HEALTH

Omicron co-discoverer: Variant precursors around for very long time

Cape Town, DEC 5: Precursors of the recently discovered Omicron coronavirus variant are likely to have existed for a very long time, according to their co-discoverer, who hails from Germany.Read More

WHO: Omicron strain identified in 38 countries

Geneva, DEC 3: “The Omicron strain has been identified in 38 countries, but delta remains the dominant variant of COVID-19.” The head of the technical group of the WHO Emergency Read More

Refugees and asylum seekers face hunger in Greece – NGOs

Athens, NOV 26: Twenty-seven prominent NGOs in Greece warned Thursday that refugees and asylum seekers face hunger following the government’s decision in October to halt services to those whose asylum applications have been accepted. Around 34,000 Read More

COMSTECH, LRBT Eye Surgeries and Training of Ophthalmologists in Niger begins

ISLAMABAD, NOV 24 /DNA/ – An advanced team of Pakistani doctors reached Niamey, Niger today early morning on a week visit to conduct Eye surgeries and training of local doctors Read More

Punjab reports drop in dengue fever cases

PUNJAB, NOV 15 (DNA) – The number of dengue fever cases has started to drop down in Punjab as the province reported 103 new cases of mosquito-borne viral infection in Read More

COVID-19: National positivity ratio, per day cases lowest since second wave

ISLAMABAD, Nov 15 (DNA): The national tally of Covid-19 pandemic onMonday was recorded declining with one of the lowest positivity ratioduring past 24 hours and reduced per day positive cases,Read More