Tag: COVID-19
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Pakistanis may travel to Saudi Arabia after AstraZeneca jab
NUT Desk- ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan Tuesday said that Pakistanis travelling to Saudi Arabia can get the AstraZeneca vaccine after showing documents at the mass vaccination centres. The country’s top health official shared that the government has decided to revise guidelines for AstraZeneca vaccines and will allow…
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‘Old is Gold’: 89-year-old looks forward to dance parties
Eighty-nine-year-old New Yorker Bob Holzman received his as soon as he could, hoping it would allow him to get back to his favorite activity – dancing. Over the last 75 years, Holzman has danced his way around the city’s events to the rhythms of swing, fox-trot, samba, and salsa. And until last year, he had…
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AstraZeneca vaccine safe for Covid-19, insists WHO
GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Friday there was no reason to stop using AstraZeneca´s Covid-19 jab after several countries suspended rollout over blood clot fears, while the hard-hit United States exceeded 100 million doses of vaccine administered to its people. The WHO, which said its vaccines advisory committee was examining the safety data coming…
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Dawlance achieves ‘Trusted Work-Place’ Certificate for its COVID-safe work-environment
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) All three manufacturing facilities of Dawlance have been awarded the ‘Trusted Workplace’ certificate for its COVID safe work environment, after an audit that was voluntarily conducted through DQS – the globally trusted assessment partner for quality-focused companies in every industrial sector. As an independent third-party, DQS has endorsed that the work-environment, products…
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The Dawood Foundation and Allied Bank partner to establish High Dependency Unit at The Indus Hospital for COVID-19 patients
The Dawood Foundation and Allied Bank partner to establish High Dependency Unit at The Indus Hospital for COVID-19 patients Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) The Dawood Foundation, the charitable arm of the Dawood Hercules Group, and Allied Bank Limited have announced a partnership to commit PKR 18.7 million for the establishment of High Dependency Unit (HDU) at The…
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UNESCO Futures of Education – The Role of Technology in Education
Global leaders emphasize need for conversations on reimagining the future of education and safer, more balanced futures Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Day three of the first, fully virtual Beaconhouse School of Tomorrow Conference: A World of Tomorrow: Negotiating a Better Future concluded the conference with all 22 sessions resonating with global audiences over the weekend. A…