Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Nepal braces for 3rd wave of pandemic as COVID-19 cases surge

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KATHMANDU – Kathmandu’s Bir Hospital, the largest in Nepal which was converted into a COVID-19 hospital, has witnessed growing hospitalizations in the past week. Meanwhile, major hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley all face rising hospitalizations along with surging daily infections since the start of the new year. HOSPITALIZATIONS, TESTS GROWING Bir Hospital had 41 COVID-19 … Read more

Joe Biden tests negative for coronavirus after aide tests positive

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On Thursday, US President-elect Joe Biden tested negative for coronavirus after Cedric Richmond, an incoming White House Adviser, was tested positive for the novel deadly virus. Biden’s spokeswoman said in a statement.

As defined by the Centers for Disease Control, the spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield said that Biden and Richmond were not in close contact.

On the other hand, the French presidency has said that France President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19 on December 17.

According to the details, after the symptoms appeared, the 42-year-old took a test and will now be isolated for seven days, says the palace of Elysée.

Mr. Macron “is still in charge” of leading the country, said an official, and will operate remotely.

“The President of the Republic has been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 today,” Macron’s office said in a statement. “This diagnosis was made following a PCR test performed at the onset of the first symptoms.”

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SHOs test positive for coronavirus in Lahore

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Coronavirus pandemic has infected the SHOs of Lahore. 6 SHOs of the city have been positive for COVID-19. According to details, SHO Lari Ada and SHO Ghaziabad became infected with Coronavirus while SHO Baghbanpura Mohammad Raza, SHO Defense B Mohammad Asad, SHO Nayyar Nisar and SHO Sarwar Road Shoaib Khan also contracted the virus. All … Read more

ISPR film highlights dire need of proper usage of individual safety equipment

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Pakistan Military’s media wing Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) and  State Health Minister Dr Zafar Mirza collaborated and released a documentary film that highlights the importance of correct usage of protective gear by medical officials combating with the novel coronavirus. The film points out the proper usage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for protection of health … Read more

Pakistan Army ensuring assistance of civil administration to control COVID-19

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The Pakistan Army personnel ensuring enforcement measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Military’s media wing Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that Pakistan Army is ensuring the implementation of all measures and working with civil administration to curb the spread of the dread virus. ISPR said that … Read more