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NCOC inquires provinces over low COVID-19 testing
National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on Saturday has demanded an explanation from the provinces over a declining trend of COVID-19 testing after June 21 in the country.
The top body in the country dealing with COVID-19 situation…
US grants patent for therapeutic drug monitoring technology to Pakistan
The drug patent recognises a novel microfluidics device invented by the team of Pakistani researchers that will enable the monitoring of terminally ill patients being given therapeutic drugs or those undergoing treatment from sensitive drugs…
WHO warns of oxygen shortage in the wake of mounting COVID figures
Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said the world faces a shortage of oxygen concentrators as the number of worldwide cases of coronavirus infection nears the 10 million mark.
The…
Lahore gets lock down till June 30 in seven areas
The Punjab government is sealing off seven more areas in Lahore to stem the spread of the COVID-19, as cases of the virus continue to surge across Pakistan.
Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said that the main reason to seal the…
Psycho-Social Help Line is proving its effectiveness: secretary LG says
Psycho-Social Help Line is proving its effectiveness, and now it’s moving forward through an active website and a mobile app to facilitate COVID-19 affectees.
The Secretary Local Government (LG) Roshan Ali Shaikh has said that the…
Nearly 200 with mild or no COVID symptoms in Sindh have died over past 3 months
Sindh continues to witness an alarming death count of asymptomatic coronavirus patients and 182 people having mild symptoms or none at all, who were advised to self-isolate at home as a precaution have passed away in the past three months…
Senate committee approves 100 pc FED on cigarettes
The Senate of Pakistan has approved a recommendation for an increase in the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on cigarettes.
The recommendation of 100percent increase in FED was given by Senator Kalsoom Perveen of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz…
Punjab: COVID transmission to be tracked in sewage
A University of Health Science (UHS) has announced a pilot project with Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) to detect coronavirus in sewage.
UHS vice-chancellor Prof Javed Akram said that UHS, in collaboration with WASA, is going to launch a…
Government launches a complaint management system for health workers
The federal government has launched a complaint management system for health workers combating the novel coronavirus.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza
has announced that the government has launched a complaint…
Section 144 imposed in Punjab to ensure lockdown
Punjab has enforced Section 144 for 14 days to maintain curfew in 23 hotspots in various districts affected by the coronavirus epidemic.
Divisional
Commissioner Ishrat Ali, RPO Raja Rifat Mukhtar and Deputy Commissioner
Muhammad Ali,…