Health

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 39 new cases of Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, surging the total number of cases to 1,572,112, quoting National Institute of Health (NIH). According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), one death was registered during last 24 hours. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,619. Pakistan has conducted …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s 94 per cent population has been vaccinated against Covid-19, quoting well-informed sources. Sources privy to the matter said Sindh remains on top of the list with almost 100 pc of its eligible population vaccinated against the pandemic, while Islamabad and Punjab remain 2nd and 3rd with 92pc and 91 per cent vaccination ratio. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has vaccinated 72pc …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) PresidentProf Dr Noshad Ahmad Shaikh on Saturday said the commission was focusing on developing standards for the medical and dental profession not only as per World Federation for Medical Education’s (WFME) standards but also international best practices to ensure Pakistani doctors were duly recognised internationally. He was speaking at the first meeting of the WFME …

ISLAMABAD: The government no longer requires passengers travelling domestically or abroad by air to wear a face mask on board as part of Covid-19 precautions, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has said. The requirement has been dropped as infections continue to decline both within the country and the world over. “Mask wearing as a part of non-pharmaceutical interventions …

KARACHI: As dengue fever claimed another life on Friday, the total number of cases from the mosquito-borne infection crossed over 6,000 mark in the metropolis in September. According to a health department official, a male patient from Korangi died at a private hospital due to dengue fever. Official figures show that 74 per cent of the total 9,826 dengue fever …

LAHORE: Pakistan’s teenage pace sensation Naseem Shah tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, a day after he was diagnosed a suffering from pneumonia, and was shifted to the team hotel from the local hospital. Sources told Dawn that Naseem will follow the full Covid-19 protocol at the hotel and while he will remain in isolation for the next couple of days, he …

DOHA: Coronavirus vaccinations will not be mandatory for the million-plus fans going to the World Cup in Qatar this year, the Gulf state said Thursday. But players and match officials may be forced into a secure “bio-bubble” if Covid-19 cases take off again, with the threat of expulsion from the tournament for those who breach the secure environment, the health …

GENEVA: Funding for innovation swelled during the Covid-19 pandemic, with significant growth in developing countries, the UN said on Thursday, warning though that the current geopolitical turmoil was threatening the advances. In a fresh report, the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) found that research and development spending and other investments that drive innovative activities continued to boom last year …

Indonesia has approved its first locally developed Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, the head of the country’s public health agency said on Friday, hailing it as a step toward “the nation’s independence in access to medicine”. Jakarta has stressed the importance of developing national vaccines since the beginning of the pandemic but it currently relies on China’s Sinovac and the …

KARACHI: Two more dengue fever patients died in the city while a malaria patient died at a Sukkur hospital, raising the mortalities from the mosquito-borne diseases to 38 and four, respectively, the health department stated on Thursday. According to officials, the dengue patients, one male and the other female, died at the Ziauddin Hospital, North Nazimbad campus. The death of …