According to WHO, monkeypox is not a global public health emergency.

WHO refrained from naming the monkeypox outbreak a global public health emergency. To discuss the monkeypox outbreak, WHO called a meeting of its emergency committee. Tedros called for increased surveillance for monkeypox. Following a meeting of the emergency committee, the World Health Organization refrained from naming the monkeypox outbreak a global public health emergency. To … Read more

Thousands of Covid-negative Beijing residents sent to quarantine

Thousands of Covid-negative individuals Due to a handful of infections, Beijing citizens were forcibly transported to quarantine hotels for the night, as the capital begins to impose increasingly stringent control measures akin to virus-hit Shanghai. Beijing has been fighting the pandemic’s worst outbreak since it began. Since late April, the Omicron type has infected over … Read more

New Zealand’s border with Australia has reopened to welcome visitors

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The first international visitors to come in the country since the outbreak began landed in major cities including as Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch on Wednesday. So far, only Australian citizens and permanent residents are permitted. On May 2, the border will be open to countries that do not require a visa to enter, such as … Read more

Lumpy skin disease training programme

The National Veterinary Laboratory (NVL), Ministry of National Food Security and Research, concluded the second batch of 2-day hands-on training on the diagnosis and control of lumpy skin disease in Islamabad. The training was attended by 36 participants from provincial livestock departments and veterinary universities. Syed Fakhar Imam, Federal Minister of National Food Security, handed … Read more

Mohammad Hafeez have some tips for Qalandars for winning maiden PSL

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Pakistan veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has identified some of the critical areas where the Lahore Qalandars need to improve to pave their way to victory in the HBL PSL 2022. The tournament will kick off on January 27 with its first leg of 15 scheduled matches at National Stadium Karachi. While the second leg comprising … Read more

Australia to strengthen their pace attack for Pakistan tour

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After defeating England 4-0 in the Ashes series, Pat Cummins-led Australia will now prepare themselves for the Pakistan tour. The Kangaroos will be visiting Pakistan for the first time since 1998. Australia is looking forward to strengthening their pace attack. Security clearance has already been concluded which included officials from CA‘s security council visiting Pakistan … Read more

Captaincy will not create pressure: Shaheen Shah Afridi

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The newly appointed captain of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Lahore Qalandars, Shaheen Shah Afridi said that the captaincy will not create pressure. Shaheen has taken place of  Qalandar’ ex-captain Shoaib Akhtar. His appointment was announced by the head coach Aaqib Javed and CEO Rana Atif during a press conference. “I will try my … Read more

New dates for West Indies v Ireland ODIs after Covid outbreak

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KINGSTON: West Indies and Ireland have announced new dates for the rest of their one-day international series after Tuesday’s second match was postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak in the tourists’ camp. The second ODI will now be played on Thursday, with the third and final ODI taking place three days later. Both matches will … Read more

Premier League postpones six games amid Covid outbreak

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The Premier League on Thursday postponed six more matches due to the wave of coronavirus infections hitting Britain, but said it intended to “continue its current fixture schedule where safely possible” as calls for a circuit break intensified. Leicester’s scheduled match against Tottenham was postponed just hours before kick-off on Thursday. Five more games scheduled … Read more

Death toll from cholera outbreak in Nigeria rises to 2,323

ABUJA: The cholera outbreak in Nigeria has killed 2,323 people in the country since its onset in January, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Tuesday. In a statement on Tuesday, the NCDC said 46 new deaths were linked to the outbreak across the country between August 30 and Septembner 5. The public … Read more

Meningitis outbreak kills 129 people in Congo: WHO

BRAZZAVILLE: At least 129 people died in an outbreak of meningitis in a northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Central Africa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a statement on Wednesday. The DRC has declared an outbreak of meningitis in the northeastern Tshopo Province where 261 people have been … Read more

Over 2,000 people killed in cholera outbreak in Nigeria

LAGOS:  The death toll from the cholera outbreak in Nigeria since January has hit 2,141 among more than 65,000 suspected cases, said the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC). In the latest update on the cholera outbreak reaching Xinhua on Tuesday, the health agency said a total of 65,145 suspected cholera cases have been reported … Read more

The Best Five Pandemic Movies You Should Watch

Movies are a much-needed interval and something that we all cherish. But sometimes, movies give us a window into the world of fantasy. A fiction nobody would want to experience in the real world, and COVID-19 is that encounter. Needless to say, one could never imagine the sufferings, pains, and aftermath of a pandemic as … Read more

Coronavirus cases jump to 1m across United Satets

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The coronavirus cases have been jumped to 1 million in the United States. According to the details, 1,013,290  people have been tested positive for COVID-19. It is to be noted that 123,903 patients have been recovered and 23,822 has lost their lives. The sources also said that 301 new cases have been died of coronavirus. … Read more

Coronavirus: UK PM Boris Johnson opposes to lift lockdown

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to work after recovering from coronavirus today (April 27). According to the details, while speaking outside Downing Street he said that the government is not sure about the deadline of the lockdown but they are taking the measures. He thanked the British public for their “grits and guts” during … Read more

Pakistan Confirms 107 Deaths due to Novel Coronavirus

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The death toll in Pakistan due to novel coronavirus has risen to 107, with 5988 as the number of confirmed cases across the country. As per details, 2,945 patients tested positive for the epidemic in Punjab, 1,518 in Sindh, 865 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 240 in Balochistan, 233 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 131 in Islamabad and 43 in … Read more

Mufti Taqi Usmani says people should follow given directives amid COVID 19

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Prominent religious scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani on Friday urged people to respect the decision of the federal government to limit the number of people in congregational prayers at mosques around the country in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. In a message posted on social networking platform Twitter early on Friday morning, the religious scholar … Read more

Barber shops, beauty parlour to remain closed amid coronavirus

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Barber shops, beauty parlous will remain closed amid epidemic outbreak of coronavirus in Sindh. According to the details, The Sindh government has made important decisions to curb the spread of the Coronavirus, after which it has decided to close government offices, inter bus service, beaches, public parks and cinema halls for 15 days. It has … Read more