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Evidence emerging around the world suggests that people who are overweight or obese are at increased risk of getting more severely ill with COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus. Scientists are still learning about which specific mechanisms might explain this link, but they say some likely factors are: FAT ADDS STRAIN Obesity leads to fat accumulation in vital organs like the heart, and leads to insulin resistance and high blood pressure. This means obesity often coincides with other health conditions, including diabetes, a weaker heart, and less well-functioning liver and kidneys. Excess fat can also affect the respiratory system. In other words, it can make someone breathless and less able to get oxygen into the blood and around the body. It is also likely to have an effect on inflammatory and immune functions. “Obesity puts extra pressure and metabolic strain on almost every organ system of the body,” said Susan Jebb, a professor of diet and population hea

At least three people including a nine-month-old baby girl have died when a small plane crashed into a backyard in a residential neighbourhood in Utah. Two children and woman have survived and shifted to the hospital, whereas, two adults and a nine-month-old baby girl lost their lives after the Piper PA-32 plane crashed into the backyard in West Jordan city in the Salt Lakh Country.  The local police department said that six people, three adults and three children, were aboard the plane when it went down while the three surviving passengers were rushed to the hospital. An adult woman was reported to be in a critical condition, while a two-year-old boy is in stable condition. A 12-year-old child has been released from the hospital after receiving treatment, Dailymail UK reported. The owner of the home, an unidentified elderly woman who was inside at the time of the crash, sustained injuries and is also currently in critical condition. Authorities said they are still reaching out

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has requested to transfer services of brother of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Ziaur Rehman to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, owing shortage of cadre officers. Ziaur Rehman was appointed as deputy commissioner of the District Central in Karachi, last week on deputation. The decision was widely opposed by the opposition parties in Sindh including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and others. MQM-P provincial lawmaker Khawaja Izhar ul Hassan had asked that“Why a person from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province replaced a competent official in the District Central of the city?” He had blamed the Sindh government for once again attacking the rights of urban Sindh in the guise of 18th amendment. Khawaja Izhar ul Hassan had blamed that the deputy commissioners in the city are already appearing before the courts to justify their positions for preparing fake domiciles in return of hefty bribes. He had f

The country’s first electric vehicle charging unit has been installed at Jinnah Avenue in Islamabad. “The opening of EV charging stations was another target of Ministry of Science and Technology to encourage E vehicles as future transportation,” said Fawad Chaudhry in a tweet last week, announcing the launch of the stations. It is pertinent to mention here that Vehicles in Pakistan to be shifted on electric power as the country approved its first-ever Electric Vehicle policy last month. The motorcycles and vehicles would be shifted on electric power, while EV Manufacturing Units would also be established in the country. Fawad Chaudhry said there would be only one per cent duty on the establishment of EV’s Manufacturing Units in Pakistan. “Ministry of Science and Technology is working to policy to shift vehicles on battery in the future.” from latest-news - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/2Eoe4RS

The number of confirmed Corona cases in Pakistan rose to 274,289 on Monday after new infections were confirmed in the country. Total: 274,289 • Sindh: 118,311 • Punjab: 92,073 • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 33,397 • Balochistan: 11,601 • Islamabad Capital Territory: 14,884 • Gilgit-Baltistan: 1,989 • AJK: 2,034 Deaths: 5,842 • Punjab: 2,116 • Sindh: 2,151 • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 1,178 • Balochistan: 136 • Islamabad Capital Territory: 164 • Gilgit-Baltistan: 48 • AJK: 49 RECOVERED: 241,026 Recreational spots to be closed till Eid holidays to stem virus spread: DC Islamabad Murree Expressway, Margalla, Parks and other recreation places including hotels and picnic spots in the federal capital will remain closed till Eid holidays, DC Islamabad said on Monday. He added the decision to close these spots was taken to stem the spread of coronavirus.   from latest-news - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/2BxRUeO

The exchange rate of Pakistani rupee strengthened by Rs0.21 against US dollar in the intraday trade. According to forex dealers, the greenback is currently trading at 166.05 against the domestic currency at the interbank foreign exchange market. The dollar had finished at Rs166.26 against the local unit the other day. Meanwhile, gold in the international market hit a record high Monday as investors rushed into the safe-haven on concerns about a spike in virus infections around the world and a lack of progress on a new stimulus bill in Washington. The greenback was down against most other currencies, with the euro at its highest since September 2018, while higher-yielding units such as the South Korean won and Indonesian rupiah were also up. After months of healthy rallies across equity markets, fuelled by trillions of dollars in government and central bank support, traders are beginning to step back as they weigh the long-term economic impact of the coronavirus. With vast monet

After several weeks of trading in narrow ranges, bitcoin breached $10,000 for the first time since early June. In addition to suffering pricing blows due to the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, the virtual currency went through its third so called halving on May 11, which cut the rewards given to those who “mine” bitcoin to 6.25 new coins from 12.5. The “halving” has affected the supply side of bitcoin and increased the time needed for miners to find their break-even point. The cryptocurrency hit highs of $10,200. About Bitcoin Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency created in January 2009 following the housing market crash. It follows the ideas set out in a whitepaper by the mysterious and pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. The identity of the person or persons who created the technology is still a mystery. Bitcoin offers the promise of lower transaction fees than traditional online payment mechanisms and is operated by a decentralized authority, unlike government-issued curren