England and Wales report record Covid cases

London, Dec 28 (AFP/APP):England and Wales on Tuesday reported nearly 130,000 new coronavirus infections, a record daily tally as Omicron variant cases surge and the responses of the UK’s four nations continue to diverge. Authorities in London and Cardiff announced 129,471 new cases, while the […]

Anti-coronavirus vaccination campaign reviewed

LAHORE, Dec 27 (APP):Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal here on Monday chaired a meeting to review progress on ongoing anti-coronavirus vaccination campaign in Lahore. It was decided that all those working in factories, markets, shopping malls and shops in the city […]

DR Congo cholera vaccine drive targets 2 mn people: WHO

Kinshasa, Dec 27 (AFP/APP):A vaccination drive against cholera kicked off last week targeting two million people in the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said Monday. The highly contagious bacterial infection, which causes severe diarrhoea and dehydration, thrives in […]

Int’l day of epidemic preparedness to be marked tomorrow

ISLAMABAD, Dec 26 (APP):International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 2021 will be marked tomorrow (Monday) across the globe including Pakistan with the aim to combat and fight with the infectious diseases. As exemplified by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic major infectious diseases and epidemics have […]

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