Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar on Friday said that India’s attempt to “link coronavirus with Muslims and Pakistanis has failed badly”. Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the DG ISPR said: “At a time when the the entire world is battling the coronavirus pandemic, extremists in India have proved […]
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In a first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will conduct pool testing for Covid-19, which according to health and finance minister Taimur Khan Jhagra has increased the province’s capacity by three to five times. Jhagra said on Friday that the Covid-19 testing laboratory at Khyber Medical University (KMU) is now authorised to conduct pool testing. “After successfully conducting […]
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At least 253 healthcare providers and medical workers have been infected with coronavirus in Pakistan so far, according to data shared by the National Emergency Operation Centre on Thursday. Based on the report, which has data up until April 22, 124 doctors, 39 nurses and and 90 health workers have been infected by the virus […]
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A group of female doctors in Karachi warned people on Friday against coming out unnecessarily from their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, saying that the pressure on doctors would “decrease” if people listened and stayed home. The female doctors — affiliated with different medical facilities in the city — were addressing the media at the […]
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North Korean state media on Wednesday made no mention of leader Kim Jong Un’s health or whereabouts, a day after intense international speculation over his health was sparked by media reports he was gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure. North Korean media presented a business as usual image, carrying routine reporting of Kim’s achievements and […]
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Two people who died in California in early and mid-February were confirmed as coronavirus cases — weeks before the first reported Covid-19 fatality in the United States, it emerged on Wednesday. Autopsies on the two individuals who died at home on February 6 and February 17 showed they had succumbed to Covid-19, the Santa Clara […]
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India has ordered a pause in testing for antibodies to the coronavirus because of concerns over the accuracy, the country’s health officials said on Wednesday, complicating the fight against the pandemic as its tally of cases nears 20,000. India trails many countries in conducting the standard swab tests to determine the presence of the novel […]
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced they had successfully launched the country’s first military satellite on Wednesday, at a time of fresh tensions with US forces in the Gulf. The United States alleges Iran’s satellite programme is a cover for its development of missiles, while the Islamic republic has previously insisted its aerospace activities comply with its […]
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A malaria drug widely touted as a potential cure for Covid-19 showed no benefit against the disease over standard care — and was in fact associated with more deaths, the biggest study of its kind showed on Tuesday. The US government-funded analysis of how American military veterans fared on hydroxychloroquine was posted on a medical […]
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LONDON: Arsenal’s players and coaching staff have agreed a 12.5% salary cut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making the London-based club the first in the Premier League to announce such a measure. Several Premier League clubs have furloughed employees since the new coronavirus outbreak while others, such as West Ham United and Southampton, have said […]
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