Health authorities in Sindh province said 97 deaths had been confirmed. The cause of the crash is not yet known. It comes days after Pakistan allowed commercial flights to resume after the country’s coronavirus lockdown was eased. A PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) flight PK8303, Airbus A320 passenger jet flying from Lahore has crashed in a…
The UK coronavirus death toll increases by 338 to 36, 042. Health secretary Matt Hancock confirmed “systems of certification” were being developed to allow people to begin a return to some form of normality. The UK government also confirmed it had ordered 10 million antibody tests to be rolled out over the next few months.…
More than five million virus cases worldwide with 330, 255 people who have died according to Johns Hopkins University tracker. The UK is running out of time to set up a “ track and trace” system, warns the NHS Confederation. Brazil authorises two anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients. A two-day-old baby…
UK unemployment increased by 69 per cent, from 50, 000 to 1.35 million in three months to March as coronavirus lockdown began. The British labour market has been paralysed by the Covi-19 lockdown but the government figure showing employment at a record high and jobless rate below 4 per cent. There is a biggest rise in…
The World Health Organisation in a virtual meeting today, the countries plan to back a resolution demanding an independent inquiry into the pandemic. Although it does not single out China or any other country instead of calling for an impartial independent and comprehensive evaluation of the WHO- coordinated international Health response to Covid-19. While the…
The UK records a 53-day lowest deaths figure since 24th March taking the total death toll to 34, 636. At the peak on 2 April, there were 961 deaths in a 24-hour period. Across the UK more than 243, 300 people have tested positive for the virus. Hottest day of the year is expected this week…
Beaches are reopening around the world in countries that are easing their lockdowns. Temperature checks and limited ticket entry are some of the measures in place to help maintain social distancing. For the first time in eight weeks, National park visitors surge despite plea to stay away from beauty spots after the first weekend since…
The R-Value – the range for the reproduction rate of coronavirus has increased slightly across the UK after the lockdown was eased partially on Monday. According to the Government Office for Science. R measures how many people on average one infected person transmits the disease too. Last week the R-value in the UK was thought…
Living in a relatively odour-free environment has numbed us to the importance that smells have always had in human history and culture. The 18th century paved way for softer, sweeter perfumes, often with floral and fruity scents came into fashion, reflecting new norms of femininity and a gentler vision of nature. In 2014 scientific finding…