‘COVID-19 symptoms, outcomes in children decoded’
London: Most children with COVID-19 may exhibit only mild symptoms, if any, requiring only supportive care, with good prognosis and full recovery possible within one to two weeks, according to a review of studies, which presents the clinical manifestation of the disease in the young people. The research, published in the Journal of the American […]
Police kills suspects of rape, murder of minor in Pak’s Punjab
Lahore: Police in Pakistan’s Punjab province shot dead four suspects of rape and murder of a five-year-old boy in an encounter late on Wednesday night, officials said on Thursday. According to the FIR, two vendors – Umair (18) and Abbas (20) – allegedly kidnapped a five-year-old boy in Faisalabad, some 150-km from Lahore, while he […]
Pak says concerned over ‘systematic campaign’ against Muslims in India
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Thursday that it was concerned over what it called a “systematic campaign” against Muslims in India amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country. India on Sunday trashed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s comments alleging targeting of Muslims in the country in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson […]
Islamic tradition of hospitality a remarkable lesson in this world: Guterres in Ramzan message
United Nations: As Muslims around the world will be observing “a very different” Ramzan amid a devastating COVID19 pandemic, UN chief has said the Islamic tradition of hospitality and generosity is a “remarkable lesson” at a time when people in conflict zones and vulnerable populations face dire consequences. Ramzan is the holiest month in Islam, […]
COVID-19 cases in Pak rises to 10,513; 224 deaths
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said it has reported 742 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 more deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of deadly coronavirus infections to 10,513 with 224 deaths in the country. The Ministry of National Health Services said 15 more patients died across the country during the period, […]
COVID-19 may not be sexually transmitted: Study
Washington: COVID-19 is unlikely to be spread through sexual transmission, according to a study that found no evidence of the novel coronavirus in the semen or testes of men. The study, published in the journal Fertility & Sterility, was not comprehensive enough to fully rule out the possibility that the disease could be sexually transmitted. […]
Pak’s health institute receives offer from Chinese firm to collaborate for COVID-19 vaccine: report
Islamabad: A major Chinese pharmaceutical company has invited a premier national health institute of Pakistan to collaborate in conducting clinical trials of its recently developed inactivated vaccine for COVID-19 in Pakistan, a media report said on Thursday. The Islamabad-based National Institute of Health (NIH) received the offer from China Sinopharm International Corp for the successful […]
UN chief: Pandemic is fast becoming a ‘human rights crisis’
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic is a human crisis that is fast becoming a human rights crisis. The U.N. chief said in a video message that there is discrimination in the delivery of public services to tackle COVID-19 and there are structural inequalities that impede access to them. […]
World could face multiple famines of biblical proportions due to COVID-19: UN body
United Nations: The UN food relief agency has warned that the world is on the brink of a “hunger pandemic” and could face multiple famines of biblical proportions within few months if nations don’t act now to avoid funding shortfalls and disruptions to trade due to COVID-19, which continues to spread unabated. The novel coronavirus, […]
Coronavirus may be aided by body’s own immune response to enter more cells: Study
Boston: One of the human body’s main defences against viral infections may be helping the novel coronavirus infect more cells, according to a study which can help understand why some people are more susceptible than others to COVID-19. The study, published in the journal Cell, used single-cell RNA sequencing, which identifies which of roughly 20,000 […]
