Health

The string of record-breaking weather events and emergence of new diseases with time shows clealry that we do not have the luxury of ‘waiting this out. Despite progress made by many countries in devising more robust systems of early warning and responsive protection, which have led to far fewer people …

Rome, May 18, 2022 – The land borders between Spain and Morocco reopen after two years. Suspended during the first wave of the pandemic in spring 2020, these border crossings in the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, remained closed due to the diplomatic …

ISLAMABAD, May 18 : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday launched the fresh drive of anti-polio campaign by administering vaccine drops to children under five years. The anti-polio campaign was launched in view of the report of three new cases of the crippling disease in the country. Chairing a meeting …

ISLAMABAD, May 17 : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday welcomed the China-based biopharmaceutical company Sinovac over its keen interest for a joint venture to diagnose, prevent and treat diseases by investing in Pakistan. In a meeting with a delegation of Sinovac, the prime minister said the government would extend …

A large number of people including children suffering from heatstroke in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi during the last 24 hours. According to health authorities, 112 heatstroke patients including 56 young children were brought to three allied hospitals in the Rawalpindi city, the Cantonment General Hospital, the Railway …

PARIS: Face masks are no longer required in metros, trains and planes in France from Monday, as French authorities lifted one of the last remaining health measures imposed since the pandemic began in 2020. Health minister Olivier Veran announced last week that masks would no longer be mandatory on public …

LAHORE, May 16 :The surveillance of various areas in the provincial capital was in full swing under anti-dengue drive initiated by the district administration. Assistant Commissioner Model Town Sonia Sadaf on Monday visited Wahdat Colony, where she inspected anti-dengue arrangements and instructed the house owner about dengue prevention. He observed …

ISLAMABAD, May 16 : Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has advised the citizens to take precautionary measures in wake of the heat wave prevailing in most parts of the country during this week. According to the synoptic situation, continental air was prevailing over most parts of the country. A shallow westerly …

Islamabad–The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Sunday decided to increase the scope of the ongoing Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) of inbound travellers at international airports across the country in view of the global coronavirus situation, it said in a statement. In a series of tweets today, the institute — …

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tested positive for COVID-19 with moderate symptoms, her office said in a statement on Saturday. She will not be in parliament for the government’s emissions reduction plan on Monday and the budget on Thursday, but “travel arrangements for her trade mission to the United …