Tag: pandemics

Some of the worst epidemics in the past two decades have been the result of "viral spillover" — the infection and sustainable transmission of a virus to a new host. The COVID-19 pandemic, SARS and MERS outbreaks and H1N1 are all examples of public health crises spurred by spillover events, ...

#Pakistan News Covid-19 has infected more than 407M people and killed over 5.8M worldwide. Here are some of the latest coronavirus-related developments: Last week the WHO's Africa office said the continent must boost its vaccination rate "six times" to reach the 70 percent target. (Reuters) Friday, February 11, 2022WHO: ...

Col Hamish de Bretton-Gordon (Image: Martin Bagott)A key concern, said Col Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, is the lack of any policing of 3,000 Level 3 laboratories which contain deadly pathogens.Many of these are to be found in “less reliable” countries such as Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Iran. Mozambique and Russia, where ...

Cairo: Muslims around the world were observing Tuesday yet another major Islamic holiday in the shadow of the pandemic and amid growing concerns about the highly infectious delta variant of the coronavirus. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, is typically marked by communal prayers, large social gatherings and, ...

CAIRO - Muslims around the world were observing Tuesday yet another major Islamic holiday in the shadow of the pandemic and amid growing concerns about the highly infectious delta variant of the coronavirus. Eid al-Adha, or the "Feast of Sacrifice," is typically marked by communal prayers, large social gatherings, ...

This move by the Biden administration has given direct support to the proposal India and South Africa pioneered at the WTO, backing a waiver of intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines.By Sachin ChaturvediAs per the prevailing expectations, President Biden and his administration has taken a decision that would go ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslims in many parts of the world marked the start of Ramadan on Tuesday, but a spike in coronavirus cases in several countries has once again put curbs on the holy month’s signature feasts and lengthy prayers in mosques. Still, there were glimmers that ...

The coronavirus pandemic may have indirectly contributed to around 228,000 additional child deaths in 2020, 11,000 maternal fatalities and 3.5 million unwanted pregnancies in South Asia, the UN said in a report Wednesday.The study commissioned by UNICEF blamed “drastic cuts in the availability and use of essential public health ...

Three of the world's most influential female leaders on Monday warned of the impact that the coronavirus pandemic had had on women's rights. New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, US Vice President Kamala Harris, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addressed the European Parliament on International Women's ...

The gems and jewellery export is expected to decline by 20-25 per cent this fiscal year compared to 2019-20 due to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, GJEPC said on Saturday. During 2019-20, the exports stood at Rs 2,52,249.46 crore, according to data provided ...