Tag: coronavirus
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Geniuses behind mRNA covid vaccines to receive Nobel Prize
Katalin Kariko from Hungary and American-born Drew Weissman have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their research that paved the way for the first mRNA vaccines against COVID-19, made by Pfizer and Moderna. The Nobel Prize committee announced the winners in Sweden on Monday. “The laureates contributed to the unprecedented rate…
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Syeda Tuba Anwar opens up about getting death and rape threats
Actor Syeda Tuba Anwar recently spoke out against violence against women and has admitted that she has been the target of rape and murder threats. In a podcast teaser, Tuba discussed her ordeal and the threats she received from zealots. The late televangelist and politician Aamir Liaquat’s ex-wife recalled feeling vulnerable in the face of…
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PM Shehbaz tests positive for Covid-19 for the third time
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has tested positive for the coronavirus for the third time, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb confirmed on Tuesday. In a tweet, the minister said that the Premier was feeling unwell for the past two days and took a Covid-19 test today as per the doctor’s advice. She appealed to the nation…
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Covid-19: Three deaths in Pakistan in last 24 hours
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the Covid-19 positivity rate in Pakistan has reached 2.48 per cent and three people have lost their lives to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours. In addition, 416 cases of Covid-19 were reported in Pakistan on August 21. A total of 16,764 tests were conducted…
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Covid-19: Positivity rate in Pakistan jumps to 3.85%
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the Covid-19 positivity rate in Pakistan has reached 3.85 per cent. In addition, 806 cases of Covid-19 were reported in Pakistan on August 2 and nine people have lost their lives to the deadly virus. A total of 20,949 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours.…
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Red alert: WHO, UNICEF say largest decline in childhood vaccinations in almost 30 years
The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded in official data published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). According to WHO, 18 million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2021, which is the largest decline in 29 years,…
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Trouble in Bollywood: Shah Rukh, Katrina, Kartik, Aditya test positive for Covid
Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan Kartik Aaryan, Katrina Kaif, and Aditya Roy Kapur have tested positive for Covid’19 virus. Kaif also tested positive in April 2021. This time she had to skip the IIFA 2022 ceremony on Saturday, where her husband, actor Vicky Kaushal, was awarded the Best Actor Male for Sardar Udham Singh. Katrina and Vicky were spotted together…
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Exclusive video: ‘Dikhnay me to young lagti hai’ Yasir Nawaz praises Maryam Nawaz’s beauty
Director and actor Yasir Nawaz is currently riding high on the success of his Eid release, Chakkar. The veteran filmmaker indulged in an exclusive conversation with The Current. On being asked the first thing that comes to his mind when he hears Maryam Nawaz’s name, the Nadaaniyaan star mentioned that “Maryam looks very young, MashaAllah,…
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Suicides by women continue to rise for the second year in Japan
The number of Japanese women who committed suicide continued to rise for a second year in Japan. However, the overall suicide rate has decreased since 2021, said the Japanese police on Tuesday. According to data from the National Police Agency, the number of women who took their own lives increased by 42 to 7,068 in…
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Veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar is on ventilator, Pakistani fans are praying for her recovery
Legendary Indian singer, Lata Mangeshkar has moved to a ventilator and doctors confirmed that her health has deteriorated. She was hospitalised last month in Mumbai hospital, Breach Candy Hospital when she had contracted coronavirus. She was also diagnosed with pneumonia while in hospital. She has been in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) since then. While talking…