Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday hinted at an extension of lockdown in Sindh by a week beyond April 14. While speaking to media persons, the chief minister called for a uniform policy to be implemented in all provinces across the country to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. He said […]
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A call from the trenches
Sitting in an eerily empty Outdoor clinic, I watch a video shared by New York Times incredulously. A tearful, exhausted chief ER physician shows around a New York hospital ER swamped with COVID 19 patients, some on ventilators while others gasping for breath. She is making a desperate plea for more ventilators and medical equipment. […]
Legendary musician John Prine dies due to coronavirus complications
American folk legend John Prine, widely considered one of his generation’s most influential songwriters, died following complications of coronavirus. He was 73 years old. Prine’s family revealed his diagnosis on March 29. In a message posted to social media, his family let fans know that he had been in the hospital for several days and […]
Turkey to track citizens via mobile phones to enforce quarantines
Turkey will monitor the mobile phones of those diagnosed with the new coronavirus to ensure they do not break quarantine, authorities said on Wednesday, marking the latest measure to stem an outbreak that has surged over the last month. Turkey will start tracking citizens and send them a message and call them each time they […]
Donald Trump threatens to withdraw WHO funding
President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to cut US funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO), accusing it of bias towards China, where the authorities lifted a two-and-a-half-month travel ban on Wuhan, the city that spawned the global coronavirus pandemic. Trump said the WHO was “very China-centric” in its approach, suggesting the UN agency had gone […]
600 people die in Iran from drinking neat alcohol to cure coronavirus
More than 600 Iranians have died from the consumption of high-concentrated alcohol believing it protects against the coronavirus. A spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary, Ghulam Hussein Ismaili said that the number of deaths due to drinking neat alcohol had reached a disturbing figure, adding that more than 3,000 people had been poisoned after drinking toxic […]
Doctors fighting COVID-19 not allowed to attend training session in Peshawar
The Frontier Corp (FC) troops, deployed at Bagyari post of Jamrud, refused the doctors fighting against the COVID-19 in Headquarters (HQ) Hospital, Landi Kotal, to go to Peshawar to attend an important training session pertaining to the deadly coronavirus here on Wednesday. Dr Inayat, the in charge doctor of the isolation ward in HQ Hospital […]
Private schools reject ‘illegal’ fee cut by Punjab Minister of Education
Private schools of Punjab have rejected the 20% illegal fee cut announced by the Punjab Minister of School Education on April 6, 2020 for the following reasons: 1. The relevant Punjab Ordinance of 1984 and its amendment only provide for the calculation of annual fee increases, not fee cuts. 2. An arbitrary reduction of 20% […]
Hazara police decide to engage PLCs in fight against COVID-19
Hazara police have decided to involve Public Liaison Councils (PLCs) in the entire region to fight the challenge of COVID 19 by taking the community on board while enforcing all the coercive measures, including social distances. This was discussed in length during a meeting chaired by Regional Police Officer Hazara Qazi Jamil-ur-Rehman held at a […]
IBA Karachi launches final volume of e-book on COVID-19 crisis
The Economics Department at the IBA Karachi launched the 3rd and final Volume of an e-book titled, Short Notes on the Economy During the COVID-19 Crisis. This volume contains 12 multi-disciplinary research articles focusing on COVID-19, and addresses the issues, effects and commentary on policy response of COVID-19. The Editor of the e-book and Chairperson, […]