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India, Indore cleanest city in country after ban on plastic bags
NEW DELHI: As the central Indian city of Indore braces up to be ranked as the cleanest city in the country for the sixth consecutive term, the city officials said the feat was achieved by banning the usage of single-use plastic.
On the eve…
WHO warns of monkeypox risk to kids, pregnant people if spread continues
LONDON: The World Health Organization warns that 'sustained transmission' of monkeypox could see the virus move into high-risk groups, such as immunocompromised people, pregnant women and children.
The World Health Organization said…
COVID19 increases with highest 541cases in last 3 months
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan continues to record a slight increase in COVID-19 cases as the country has registered 541 new infections over the last 24 hours, National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) data showed Wednesday.
As per data, the new…
Registration for PM’s life-saving CPR training programme opens
ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday opened registration for the general public for training under Prime Minister’s National CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) programme to become a life-saver.
Head of PM’s Strategic Reforms Salman Sufi…
WAZIRISTAN, Four killed in an attack on Polio Workers team
KARACHI: At least four persons were killed and a child was injured in an attack on the polio team in North Waziristan on Tuesday.
North Waziristan DSP Traffic Sher Wali Khan said that during a polio vaccination campaign in Dand Kali area of…
Anti-Polio drive begins from today
ISLAMABAD: A five-day polio immunization campaign has begun in the country from today aimed at administering drops to 12.6 million children in the country, following multiple cases being reported after a gap of a year.
According to Radio…
ONE MORE POLIO CASE REPORTED IN NORTH WAZIRISTAN
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported a new case of polio as the health authorities diagnosed an eight-month-old baby boy with poliovirus in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali Union Council (UC) 7, ARY News reported on Friday.
The health ministry’s…
COVID-19, health officials recommend SOPs mandatory in Sindh
KARACHI: Sindh health officials have recommended the provincial government to make masks, social distancing and other covid SOPs mandatory as the positivity rate in the province soars past 6%.
Data released by the national and Sindh health…
COVID-19 spikes in Karachi as ratio cross 20%
KARACHI: The metropolis recorded a COVID-19 positivity ratio of over 20% in the last 24 hours while the national caseload witnessed a minor surge during the past few days, government data showed.
According to the National Institute of…
708 COVID-19 cases emerge in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 2 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,297,235. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 28,943 on Monday.
According to the…