The World Health Organization has included Pakistan among six countries the world should learn from in fighting with future pandemics.WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that coronavirus is not the last pandemic. "History teaches us that outbreaks and pandemics are a fact of life. But when the next
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WHO: Virus is just ‘One Wave’, not Seasonal
The novel coronavirus is neither seasonal, nor does it occur in waves, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said in answer to questions at the twice-weekly UN press briefing held virtually in Geneva that the COVID-19 virus likes all weathers unlike influenza, even though many people
The Coronavirus Cannot be Transmitted Through Mosquito Bites: Study
The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, found that the virus cannot replicate in three common types of mosquitoes and therefore cannot be transmitted to humans even if the mosquitoes feast on an infected human."We have demonstrated that even under extreme conditions, SARS-CoV-2 virus is unable to replicate in
WHO Extends Travel Ban for Pakistan and This Time the Reason is Polio
The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to extend travel bans for Pakistan due to polio. This was decided during the International Health Regulation Emergency Committee and World Health Organization 25th meeting, that the temporary travel ban will be extended until 3 October.People traveling to international destinations will now have
2,691 New Cases, 77 Deaths Reported in 24 Hours, Global Death toll Tops 533,000
Local experts lauded the World Health Organisation (WHO) for its assistance to Pakistan in its fight against Covid-19.Pakistan for the first few weeks of the outbreak was primarily reliant on thermal guns and symptom detection to trace suspected patients. It was later when the WHO issued advisories stressing upon the need
Pakistan’s First Exclusive Drug Testing Lab Gets Accreditation from WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) gives accreditation to Pakistan’s first ever drug testing lab. This is a huge step forward.The equipment has been imported from Germany and Japan for the laboratory which is using United States Federal Drug Authority (FDA) compliant software to make sure that the drugs tested
World Health Organization Warns “The Worst is Yet to Come” in the Covid-19 Pandemic Because the Global Crisis is ‘Speeding Up’
WHO director Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus claimed the spread of the virus was actually speeding up, despite lockdowns being loosened around the world.He said countries like South Korea, China, Germany, Singapore and Japan had shown there is a blueprint to suppressing the disease.Earlier this month the WHO urged Britain not to lift lockdown until its
New Virus Found in China, Another Pandemic Feared: Research
The world is still grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, whose source of origin is yet to be ascertained. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says identifying and understanding the origin of coronavirus pandemic is key to an effective fight against ravaging Covid-19. And, at such a moment, the discovery of a
Civil Court Pakistan Issues Notice to Trump Over ‘Negligence’ to Contain COVID-19
Judge Syed Haider Ali Shah of civil court Islamabad while issuing notice to US president Trump, World Health Organization (WHO), government of Pakistan through secretary national health services and NDMA on petitions seeking payment of compensation and damage to the tune of Rs 49 million each to corona infected persons
World in “New and Dangerous Phase” of Pandemic, WHO Warns
The World Health Organisation on Friday warned the world had entered a "new and dangerous phase" of the coronavirus pandemic, with people tiring of lockdowns despite the disease's accelerating spread.WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the pandemic was "accelerating" and urged nations and citizens to remain extremely vigilant, as the