Tag: lockdown

Cheaper drugs for poorer countries: Swiss drug company Novartis has announced that it will sell generic drugs that can mitigate the myriad symptoms of the novel coronavirus disease directly to developing countries without ...

Unexplained decline in COVID-19 cases: Health experts and officials speculate that a combination of various factors may have contributed to the development of a non-specific immunity amongst Pakistanis which may be the ...

Warnings of the second wave on Eid: The Punjab Department of Primary and Secondary Healthcare issued a plea to the public to practice precaution during Eid al-Azha and Muharrama, as any mistake can trigger a second wave. Recalling ...

NCOC allows smaller cattle markets: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday, July 13 ordered an increase in the number of cattle markets in Lahore on the condition that they be smaller in size. This was among the ...

Jul 04, 2020: “We are in a better place than 2 weeks ago with coronavirus spread in Pakistan” claimed Dr. Zafar Mirza Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health in an exclusive interview to Voicepk.net’s Munizae Jahangir ...

Jul 01, 2020: Poliovirus cases are surging at breakneck speed in comparison to preceding years and already in a span of one week, two new polio cases have emerged in Balochistan. In the past six months alone, Balochistan has recorded a ...

Jul 01, 2020: At least 128 bodies of Pakistanis have been transported from Saudi Arabia since the pandemic while at least 119 remained to be lifted from various countries. Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan said that 56,846 people and 479 ...

Jun 30, 2020: Increasing demand for drugs and other equipment used in treating the novel coronavirus disease has caused a massive upsurge in prices in Sindh, leaving many unable to afford basic equipment such as oxygen cylinders, ...

Jun 25, 2020: International epidemiologists and health experts have warned global communities that the second and third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic will peak from August to October, while Pakistan remain in the throes of the ...

Jun 21, 2020: Hospitals in Hyderabad, Sindh, allocated especially for COVID-19 patients have almost reached their full capacity, aside from only two unoccupied ventilators. According to health department officials, so far a total of 11,833 tests ...