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Islamabad: Apart from rising COVID-19 cases, rumours and fear around the disease, added with the intense pressure put on the fragile healthcare system in the country, has left Pakistan portray itself as a struggling nation reeling under the contagion. more
COVID-19 lockdowns worsen childhood obesity: Study

New YorkIBNS: Lockdowns implemented across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic have negatively impacted diet, sleep and physical activity among children with obesity, according to Univ ...

Minnesota Governor Says All Protesters Should Be Tested for COVID-19

Moscow/Sputnik: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said that all participants of the massive protests against racism and police violence should be tested for COVID-19.

WHO set to resume hydroxychloroquine trial to fight Coronavirus outbreak

Geneva: Investigations will continue into the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19,  , WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus  said.

No evidence of benefit for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients, urgent randomised trials are needed: Study 

London: A large observational study suggests that treatment with the antimalarial drug chloroquine or its analogue hydroxychloroquine (taken with or without the antibiotics azithromycin o ...

Coronavirus a challenge, and opportunity, to fix remittances system than funnels billions home from abroad

New York:With a euro here and a dollar there, remittances – the money that migrant workers send home to their families – have been adding up in a big way to contribute to the ...

Chinese mainland reports no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority said Wednesday that no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday.

Record number of countries contribute data revealing disturbing rates of antimicrobial resistance: WHO

Geneva: A record number of countries are now monitoring and reporting on antibiotic resistance - marking a major step forward in the global fight against drug resistance. But the data the ...

Bangladesh: First Rohingya refugee dies in Cox's Bazar due to COVID-19

Dhaka: Authorities in Bangladesh have said the country has registered the death of the first Rohingya person due to COVID-19 infection.

Optimal physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection can prevent spread of COVID-19: Study

London/IBNS: Keeping at least one metre from other people as well as wearing face coverings and eye protection, in and outside of health-care settings, could be the best way to reduce the ...