WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) announced today that it has awarded grants to research teams in four countries to explore the social drivers of COVID-19
Dow University Syndicate polls will be held on Jan 9
Karachi January 2, 2021
Karachi: Elections will be held on January 9 for the representation of administrative officers in the University Syndicate at the Dow University of Health Sciences,
Dow University Registrar Dr. Asher Afaq, who is also the Returning Officer for the Syndicate Election, has announced the election schedule in a statement. According to which, nomination papers can be received till 1 pm on January 2, while nomination papers can be withdrawn till 11 am on January 5. The final list of candidates will be posted on January 5 by 12 noon.
The Returning Officer’s statement said that the election of the Syndicate will be held in accordance with the Dow University of Health Sciences 2004 (Amended) Act 2018
2020, the year everything changed: a timeline
A timeline of Covid-19 events in Pakistan
December 19, 2020
To say that the novel coronavirus has changed the world would be an understatement. Since the virus first appeared in China’s Wuhan city on November 17, 2019, it has been exactly 397 days. The longest 397 days ever.
In a matter of days, the entire world went into complete chaos as clusters of cases emerged all over the world.
In a matter of weeks, pressure on the healthcare sector mounted as hospital wards began overflowing with patients experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus.
In a matter of months, the entire world went into complete lockdown and businesses were forced to shut down.
Sindh loses 40 more Covid patients, including 31 in Karachi
Karachi
December 24, 2020
Sindh has lost 40 more Covid-19 patients, including 31 in Karachi alone, in the past 24 hours. A senior medical professor is also among the cityâs latest victims.
Officials said that 11 of Karachiâs 31 fresh fatalities were reported in the cityâs District East, six in District West, four each in the Central and Korangi districts, and three each in the South and Malir districts. They said that one person died due to Covid-19 complications in Shaheed Benazirabad.
Karachiâs victims also included Prof Dr Muhammad Sarwar, who was serving as the head of the examinations department at the Darul Sehat Hospitalâs Liaquat College of Medicine & Dentistry. His colleagues said he was on life support for the past few days after contracting the coronavirus.
No, Dr Atta-ur-Rahman didn’t claim Karachi has UKâs coronavirus strain
He said viruses generally mutate while spreading in the population SAMAA | Health - Posted: Dec 24, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | Health Posted: Dec 24, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
Panic has spread across social media after Dr Atta-ur-Rehmanâs interview on SAMAA TVâs Naya Din Thursday with people misinterpreting him as saying the new coronavirus mutatation discovered in the UK has spread to Karachi.
But did Dr Rahman, who is the head of the prime ministerâs task-force on science and technology, actually confirm that? Watch for yourself here: