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ISLAMABAD: While experts are of mixed opinion about the UK variant of Covid-19 being more transmissible in children, data shows cases have increased in children more rapidly compared to adults and elderly people. However, they say there are fewer chances in children to translate the infection into a disease. A double variant virus has been reported in India which showed …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A series of shootings on Saturday killed at least two people and injured 10 others. It’s an alarming and violent trend that continues to send Houston officers from one deadly scene to the next. As of March 16, the Houston Police Department is reporting 96 homicides, compared to 66 this time last year. The overnight deaths brings the …

  HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston’s economy is worse than what was first reported at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest job report. However, there’s a new program underway designed to help individuals who were hit hard. The pandemic hasn’t been easy for people like Katherine O’Brien who have been looking for work “I was in …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Gov. Greg Abbott credits vaccinations in Texas with allowing the state to reopen, but COVID-19 data shows the state has higher numbers now than when he initially issued pandemic orders in October 2020. Beginning next Wednesday, all businesses will be allowed to operate at 100%, according to Abbott. Not just that, but he also lifted his …

The effects of the pandemic on the economy are being felt hard. On Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week unemployment was up to 965,000 – it’s the highest it’s been since late August, according to the bureau. On top of that, the bureau reports in December 140,000 jobs were lost. All of those are reportedly jobs in …

Eli Lilly and Co, an American pharmaceutical company, said on Thursday that fewer deaths were reported among COVID-19 patients taking a combination of its rheumatoid arthritis drug, ‘baricitinib’, and Gilead Sciences Inc’s ‘remdesivir’ in a clinical trial, compared to only remdesivir. Lilly said the effect was most pronounced in patients on oxygen therapy, according to data from a U.S. government-backed …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Texas’ revised COVID-19 death count shows Hispanic people make up 47% of COVID-19 deaths, even though they account for about 40% of the state’s population. On Monday, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced changes to how it counts COVID-19 deaths. Here’s a breakdown:   A fatality is counted as due to COVID-19 when the …

OTTAWA: Canada´s economy grew by a better-than-expected 3.7 percent in the second quarter, official figures showed on Friday, good news for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau less than two months before elections. The uptick — expressed at an annualized rate — came after a disappointing end to 2018, when the economy slowed significantly, and a 0.4 percent rise initially reported for …