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NCOC advises caution as weather, Covid complicate holiday season

ISLAMABAD: With tourism expected to peak during the Eidul Azha holidays, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has advised travelers to exercise caution, check weather forecasts and pre-book their accommodations. An advisory issued on Wednesday stated that the Covid-19 cases were rising once again and therefore, tourists should strictly …

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Low testing skews data as Covid fatigue sets in

ISLAMABAD: As the Covid-19 positivity rate hits insane levels in some cities, government officials blame a decline in testing for skewed figures. They believe that both citizens and the health authorities have started taking the pandemic “as a normal disease” thanks to pandemic fatigue, an expected and natural response to …

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Prices of drug to treat Covid-19 reduced

ISLAMABAD: Amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases in the country, the federal cabinet on Tuesday reduced the price of Remdesivir, an antiviral drug ad­­ministered to Covid-19 patients. The price of 100mg IV injection has been reduced from Rs2,300 to Rs1,892, said Federal Minister Abdul Qadir Patel. “It will help the …

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Covid-hit Aiden Markram out of remaining India T20s

NEW DELHI: South Africa batsman Aiden Markram has been ruled out of the remaining two T20 Internationals against India after he tested positive for Covid at the start of the series. Markram underwent seven days of quarantine but will not be able to play in the final two matches, said …

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Deaths from Covid-19 related hunger can exceed the number of fatalities from the virus itself, warns Oxfam

Poverty

Oxfam warned, “Poverty and hunger can cause more deaths than for coronavirus as it has killed more than 549,000 people worldwide.”Oxfam, an international confederation of 20 non-governmental organizations that work to eliminate hunger and poverty said in a press release that COVID-19 related huger can kill 12,000 people per.According to …

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Coronavirus deals significant blow as seven more cricketers test positive

Coronavirus

The Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Tuesday that seven more players of the Pakistan Cricket Team who were going to England in August tested positive for coronavirus. This makes 10 players that are affected by the coronavirus. Despite the infection, the PCB said that the England tour is still on …

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Lack of global leadership greatest threat in tackling coronavirus

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The World Health Organisation’s Director-General told on an online conference that “the novel coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating and its effects will last for decades.”He told the virtual health forum organized by Dubai authorities that the greatest threat facing the world is not only the virus but the lack of …

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Effective implementation of smart lockdown fails on the very first day

Smart Lockdown

The first day of lockdown in Karachi which was on Thursday at 7 pm failed as the authorities were not able to effectively close down the areas marked as hotspots for the novel coronavirus, as markets and streets remain crowded with people until late night.Areas like Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, North Karachi, …

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New Zealand & China reports new cases after a win against the virus

There are over two dozen new coronavirus cases in China and New Zealand got a new coronavirus case after months which show there are still endless challenges present to contain the deadly pandemic, even as some EU nations have started reopening their borders to fellow Europeans. More than eight million …

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