Tag: Panademic
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New Covid symptom only occurs at night
A leading immunologist has warned that a new Covid variant can cause a different symptom that only occurs at night. BA.5 was first discovered in South Africa earlier this year. It is a highly-contagious subvariant that can cause night sweats. The variant is contributing to a fresh wave of infections across the world. Professor Luke…
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Surge in Covid-19 cases in Pakistan
Pakistan’s Covid-19 positivity rate has gone to 1.22 per cent today (Thursday), according to the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad. According to NIH data, 144 people have been found infected with the virus and one death has been reported. The positivity rate was at 0.83 per cent on Wednesday with 106 cases. In April,…
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NCOC closed, PM Khan congratulates NCOC team for ‘professional, nationally coordinated response’
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has congratulated the team of the National Command Operation Centre (NCOC) on their brilliant performance in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. “I want to congratulate the NCOC team & its leadership for a professional, nationally-coordinated response to the pandemic. As a result, our Covid response was recognised by int agencies &…
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Pakistan reports no deaths due to Covid for the first time in two years
For the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country, Pakistan has reported zero Covid deaths today (Wednesday). The country witnessed a slight rise in cases, with a 1.28 per cent positivity rate and 443 reported new cases, as per the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). However, the country has been maintaining…
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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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Positivity rate 35% in KHI: Sindh announces Covid restrictions but no lockdown
Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah has announced new Covid-19 restrictions in the province amid the sharp surge in infections of the deadly virus. The positivity rate in the city’s capital has reached 35 percent. Despite the high positivity rate, no lockdown will be imposed in the city. A meeting of The Sindh Task Force…
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Makkah Grand Mosque drops social distancing first time since pandemic
The Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, on Sunday, operated at full capacity with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder, and floor markings that guide people to social distance in and around the mosque were also removed, reports Al Jazeera. According to an official Saudi Press Agency, “This is in line with the decision to ease…