Tag: COVID-19
Pakistan's Covid-19 Positivity Rate 'slightly Increases'
Pakistani health experts have said that there was a "slight increase" in the coronavirus positivity rate across the country, though the overall situation has continued to remain stable. ....
Unmarried Men At Higher Death Risk From Covid-19: Study
Being a man, having a lower income, a lower level of education, not being married, and being born in low-or middle-income countries -- these are factors that relate to an elevated risk of dying from Covid-19, warn researchers. ....
COVID-19 Survivors Are Returning To Hospitals With Reduced Heart Functions
It has been evident that the impact of COVID-19 is way beyond influenza like conditions. Over the last few months, doctors and medical officials have realised that COVID-19 affects many more organs than just the lungs or the respiratory tract. Dr. Dinesh Kumar Mittal, Director & HOD, Adult CTVS (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery), Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh talks about how the heart is impacted by the virus. ....
Brazil's Covid-19 Death Toll Nears 150,500
Brazil has said it registered 290 more Covid-19 deaths in the last one day, raising the death toll to 150,488. ....
Pakistan Hopeful Of Acquiring Covid-19 Vaccine Within The Next 6 Months
A Pakistani official from the Ministry of National Health Services has expressed hope that the country would acquire a vaccine against the novel coronavirus in the next six months. ....
Chinese City To Test All Residents After Local Coronavirus Cases Emerge
China's coastal city of Qingdao in Shandong province on Thursday said it would conduct the nucleic acid testing campaign of all its 11 million residents within five days starting from October 19, after a new cluster of local coronavirus infections emerged. ....
France Reports Record High Single-day Covid-19 Cases
France has reported its highest number of single-day Covid-19 cases, with a total of 30,621 people testing positive for the virus in a span of 24 hours, health authorities said. ....
New Blood Test Predicts Which COVID-19 Patients At Severe Risk
In the fight against novel coronavirus, scientists have developed a score that can accurately predict which patients will develop a severe form of Covid-19. ....
Record Turnout In Early Voting For US Presidential Election Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
US states have witnessed a record turnout in the early voting, both in-person and by mail, for the November 3 presidential election despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it was reported.....
Worried About Rigging, RJD Seeks List Of Voters Above 80 Or Those Fighting Covid From EC
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Saturday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI), requesting that the ECI reveal names of those aged above 80 years and voters who are battling Covid-19 and provide a list to every political party. ....
