Day: February 17, 2020
Nationwide polio immunization drive starts to vaccinate over 39 mln children
ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (APP):The year’s first nationwide polio vaccination drive started on Monday to vaccinate 39.6 million children under the age of ...Chinese university develops rapid test kit for novel coronavirus
TIANJIN, Feb. 17 (Xinhua/APP):China’s Nankai University has announced a breakthrough in developing a novel coronavirus rapid test kit that can identify infection ...S. Korea back on alert over community transmission, 1 more virus case brings total to ...
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap/APP):South Korea on Monday identified another case of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 30, ...Cancer patients more susceptible to novel coronavirus infection: research
BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua/APP):Chinese medical researchers have discovered that patients with cancer are more susceptible to infection of the novel coronavirus, according ...China issues over 1,600 force majeure slips to coronavirus-hit companies
BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua/APP):China has issued more than 1,600 force majeure certificates to shield companies from legal damages arising from the novel ...Protesters demand UN Secretary Gen to visit IOK
ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (APP):A protest rally was held in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, demanding the UN Secretary General, António ...‘United by Emotion’: Tokyo 2020 unveils Games motto
Tokyo, Feb 17 (AFP/APP):Tokyo 2020 organisers on Monday rolled out the motto for this year’s Olympics, “United by Emotion”, which they said ...350 artists to perform at PSL opening ceremony
LAHORE, Feb 17 (APP):As many as 350 artists will perform in the opening ceremony of the HBL PSL 2020, which will be ...China suspends tolls in epidemic prevention period
BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua/APP): China’s Ministry of Transport has decided to scrap all tolls across the country from Feb 17 to aid ...Propaganda against polio vaccination should be ignored
ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (APP): Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid Monday urged media to support present government in addressing hard-core polio refusals ...