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Punjab borrows 25k Covid-19 jabs from Balochistan Vaccine shortage occured due to spike in positive cases Doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine are seen at a Covid-19 vaccination centre. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE QUETTA: The Punjab government has borrowed 25,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine from Balochistan due to a spike in the number of positive cases in the province. According to sources familiar with the matter, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) ...

English Situation Report on Iraq about Health and Epidemic; published on 14 Apr 2021 by WHO

Iraq: Coronavirus Disease 2021 (COVID-19) - Weekly Situation Report (Week 14) (05 April to 11 April 2021) Format Highlights Iraq continues to record a sustained increase in the number of COVID-19 cases across all Governorates, a rising trend that surpassed those recorded at the same period in 2020. This is concerning because Intensive Care Unit beds continue filling up faster in many governorates since the increase in COVID-19 cases started in early 2021, limiting access for people with other h...

KARACHI: Lawmakers belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Saturday lamented the Sindh government for keeping the opposition out of budget-making process and demanded that a pre-budget consultation session be convened. Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Shaikh, PTI’s parliamentary leader Bilal Ghaffar, MPA Khurram Sher Zaman and other MPAs told a press conference here that the Sindh government was required to initiate a pre-budget consultation as per the rules. Mr...

Friday, April 02, 2021 08:36 By April 6, a total of 19 cities and provinces had rolled out the vaccinations, administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to 53,953 people (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health on April 7 issued a decision on the allocation of 811,200 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to all 63 cities and provinces, and other agencies. They are the first vaccine doses supplied by the COVAX Facility through UNICEF, which arrived in Hanoi on April 1. Hanoi and Ho Chi Mi...

2021-04-08 16:30:35 GMT2021-04-09 00:30:35(Beijing Time) Xinhua English by Arison Tamfu YAOUNDE, April 8 (Xinhua) -- After testing hundreds of people for coronavirus, Cameroonian nurse, Judith Maya, plans a heros welcome for the first arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in the Central African nation. "I have seen people die within days after I test them positive. I need protection and cant wait to be vaccinated", the 35-year-old told Xinhua in the capital Yaounde where the countrys first batch ...

The drive, aimed at children below the age of five, began with 12 districts identified by the department of health as being in urgent need of catching up. The plan was for these 12 districts to catch up by the end of January, after which the rest of the country would follow. However, it appears that the drive did not meet its targets in the priority districts by the end of January, and not all 12 districts started on time. Spotlight has only seen data on progress in the priority districts up to...

One year into the pandemic: What lessons have we learnt? Another glaring deficiency is the lack of adequate high flow oxygen delivery systems across hospitals in the country. Photo: Anisur Rahman As I settle down to pen this write-up, the incessant calls and messages on my phone serve as a poignant reminder of how our lives have been reshaped and defaced by the Covid-19 pandemic. In response, I offer what medical advice I can regarding Covid tests, treatment and follow-up, but cant oblige the r...

The positivity rate rose to 11.28 per cent during the week ending on April 4 compared to 9.69pc between March 22 and March 28. — AFP ISLAMABAD: While 714 more people were found infected in the federal capital, the positivity rate rose to 11.28 per cent during the week ending on April 4 compared to 9.69pc between March 22 and March 28. District Health Officer Dr Zeem Zia said there has been a continuous increase in the weekly positivity rate for the last 10 weeks. According to a graph, in t...

Uncertainty over Serum vaccine supply to Bangladesh grows Govt yet to receive 50 lakh doses from Serum scheduled for March   Manzur H Maswood | Published: 23:30, Apr 01,2021 | Updated: 23:55, Apr 01,2021     Uncertainty over the COVID-19 vaccine supply to Bangladesh by Serum Institute of India has increased as the Indian manufacturer failed to supply the committed 50 lakh doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca-developed vaccine in March. Serum has also kept Bang...