March 13, 2020 saw the number of cases for Covid-19 rise to twenty one. As the pandemic became more prevalent than expected, the Federal Health Ministry made a strong argument to take the right precautionary measures. While most of the cases were in interior Sindh and Gilgit-Baltistan, this did not mean that other parts of…
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Pakistan has had a shortage of nurses, doctors and other health professionals for a long time and this lack of medical staff could have severe consequences for Pakistan now. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), for every 1,000 people there needs to be at least eight nurses, two doctors and one dentist to take…
With the onset of the worldwide pandemic, educational institutions around the world have shut down, forcing scores of students out of their campuses into their homes until the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.
The world of students has come to a screeching halt and has thrown into question the future of many, as well as education. Is this…
The general perception about the virus known as COVID-19 is that it attacks the body only but we often forget that its effects go much deeper than that. Since the outbreak of the virus, most of the countries of the world have gone down on lockdown which means that there is quarantine everywhere. People are…
Over the past month, Amazon founder, CEO and President Jeff Bezos has received strong criticism over one of Amazon’s sub companies, Whole Foods requesting employees to donate part of their salary to sick employees who were staying at home. Last week, Amazon fired a worker for organising a walkout that protested Amazon’s lack of safety…
Many US officials and intelligence officers have recently claimed that China has been underreporting figures for the COVID-19 outbreak; the CIA appear to be investigating the matter in order to gain a more accurate total of cases and deaths in China. This is not the first time China has been accused of misreporting figures related…
The Corona Pandemic has infected over 110,000 people in at least 110 countries globally, according to the World Health Organization. This virus emerged in a Chinese city, Wuhan last December. Since then it has spread like wildfire across borders. Many are labelling it the worst crisis humanity has seen since WWII. A particularly disturbing cause…
China has come under significant political and social pressure due to its mishandling of animal markets which led to the COVID-19 outbreak. Not only has there been worldwide condemnation of the Chinese animal markets but hate crimes against Asians are on the rise in almost every single country – Twitter observed a 900% increase in…
COVID-19’s biggest victim: The Environment
Skies over Beijing have appeared blue for the first time in a long time.
We see images of improved air quality over northern Italy gracing our tv and mobile screens lately.
While the word about the clearer waters of the canals of Venice and the decline in global…
The opioid epidemic in America is one of the worst health crises that has ever rocked the country. The roots of the epidemic go back to at least 1914, which has led to the crisis to bloom as it is today.
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In 1914, the Harrison Narcotics act was passed, which required that doctors…