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Researchers Identify 30 Pathogens That Could Trigger Next Global Pandemic

9Aug

By Tahreem Akram1 Comment

Health

Researchers Identify 30 Pathogens That Could Trigger Next Global Pandemic

Researchers have identified 30 pathogens that could potentially trigger the next global pandemic. This finding is alarming due to the high contagiousness and virulence of these diseases, combined with the lack of effective treatments available. The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its list of "priority pathogens" to include influenza A, dengue virus, and monkeypox virus. This list aims to guide research and development for new medications, vaccines, and diagnostics. Addressing Immediate Needs for High-Risk Infections The updated list was created based on data showing these infections are highly contagious and severe, with no effective treatments at present. Ana Maria Henao Restrepo, who leads the WHO's R&D Blueprint for Epidemics, emphasized the importance of this ...

Paracetamol stopped production of Panadol in Pakistan

13Sep

By Aqsa Azam1 Comment

Health

Paracetamol stopped production of Panadol in Pakistan

The generic tablet Panadol is facing a massive shortage in the Pakistani Market. Due to the sudden dengue and covid outbreak, people are looking for the best alternative these days. The company stopped production of the tablet due to the ineffectiveness of cost. Panadol is the most generic tablet every household has for pain relief and fever. But recently the Pakistani market is seeing a massive shortage of this tablet. In this weather, the level of dengue fever and Covid is skyrocketing, To cure that Panadol is a must-have. But people couldn't find the medicine due to no production at the company's end. This tablet is manufactured by GSK company which is the oldest pharmaceutical company in Pakistan. According to them, they produce around 450 million Panadol tablets each year. Re...

China reluctant to issue Visas to Pakistani students amid H1N1

20Aug

By Muhammad Dastageer Shams1 Comment

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China reluctant to issue Visas to Pakistani students amid H1N1

As Pakistani students remain trapped outside of China because of the country's zero-COVID policy, anger, frustration, and hopelessness permeate the air around them. Hundreds of thousands of students have been stranded abroad after the outbreak of the H1N1 virus shut down international travel to China since March 2020, leaving the country closed to foreigners. The two-year ordeal of awaiting the return to their universities has caused many Pakistani students who are unable to resume their classes on campus to reach the end of their tethers as they await the return of their schools. In response to the China travel ban, students across the world are joining the international outcry with hashtags such as #TakeStudentsBackToChina and #TakeUsBackToChina in an effort to voice their conce...

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock Get covid

7Jun

By Aqsa Azam3 Comments

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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock Get covid

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari invited his German counterpart to visit Pakistan. A lot of important matters including Afghanistan's crisis are scheduled to discuss. The trip cuts short because the German foreign minister gets Covid positive today. German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock arrived yesterday at the special invitation of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Newly appointed Pakistani foreign minister is very keen to keep its allies happy and satisfied. Two day trip of minister was to discuss important stuff including Afghanistan's ongoing condition as well. She also called Prime Minister Shahbaz Shareef to discuss bilateral interests. Germany is Pakistan's ally for more than 70 years old. Both countries proved their friendship from time to time. However, This trip is...

13Mar

By Maru JNo Comments

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Delta Variant might cause UK to reimpose restrictions

UK’s plans to lift up COVID-19 restrictions from England, received criticism from a letter backed by 1200 scientists LONDON, ENGLAND - Following Italy, many countries lifted the COVID-19 restrictions after the situation was controlled. UK’s announcement to lift up England’s COVID restrictions added England into this list. UK announced to lift up all restrictions in England by 19th July. This announcement surely did made people living in England really happy however it was faced by a large amount of criticism from many health officials. The start of 2021 wasn’t very pleasant for most countries in the world. The number of COVID-19 cases kept on increasing and even after continuous efforts of governments, results were same. Countries in Europe were also devastated by the spread of COVI...