Tag: pakistan covid
-
Mask up: Covid positivity rate jumps to 3.19%
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH),435 cases of Covid-19 with a positivity rate of 3.19 per cent were reported in Pakistan on June 24. The number of confirmed cases have jumped to 1,533,482. One death was reported in the last 24 hours. A total of 13,64 tests were conducted in the past 24…
-
Surge in Covid-19 cases in Pakistan
Pakistan’s Covid-19 positivity rate has gone to 1.22 per cent today (Thursday), according to the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad. According to NIH data, 144 people have been found infected with the virus and one death has been reported. The positivity rate was at 0.83 per cent on Wednesday with 106 cases. In April,…
-
NCOC lowers age limit for Covid-19 booster shot to 30
The National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) announced its decision to lower the age limit for the administration of Covid-19 booster shot for people who got both their shots six months back. Pakistanis aged 30 or above can now get a booster shot of their own choice across Pakistan from January 1, 2022. Only Sinopharm,…
-
Asad Umar says unvaccinated people are seven times more likely to get Covid
Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Friday said unvaccinated people were seven times more likely to contract the coronavirus than those inoculated. After the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) meeting, the minister said vaccination was the only way solution to the virus. Umar later took to Twitter and said, “The…
-
Tourism banned in Neelum Valley to curb Covid-19 spread
Tourism has been banned in Neelum Valley from July 19 to July 29 amid the sharp increase of Covid 19 cases in the country, ARY News has reported. The decision came after Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Services, Dr Faisal Sultan announced on Monday that only vaccinated people will be allowed to visit…
-
Covid positivity rate nearing 4 per cent in Pakistan
Pakistan’s positivity rate is closing in on 4 per cent, with the current positivity rate at 3.79 per cent. Daily coronavirus caseload stayed over 1,500 for the fourth consecutive day after the country reported 1,828 new cases Saturday morning. The latest data issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday morning shows…
-
‘Ban on Eid travel’ – Govt announces strategy for Eid
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has announced Eid-ul-Fitr Holidays in Pakistan from May 10 to May 15. The announcement came after NCOC’s meeting on Thursday which was chaired by Minister for Development and Planning Asad Umar. During the meeting, NCOC also recommended restricting international flights to Pakistan from May 5 to May 20,…
-
Asim Azhar urges students to sit home, cancel parties after exams postponed
Asim Azhar, who had backed students on multiple occasions and rallied for their exams to be cancelled, has now urged them to cancel all parties and get-togethers and sit home till COVID ends. The Federal Government on Tuesday had announced that all exams have been cancelled till June 15 in view of rising coronavirus cases.…
-
‘Vaccination registrations for all ages to open after Eid’
Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has announced that the government plans to open registrations for COVID-19 vaccination for citizens of all age groups after Eid, which is around mid-May. According to a report in Gulf News, the minister made these remarks while talking to senior media persons in a press meet.…
-
Mobile vaccination program launched for senior citizens in four cities
The Government of Pakistan has launched a mobile vaccination service for senior citizens aged above 80 years and for differently-abled persons aged above 50. As per reports, the service is initially available in four cities of Punjab including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Multan. Read more – Lahore: 550 doses of COVID-19 vaccine go missing from one…