Asymptomatic coronavirus patients continue to die in their homes in Sindh, with 182 people having mild symptoms or none at all, who were advised to self-isolate at home, have passed away in the past three months before being able to reach a health facility. “These patients had been asked to …
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Hundred million COVID-19 vaccine doses could be produced before 2021: WHO
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation said Thursday that a few hundred million COVID-19 vaccine doses could be produced by the end of the year — and be targeted at those most vulnerable to the virus. The UN health agency said it was working on that assumption, with a view to …
Read More »IRGC Ground Force launches two new “PCR” centers in battling COVID-19: Cmdr.
TEHRAN:The Deputy Commander of IRGC Ground Force for Coordination Brigadier General Ali Akbar Pourjamshidian on Fri. revealed the launch of two new Polymerase Chain Reaction [PCR] centers in the country in the fight against the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Before the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country, …
Read More »WHO stops hydroxychloroquine trials over safety concerns
The WHO says it has “has implemented a temporary pause… while the safety data is reviewed”. — AFP The WHO suspended trials of the drug that Donald Trump has promoted as a coronavirus defence, fuelling concerns about the US president’s handling of the pandemic that has killed nearly 100,000 Americans. Trump has …
Read More »‘Hitler’s last letter’ and other WWII documents up for sale at auction held to fund COVID fight
The last signed letter allegedly written by Adolf Hitler from his besieged bunker, along with other World War II documents are going up for auction in the so-called ‘Never Surrender’ event organized by Alexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City, Maryland. “(The auction) includes Adolf Hitler’s last letter written from the …
Read More »5 ways you might be damaging your skin during Ramazan
It’s nearly the last week of Ramazan already. Is it just us or did time fly? While some of us are reaping the benefits of this holy month, many have not been taking it too well and with three weeks in, it’s starting to show.Poor eating habits see a rise …
Read More »Coronavirus may never go away: World Health Organisation
GENEVA: The new coronavirus may never go away and populations around the world will have to learn to live with it, the World Health Organisation warned Wednesday. As some countries around the world begin gradually easing lockdown restrictions imposed in a bid to stop the novel coronavirus from spreading, the …
Read More »US authorises remdesivir as emergency treatment for Covid-19
WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted authorisation to Gilead Sciences for emergency use of its experimental antiviral drug remdesivir to treat patients with Covid-19, it said in a letter to Gilead. During a meeting in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump, Gilead Chief Executive Daniel …
Read More »World should continue to learn how Wuhan dealing with COVID-19: WHO official
The world needs to continue to learn how China’s Wuhan is dealing with COVID-19 after it cleared all severe cases and lifted the lockdown, said an official with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday. Hubei Province, where Wuhan is located, continued to see no new COVID-19 case on Thursday, …
Read More »US, China block UN resolution in WHO spat
UNITED NATIONS: The United States and China remained at loggerheads on Thursday over a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for a 90-day humanitarian pause in conflicts worldwide in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The stalemate — over a mention of the World Health Organisation (WHO) — leaves little …
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