Tag: coronavirus
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Shehbaz Sharif, Shaukat Tarin test positive for Covid-19
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif has tested positive for Covid-19 again. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has also tested positive for coronavirus The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) official Twitter handle shared the news. The PML-N president, had last tested positive for COVID-19 in June 2020. Shehbaz is…
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Karachi Eat 2022 will be held this weekend despite 20 percent positivity rate in city
The annual food festival, Karachi Eat 2022 will be held at the Beach View Park in Clifton from Friday till Sunday this month. The organisers are hopeful that the festival will be held according to schedule. They are not intending to cancel the event despite the covid positivity rate increasing to 20 percent in Karachi.…
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Shehzad Roy becomes ambassador for population and family planning
A Pakistani singer and social activist, Shehzad Roy has been appointed by the government as an honorary brand ambassador for population and family planning. The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination issued the notification in which it stated that the decision was taken in the meeting of the federal task force of population…
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Factcheck: Sindh is not closing down schools, offices because of Covid
A notification circulating all over social media stating that schools and offices are being closed until January 31 is fake. The notice was allegedly issued by the provincial government. However, the spokesperson of the Sindh government, Murtaza Wahab has denied that the provincial government issued any notification on the lockdown and closure of schools. This…
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New strain of Coronavirus detected in France, investigation underway
French scientists have identified a new variant of coronavirus with 46 mutations, named IHU or variant B.1.640.2. It infected 12 people in Southeast France. According to the hospital, IHU Mediterranee in Marseille, the strain of coronavirus was detected in early December in a traveller who returned to France from the African country, Cameroon who reportedly…
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Half of the covid cases in Sindh are of omicron variant: Sindh govt
The Sindh government has announced, in the meeting held on Monday, that the emergence cases related to the omicron variant of coronavirus have exceeded 50 percent in the province, especially in Karachi. A high-level meeting was held which was presided over by the Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah to discuss the worsening…
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BTS member Suga recovers from covid-19
South Korean k-pop group, BTS member, Suga recovered from coronavirus and is released from quarantine. His management company, BigHit released the official statement regarding Suga recovery from covid-19 “BTS member SUGA has made a full recovery from COVID-19, and his quarantine has concluded as of today (January 3) at noon. Suga, who had been receiving…
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BTS leader RM and member Jin get Covid-19 after fellow member Suga
A K-pop group, BTS leader RM and member Jin who is famous for his visuals also diagnosed with Coronavirus. Their fellow member Suga also tested positive for covid on Friday. The group took off from their activities and were spending the vacation in the United States (US). RM returned back home, South Korea on December…
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Moderna chief warns vaccines less effective against Omicron, doctor who discovered it says it is mild
Moderna Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Stephane Bancel said that the existing vaccines might get failed to protect against a new variant of coronavirus, Omicron, reports DW Banel added that there are a large number of mutations in the latest variant that anti-bodies induced in vaccines may not resist. “There is no world, I think, where…
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Pakistan’s bowling consultant Philander to leave amid Omicron fears
Pakistan cricket team’s bowling consultant, South African Vernon Philander is set to leave the Pakistan team midway through the on-going Test against Bangladesh after suspension of flight operations in South Africa amid the spread of new coronavirus variant, Omicron. According to reports, Philander will leave Bangladesh for South Africa between Monday and Tuesday night. It…