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Tuberculosis Day 2022: All you need to know
Tuberculosis (TB) may have been overtaken by COVID-19 as the world's deadliest infectious disease, but it continues to defy vaccines and antibiotics to wreak a grim global toll.
Here are five things to know about an infection that has…
Have Pakistanis developed short-term immunity to COVID?
A member of the Scientific Task Force on COVID-19, Prof Dr Javed Akram has said that the sudden decrease in coronavirus cases in the country was due to a combination of factors, including a short-term immunity.
He said this…
Omicron: What do we know about the ‘stealth variant’?
A new version of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, known as BA.2, has emerged. Although experts are unsure about its effects, they know that it is spreading quickly and has 20 mutations in the area that most COVID-19 vaccines target.
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COVID-19 updates: After Karachi, Peshawar with second-highest…
As the fifth wave of the coronavirus surges through the country, due to the highly-transmissible Omicron variant, major cities in Pakistan have seen an uptick in test positive ratio, which is the percentage of tests that came back positive…
Omicron spreads with 10% more pace than earlier variants: Dr.…
“Says, new variant can transmit person to person even without a direct contact ’’By: Dr. Roshneck Hameed KhanISLAMABAD: New variant of coronavirus pandemic, omicron, is spreading with 10% more pace than the earlier variants of deadly…
Pakistan lowers booster dose age limit as Omicron pushes…
Citizens above 18 years can now get the booster shot.Booster to be administered six months after complete vaccination.Pakistan has so far fully vaccinated over 76 million people.
ISLAMABAD: ISLAMABAD: The National Command and…
What are the symptoms of the Omicron variant?
Pakistan is in the midst of battling a fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, with the positivity rate in Karachi, Pakistan’s most populous city, crossing 20% on January 11, as per data of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Pakistan records 3,000 coronavirus cases for first time in four…
As many as 3,019 coronavirus cases registered from across Pakistan.Country reports more than four-month high positivity ratio.Overall infections' tally across Pakistan reaches 1.31 million.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported more than…
Pakistan records highest daily COVID-19 cases in more than three…
Pakistan registers highest deaths from COVID-19 since December 15, 2021.COVID positivity ratio reaches 4.70%; overall cases surpass 1.309 million.Pakistan records 13 deaths, taking overall death toll to 28,987.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan…
Omicron may be less severe in young and old, but not…
Omicron appears to produce less severe disease than Delta strain, WHO says.However, WHO notes Omicron variant cannot be categorised as "mild".Early studies show there is reduced hospitalisation risk from new variant, WHO says.
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