Health

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday inaugurated an antisera processing plant and launched 120,000 doses of PakVac produced from the concentrate of Cansino vaccine while the World Health Organisation (WHO) validated the emergency use of Sinovac vaccine. Meanwhile, the country reported the lowest positivity rate since March 1 this year. While the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) registered Pfizer vaccine that …

Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood on Wednesday said that board exams for students of classes nine and 10 would be held only for elective subjects and mathematics, while exams for students of classes 11 and 12 would be held for elective subjects only. “This decision has been taken as students have different streams and directions so they will sit in …

China reported the world’s first human infection of the H10N3 bird flu strain on Tuesday but said the risk of it spreading widely among people was low. A 41-year-old man was admitted to hospital with fever symptoms in the eastern city of Zhenjiang on April 28 and was diagnosed with H10N3 a month later, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said …

GENEVA: World Health Organisation members agre­­ed on Monday to strengthen the global body at the heart of the pandemic response and give it a more secure financial base from which to tackle future health crises. Many of the details of the concrete measures had to be left to a future date, as members continue to debate how much power to …

KARACHI: The Sindh health authorities confirmed on Monday four cases of the Indian variant of coronavirus, taking the total number of such cases in the country to five. All patients had returned to Pakistan from Gulf countries and tested positive at Karachi airport. Three of them had come from Iraq while another arrived from Muscat, Oman. “One of them hails …

RAWALPINDI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a new travel advisory for Gilgit-Baltistan and Skardu bound tarvelers. According to the advisory, the travelers above the age of 50 would only be permitted to board aircraft after they have a valid vaccination certificate. The aim to issue a fresh Covid-19 advisory for passengers was to ensure safe tourism in Pakistan …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday allowed the Sindh government to extend lockdown restrictions for another week to curb the spread of coronavirus in the province. “Provinces are independent to take their own decisions regarding Covid-19 and Sindh can extend lockdown restrictions for another week if deems appropriate,” the prime minister said while chairing a meeting of the National …

GENEVA: Hundreds of health workers marched to the World Health Organisation on Saturday demanding that authorities in all countries recognise and act to counter the health risks of climate change. Around two hundred people wearing white medical coats and facemasks marched or were pushed in wheelchairs two kilometres (1.2 miles) through Geneva’s international district to the WHO headquarters. Some carried …

LAHORE: The Punjab Higher Education Department (HED) on Saturday announced re-opening of all colleges in 34 districts of the province on a staggered basis from May 31. The colleges in Khanewal and Rahim Yar Khan, however, will be closed till further orders. The colleges will be open from Monday after implementing coronavirus SOPs. According to the notification available with except …

Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid shared on Sunday that the coronavirus situation in the province was improving, citing lower positivity rates and bed occupancy. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, she said that over the last week, the number of people going home from hospitals after recovering from the coronavirus had increased. “People being admitted to hospitals [are fewer] …