]
Balochistan health department has reported two more cases of polio virus in the province on Saturday. With two fresh cases, the tally of polio virus infections this year has scored to 23 cases. Polio is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the polio virus. The virus spreads from person to person and can infect […]
SANFORD, Fla: President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail on Monday for the first time since he announced his COVID-19 diagnosis, touting his management of the pandemic as opinion polls showed him losing more ground to Democratic rival Joe Biden. Trump arrived at the outdoor rally in Sanford, Florida, the first of six planned […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft said that it had used a court order to take control of computers that were installing ransomware and other malicious software on local government networks. Because this is threatening to disrupt the November election.Microsoft said it seized a series of internet protocol addresses hosted by U.S. companies that had been directing activity […]
Australian researchers found out that the virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on banknotes, phone screens, and stainless steel for up to 28 days. It is much longer than the flu virus. In this regard, they highlighted the need for effective cleaning and handwashing to avoid the disease. “It really reinforces the importance of washing […]
Pakistan is fighting its war on terror for the last 40 years, this has greatly impacted the national psyche towards others and especially how citizens react to any external stimuli. Mishal Pakistan, a country partner institute of the Future of Economic Progress System Initiative of the World Economic Forum will be conducting this longitudinal study […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump faced a fresh backlash on Tuesday for removing his mask when he returned to the White House and urging Americans not to fear the COVID-19 disease that has killed more than 209,000 people in the country and put him in hospital. U.S. President Donald Trump poses on the Truman Balcony of […]
“People won’t get ‘tired’ of social distancing and it’s unscientific to suggest otherwise. Behavioural fatigue has no basis in science”. ‘Behavioural fatigue’ became a hot topic because it was part of the UK Government’s justification for delaying the introduction of stricter public health measures. They quickly reversed this position and we’re now in the “empty […]
India’s death toll from the novel coronavirus rose past 100,000 on Saturday. It is only the third country in the world to reach that bleak milestone, after the United States and Brazil. Total deaths rose to 100,842, the health ministry said. While the tally of infections climbed to 6.47 million after a daily increase in […]