Bad air continues to haunt Lahore and several other cities of Punjab despite authorities’ desperate steps to curb smog. The Shrine city of Multan with its 1659 AQI reading has been the most polluted place in Pakistan with dangerous levels of hazardous pollutants in the air. The Lahore-Islamabad and Lahore-Sialkot Motorway sections have been closed […]
ISLAMABAD: Just a fortnight after lifting of the curbs impose to contain the spread of coronavirus; the number of infections and positivity rate have again started increasing in the country. Eid ul Azha is also round the corner. Also, health experts fear that Eid ul Azha can provide an opportunity to the virus to bounce […]
The WHO World Health Organization on Friday urges fully vaccinate people to continue to wear masks; social distance and practice other Covid-19 pandemic safety measures; as the highly contagious delta variant spreads rapidly across the globe. Also, “People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves,” Dr. […]
Israel and Hamas have announced a ceasefire, ending a 11-day bloodshed; also that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says Israel accepted the Egyptian proposal after a late-night meeting of his Security Cabinet. Hamas quickly followed and agreed to the deal. Also, according to Egypt’s state-run MENA news agency, […]
The World Health Organisation on Wednesday cautioned against crowded indoor celebrations that could trigger a fresh surge in coronavirus infections days ahead of Easter and two weeks before Ramadan. “In countries experiencing widespread community transmission of the virus; virtual meetings, postponing or reducing such gatherings should seriously consider,” said a WHO statement. “Regardless of location, […]
A World Health Organization (WHO) team tracing the origins of COVID-19 on Sunday visited a food market in Wuhan, where the virus was initially detected. The team arrived at Huanan amid heavy security with additional barricades set up outside a high blue fence surrounding the market; and left in a convoy after about one hour. […]
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) says he is “very disappointed” that China has still not approved the entry of a team of international experts tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus, as some countries grapple with the increasing burden of the pandemic. Two members of the 10-strong international team had already […]
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 […]
China is said to give access to it locally-produced coronavirus vaccines to the world? According to a a WHO official on Tuesday; China to have its locally-produced Covid-19 vaccines, assessed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), as a step towards making them available for international use. Hundreds of thousands of essential workers and other groups […]
