Tag: Coronavirus update

Cases Withheld By Oil Field Official: A manager of the Oil Field of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) was taken into custody for showing negligence by failing to notify authorities of 4 OGDCL employees who ...

The Balochistan government announced a 15-day extension to the ongoing lockdown after a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases. Under lockdown restrictions, inter-city and inter-province travel will remain suspended, and all malls ...

10 Medics Lost To COVID-19: The novel coronavirus claims the lives of 10 healthcare workers in Pakistan to date, including 5 doctors, 1 nurse, and 4 other medical workers and paramedics. Over 500 healthcare workers have contracted the ...

COVID-19 Kills Another Doctor: A retired doctor of the Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases becomes the third health professional to succumb to COVID-19 in Pakistan. Dr. Furqan ul-Haq had gone into self-isolation when he had been diagnosed ...

ISI Technology Used To Track COVID-19 Suspects: Around 5,000 potential COVID-19 carriers have been traced by the government using tracking technology previously utilized by the Inter-Services Intelligence to trace terrorists. The technology ...

COVID-19 Breakthrough: US scientists made a potential breakthrough with the anti-COVID-19 drug. The trial involved 1,063 people from 68 locations in the US, Europe, and Asia. Recovery 30 percent faster with the new anti-virus drug. Data show ...

COVID-19 Causing Thrombotic Disorders: Doctors note COVID-19 patients developing blood clots (thrombosis), disrupting the blood supply to limbs, leading to amputations in some cases. The link between virus & thickening blood not yet known ...

Midwives, Nurses Demand PPEs: Senior nurses and midwives called for provisions of personal protective equipment and urged the public to show responsibility by remaining indoors to ease the burden on the healthcare system during a press ...

COVID-19 To Last Till June: While the curve seems to be flattening the world, indicating the spread of the virus may be controlled for countries such as the US by May, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza estimated ...

WHO Issues Dire Warning To Pakistan: Director-General of the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom, warns that Pakistan’s coronavirus cases may surge to 200,000 by July if effective measures are not undertaken immediately...