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OGDCL to organize 33 eye camps from Nov 15

ISLAMABAD, Nov 07 (APP):Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) would hold 33 eye camps, from November 15, 2021 to April 2022, under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to provide free healthcare facilities to locals residing in surroundings areas of its operational fields across the country. […]

Indian capital on alert as Zika virus cases rise in neighboring Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI, Nov. 7 (Xinhua/APP) –:Authorities in the Indian capital region Delhi Saturday said they were on alert in the wake of a spike in Zika virus cases in the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh. On Saturday, 13 new cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh’s […]

Myanmar reports 960 new COVID-19 cases, 21 more deaths

YANGON, Nov. 7 (Xinhua/APP) –:Myanmar reported 960 new COVID-19 cases with 4.20 percent of daily test positivity rate in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Saturday. The number of total COVID-19 infections has increased to 505,998 while […]

Russia reports record number of daily COVID-19 cases

MOSCOW, Nov. 7 (Xinhua/APP) –:Russia reported a record daily COVID-19 cases of 41,335 over the past 24 hours, taking the national tally to 8,755,930, the official monitoring and response center said on Saturday. The nationwide COVID-19 death toll grew by 1,188 to 245,635, while the […]

US court suspends Biden vaccine mandate for businesses

Washington, Nov 6 (AFP/APP):A US federal appeals court Saturday froze a vaccine mandate by President Joe Biden’s administration that is intended to push workers at businesses with more than 100 employees into getting Covid-19 shots. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit […]

Urgent need to address mental health effects of climate change, report

ISLAMABAD, Nov 04 (APP):With a large majority of Americans concerned about climate change and an increasing number expressing alarm and distress, it is past time to address this burgeoning public health crisis at the individual, community and societal levels, according to a report from the […]

More than 88 percent of adults fully vaccinated in Fiji

SUVA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua/APP):As many as 88.2 percent of the adults are now fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji, which has a total population of around 900,000. According to Fijivillage news website on Thursday, Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Health James Fong said that […]

Kyrgyzstan reports 74 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

BISHKEK, Nov. 3 (Xinhua/APP):Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday reported 74 new COVID-19 cases, pushing its total caseload to 181,499, according to the country’s Republican Headquarters for Combating COVID-19. The death toll from the virus rose by two to 175,892, while 97 more people recovered in the last […]

Mongolia reports 1,434 new COVID-19 cases

ULAN BATOR, Nov. 3 (Xinhua/APP):Mongolia reported 1,434 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 363,960, the country’s health ministry reported Wednesday. In addition, 12 more people aged over 40 died from the viral disease in the past day, pushing […]

Dutch reintroduce Covid measures as cases rise: PM

The Hague, Nov 2 (AFP/APP):The Netherlands is bringing back coronavirus measures including a requirement for face masks in many public spaces to combat a surge in cases, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday. Rutte told a press conference that the government was also reintroducing […]

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