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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

New hantavirus cases emerge as governments quarantine cruise passenger

Hantavirus infections have been confirmed in France and the United States among passengers repatriated from the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius, health officials said Monday, as more than 20 countries imposed quarantine measures on returning travellers linked to the outbreak. The outbreak has so far resulted in eight reported cases, including three deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The victims were a Dutch husband and wife and a German woman. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Weather

Lahore reports over 15,000 infected cases amid smog in 24 hours

The smog crisis in Lahore has worsened, with over 15,000 cases of respiratory and viral infections reported in just 24 hours. As per details, the city’s hospitals are overwhelmed with patients suffering from dry cough, breathing difficulties, pneumonia, and chest infections. The majority of cases were reported at major government hospitals, including Mayo Hospital (4,000+ patients), Jinnah Hospital (3,500 patients), Gangaram Hospital (3,000 patients), and Children’s Hospital (2,000+ patients). Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Science

Malaria cases spike in Pakistan, Malawi

London: Extreme weather events in Pakistan and Malawi drew "very sharp" rises in malaria infections and deaths, a global health chief said ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25. Cases in Pakistan last year, after devastating floods left a third of the country under water, rose four-fold to 1.6 million, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Science

India records 10,000 new Covid-19 cases in a day

India reported more than 10,000 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, prompting its Health Ministry to issue safety guidelines. The 10,158 new infections in the last 24 hours took the total active cases to nearly 45,000. India has recorded more than 44 million cases and nearly 531,000 deaths since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

COVID wave has peaked in many areas: China

Many parts of China are already past their peak of COVID-19 infections, state media reported on Tuesday, with officials further downplaying the severity of the outbreak despite international concerns about its scale and impact. Many Chinese funeral homes and hospitals say they are overwhelmed, and international health experts predict at least 1 million COVID-related deaths in China this year. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

China's soaring Covid-19 cases fuel concern about cost of containment

Beijing: On March 15, China posted a steep jump in daily Covid-19 infections with new cases more than doubling from a day earlier to hit a two-year high. It has raised concerns about the rising economic costs of its tough measures to contain the disease. According to the National Health Commission, a total of 3,507 domestically transmitted cases with confirmed symptoms were reported across more than a dozen provinces and municipalities, up from 1,337 a day earlier. Most of the new cases were in the northeastern province of Jilin. Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Uncategorized

Covid-19: Pakistan's positivity rate below 5% for the first time in a while

Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity rate fell below 5% for the first time in over a month, with only 2,465 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, according to statistics released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Wednesday morning. According to NCOC, after 49,553 diagnostic tests were completed across the country, 2,465 people were determined to be infected with coronavirus. As a result of the decrease in new cases, the country's coronavirus positive rate has dropped to 4.97 percent. Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Uncategorized

Covid-19: Pakistan reports drop in infections for the fourth consecutive day

The COVID-19 infection rate in Pakistan has decreased somewhat, with the positivity rate remaining below 10% for the fourth consecutive day, at 9.67 percent, according to statistics released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday morning. Since crossing 100,000 cases on January 30, the number of active cases has dropped significantly, to 91,620. However, according to NCOC figures, 28 people died as a result of the virus, bringing the total death toll to 29,448. Read More…

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