ISLAMABAD: Contrary to the disease trend in China, where Covid-19 cases have been the highest among elderly people aged 65 years and above, a majority of the 1,022 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Pakistan till March 25 constituted young people falling in the age bracket of 21-30 years. “Twenty-four percent of the confirmed cases in […]
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BOONI: People returning from urban areas such as Karachi, Islamabad and Peshawar have been asked by the local administration to remain indoors for 14 days and avoid meeting relatives and any other person. The direction was issued as a precautionary measure to check the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) as a large number of people continued arriving
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CHITRAL: Another suspected coronavirus patient, third from Chitral, has been sent to Peshawar for test as the two districts have no testing facility. Iqbal Murad from Torkhow, who is settled in Bakrabad, told ChitralToday that his nephew Hanifullah, 20, a first year student of Govt Degree College Chitral, had gone to Karachi for treatment of
CHITRAL: Doctors in Chitral have complained that local hospitals lack safety kits against the novel coronavirus such as ventilators and even sanitizers for the staff. According to doctors and paramedic staff, this condition prevails across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Multiple hospitals are running short of masks and safety kits for their staff, a doctor said. “In Chitral,
CHITRAL: While the district administration did not allow any transport vehicle to cross the Lowari tunnel into Chitral, some people coming from down districts had no other option but to cross the passageway on foot on Tuesday. There were reports that hundreds of people returning to Chitral from different parts of the country were stranded
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CHITRAL: Another suspected coronavirus patient was shifted from DHQ hospital to Peshawar on Monday. The patient was identified as Shujaur Rehman, 29, son of Faizur Rehman, a resident of Parkusap in Upper Chitral. The patient was kept at a quarantine centre in Drosh for a few days after he returned from Peshawar. Later, he was
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CHITRAL: As part of precautions, Chitralis have been asked to maintain social distancing and remain indoors. Besides, Lowari tunnel will be closed at 7pm today (March 23rd) till further orders. However, supply of food and medicines will continue. This was announced by the deputy commissioner of lower Chitral on Monday afternoon. He said as decided
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CHITRAL: While the district administration tried its best to implement the lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus, Chitralis seemed mostly oblivious of the threat and continued arriving here from different parts of the country and opened shops in areas around the town. In the Chitral town, traffic almost remained off the road and bazaars
CHITRAL: When the whole world is fighting the coronavirus, it is time for volunteers to play their role in creating public awareness on how citizens could protect themselves from the disease. A little carelessness or negligence can not only threatens an individual’s life but can also lead to a crisis that the nation cannot afford
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PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has approved appointment of 1,299 medical officers in the health department on an emergency basis to deal with the corona patients. The chief minister signed a summary moved by health department to this effect. The newly-appointed MOs of the health department KP will resume their duties next week and be
