health

KP records 13 new Covid deaths, 379 fresh infections

With new deaths reported today in the province due to Covid take KP toll to… Read More

‘We are at war’ with Covid, says UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres decried the "tsunami of suffering" sparked by the coronavirus crisis Read More

Sachin Tendulkar reveals anxiety, insomnia

Mental health has become a key consideration among athletes, including cricketers and especially during the… Read More

President phones MWM leader over ban on Youm-e-Ali (RA) procession

President Alvi reassured Nasir Abbas the religious events scheduled on Youm-e-Ali (RA) are sanctioned with… Read More

Karachi accounts for 58pc of Sindh daily Covid cases

Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said daily deaths attributable to Covid stood at one today… Read More

Ideally 75pc of population needs be vaccinated, says Dr Qaiser of PMA

There is a very limited space for accomodating patients in our hospitals if virus reemerges,… Read More

Britain to launch new health security agency to battle pandemics

The new agency, called the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), will be headed up by… Read More

Coronavirus variants found to be deadlier, more contagious

Five of the 10 variants were "highly resistant to neutralization," even when volunteers had received… Read More

COVID-19 test accuracy may vary by time of day

The accuracy of gold-standard PCR tests of nasopharyngeal swab samples may vary by time of… Read More

Jordan health minister resigns after oxygen outage kills six patients

Jordan is facing a spike in COVID-19 infections attributed mainly to the fast transmission of… Read More

WHO says no reason to stop using AstraZeneca vaccine

The WHO, which said its vaccines advisory committee was examining the safety data coming in,… Read More

Is there a risk of human spread of H5N8 bird flu? WHO clarifies

Russia registered the first case of a strain of bird flu virus named influenza A(H5N8)… Read More

Pakistan among 65 countries to adminster Covid-19 vaccines, says Health SAPM

Senior citizens may sign up for their doses by sending their CNIC numbers to 1166,… Read More

WHO alerts six countries after Ebola outbreaks

World Health Organization has alerted six countries to watch out for potential Ebola cases after… Read More

British PM says new variant may carry higher risk of death

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday the new English variant of COVID-19 may… Read More

KP suffers 6 new daily deaths due to COVID; 343 new infections turn up

So far, including new deaths today, the province has lost an overall 1779 lives to… Read More

Covid devours 8 new lives in KP, infecting 245 more

The provincial health department has shared total Covid fatalities after new numbers to be 1,683… Read More

Covid takes 8 more lives in KP while infecting further 338

With new daily figures today, the province-wide total people to have died due to novel… Read More

Sindh records 11 deaths, 1336 new Covid cases today: CM Sindh

Out of 1,336 infected cases today in Sindh 1,072 people or more than 80 per… Read More

WHO welcomes COVID-19 immunity study, gives hopes for vaccines

“This is really good news to see that we are seeing sustained levels of immune… Read More