Health

PARIS: France, Belgium and Poland on Saturday tightened curbs as coronavirus cases surged in Europe while the Philippines prepared for a giant lockdown and Chile confined over 80 percent of its population. France has admitted that the situation is “critical” and added three more departments to the 16 already under tight restrictions. Around 20 million people in France, including those …

LAHORE: Lahore Commissioner retired Capt Muhammad Usman on Saturday warned that those found without mask at a public place will be sent behind bars, as it has been decided in principle to ensure implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb Covid-19 spread. The order will be effective from Sunday (today). “We are passing through peak time of the third …

• Minister warns of tougher restrictions • NCOC reports highest cases in last nine months • British variant affects subcontinent • Vaccinated citizens can obtain certificates ISLAMABAD: As the British variant of Covid-19 rages across the subcontinent, Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Saturday warned that the country could soon surpass the peak witnessed in the first wave …

ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus has claimed 67 more lives in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 14,158. The latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed the COVID-19 has claimed 67 more lives and 4,468 fresh infections were reported during the period. The total count of active cases is 42,384 and the positivity …

LAHORE: Four children in Lahore have been admitted to Children’s Hospital Lahore after being infected with the COVID-19. The third wave of coronavirus which is getting intensified across the country, especially in Lahore, has now started infecting kids even. MD Children’s Hospital Lahore, Professor Saleem said that four children have been admitted to the hospital in a single day. The …

ISLAMABAD: A sharp spike in COVID-19 cases was witnessed in the federal capital Islamabad as the District Health Officer (DHO) confirmed the rise in positivity rate to 10.7 per cent. The DHO said in statement 709 coronavirus cases were reported in 24 hours. The positivity rate of coronavirus cases has crossed the 10 per cent mark, whereas, the number of …

ISLAMABAD: Panic gripped the accountability court on Friday when an active coronavirus patient emerged to testify in the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) reference. The NAB prosecution produced Ameer Haider Malik, a Covid-19 patient, as witness in the Mudarabah reference in the accountability court judge Azam Khan. He appeared as a routine witness in the court and remained with the litigants, …

BRUSSELS: Gavi Alliance  says vaccine supply to poor countries could face a setback as India was delaying exports of much-needed jabs. The widening gap for vaccine access complicates the world’s eventual exit from the pandemic through a global immunisation drive, as third waves sweep several countries and force governments to reimpose tough anti-virus restrictions. At the centre of much of …

DHAKA: Deadly heatwaves in South Asia are likely to become more common in the future, with the region’s exposure to lethal heat stress potentially nearly tripling if global warming isn’t curbed, researchers said. But the threat could be halved if the world meets a goal set under the Paris Agreement on climate change to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius …

ISLAMABAD: As vaccination of the elderly goes on, arrangements have been made in the capital to vaccinate at least 4,000 people a day through the establishment of a mass vaccination centre. The centre has been set up at the Isolation Hospital and Infections Treatment Centre where vaccination will begin next week. Officials of the capital administration said 548 people were …