Tag: Covid Positive
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‘Hospital inflow & critical care patients at highest level’, says Asad Umar
Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar has said that critical patients admitted in hospitals due to covid-19 are at “highest level.” “As seen globally, impact of indian delta variant in Pakistan also shows that it spreads faster & increases chances of patients to need hospitalization,” wrote the minister in a tweet. “Right…
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Public sector and military hospitals should be open to general public: Justice Qazi Faez Isa
Supreme Court judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa has suggested that public sector and military hospitals should be open to the general public, reported Dawn. Justice Isa had recently contracted Covid-19 despite being vaccinated. His statement comes in relevance to the grave situation with the surging cases of Covid-19 in Pakistan. In a statement, Justice Isa…
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Two-week lockdown likely to be imposed in Sindh
A decision on whether a two-week lockdown will be imposed in Karachi or not will be taken today during the provincial task force on coronavirus meeting at the Cheif Minister (CM) House on Friday. The Sindh health department has recommended clamping a two-week complete lockdown to contain the spread of the pandemic in Karachi as…
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Delta variant most dominant in Karachi with 92 per cent cases
Delta Variant has become the most dominant Covid-19 variant in Karachi, which accounts for 92 per cent of the infection cases in the city. “Our experts at the National Institute of Virology at the University of Karachi analysed 90 Covid samples on July 14 and 15, and of them, 83 or over 92 per cent,…
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Pakistan’s Covid positivity rate crosses 5 per cent
Pakistan’s Covid positivity rate crossed 5 per cent for the first time after nearly two months. The current infection rate stands at 5.2 per cent with a continuous spike in the cases. National Command and Operation Centre’s (NCOC) data from Thursday shows that 48,910 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours and 2,545 of…
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Students vaccinated with Covaxin, Sputnik V, asked to get re-vaccinated in US
Students at universities in the United States are being asked to re-vaccinate themselves if they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 with Indian-made Covaxin or Russia’s Sputnik V as these vaccinations are still not approved by World Health Organizations, Hindustan Times has reported. Milloni Doshi, 25 years of age who will be joining Columbia University’s School…
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‘Mild symptoms and quick recovery are because of vaccination’: Shafqat Mahmood
Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood on Wednesday said that he has tested negative for the coronavirus and has resumed work from today. The minister shared the news on Twitter: “By the grace of Allah, I have fully recovered. My latest two tests are negative. Going back to work today.” “The mild symptoms and quick recovery…
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Covid-19 vaccination of citizens over 18 to start June 3
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) decided on Monday to start scheduling Covid-19 vaccination for citizens above 18 years of age from June 3. Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar, who also heads the NCOC, tweeted: “In today’s NCOC meeting it was decided to start scheduling vaccination of registered 18 plus from Thursday the…
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28 passengers on one flight test positive for coronavirus
Twenty-eight passengers, coming from Bahrain to Peshawar, tested positive for coronavirus at the Bacha Khan International Airport on Tuesday. The airport’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Obaid-ur-Rehman Abbasi said rapid antigen tests were conducted on 130 passengers who arrived at the airport from Bahrain. “The passengers who tested positive for the virus have been handed over…
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‘Rapid COVID-19 testing’ – CAA announces new SOPs for flights
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued new provisions for airlines after a sharp increase in coronavirus cases. The decision came after many violations in SOP’s not being followed were reported. Airlines have been instructed to keep 20 per cent of their seats vacant and ensure social distancing between passengers. As per new directives, airlines…