Health

Remdesivir has been shown to speed up recovery times for patients with COVID-19 in a major US-led trial, becoming the first drug with proven benefit against the disease. Here is what you need to know. - What is remdesivir? -…
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India's confirmed coronavirus death toll passed 1,000 on Wednesday following its highest daily increase, but the numbers remain low compared with Europe and the United States in a phenomenon that is puzzling experts. With massive slums…
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The United States on Tuesday recorded its one-millionth coronavirus case as countries including Spain, Russia and Nigeria took tentative steps back towards normal life by preparing to reopen some businesses. Excitement over partial…
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ISLAMABAD: The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Pakistan soared to 14,885 with a record addition of 806 cases in the last 24 hours. According to the National command and Operation Centre, 8,530 tests were carried out cross…
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The coronavirus outbreak is posing new challenges and risks to workplace safety for manufacturers, including an increase in unused inventory of dangerous goods and lack of adequate safety training for staff, a senior Chinese official said…
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US President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that he may seek damages from China over the coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan and spread around the world. "We are not happy with China," Trump said at a White…
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work on Monday more than three weeks after being hospitalised for the coronavirus and spending three days in intensive care. Johnson, one of the highest-profile people to have contracted…
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The sun is only just rising in Berlin but Lothar Kopp, 65, is already standing in line outside a clinic in the district of Reinickendorf. Along with a handful of mask-clad people standing two metres apart, he is here to give a blood…
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The global death toll in the novel coronavirus pandemic soared past the grim 200,000 milestone on Sunday, as the World Health Organization warned against "immunity passports" for recovered patients, seen as a possible tool for countries…
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Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson will return to work at the start of this week, according to reports Sunday just hours after it was announced that the UK's coronavirus death toll had passed the "tragic" milestone of 20,000. The…
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Several claims have circulated about how to treat COVID-19 or stop its transmission, and here are facts according to doctors and health experts: TREATMENT Fiction: Disinfectant injected into people infected with the new coronavirus could…
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ISLAMABAD: The National Coordination Committee on Coronavirus extended the partial lockdown in country til May 9. This was announced by Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar while briefing media persons about decisions taken by…
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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza on Friday confirmed that a Chinese company had contacted Pakistan to conduct tests for the coronavirus vaccine. Taking to Twitter, Dr Mirza said that Pakistan had asked for…
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The new coronavirus pandemic could severely disrupt access to anti-malaria nets and drugs in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning that malaria deaths risked doubling if efforts are not urgently scaled up.…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his administration is considering enforcement of a smart lockdown in Pakistan to fight the coronavirus as well as to provide relief to low-income groups. The PM was speaking at Ehsaas…
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