Tag: health workers
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Police baton-charges teachers and health workers in Lahore, Bahawalpur
In an attempt to deter protesting government employees, Lahore police subjected them to baton charging. The incident occurred on Thursday while protesters were holding a rally from the PMG chowk to Aiwan-i-Iqbal. There were more than a hundred government employees, both male and female teachers and health workers. As part of the crackdown they were…
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Monkeypox outbreak primarily spreading through sex: WHO officials
Monkeypox, a potentially fatal disease that has seen an alarming surge in cases in North America and Europe over the last three weeks, can be spread through close contact. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the most recent surge in cases appears to have been spread among men who have sex with other men,…
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Khairpur health workers inject at least 150 police officers with expired vaccine
At least 150 officers of the Khairpur police department were injected with expired Covid-19 vaccines, confirmed by the Police Training Centre, reports Geo News. After the incident, an inquiry report stated that the date of expiry for the vaccine was December 2021, while the vaccine was administered on January 24. Four police officers out of…
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‘There is no corona’: Mob attacks Karachi hospital as health workers remain at risk amid rising fatalities
In yet another incident of a hospital being ransacked by survivors of a deceased coronavirus patient, a mob on Friday night attacked Civil Hospital Karachi while also harassing and attempting to assault the medical staff on duty. According to the hospital’s management, at least 70 people entered the hospital and took the body of the deceased from…
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Young health workers who sacrificed their lives fighting COVID-19
Coronavirus cases in Pakistan are on the rise and according to the latest numbers, there are 64,028 cases of COVID-19 in the country. Healthcare workers, who are fighting on the frontlines, have been badly affected by the virus. As per reports, until May 28, 17 medical professionals had died of COVID-19 in Pakistan out of…
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Coronavirus: Army takes over distribution of protective equipment to ensure transparency
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chief Lieutenant General Muhammad Afzal has said that the army, amid doctors’ complaints regarding the nonavailability of personal protective equipment (PPE), has taken over the distribution of the same and the equipment is now being provided to hospitals with the help of respective corps headquarters. “As we had received complaints…