Tag: vaccination
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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…
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Pakistan’s Covid positivity rate crosses 5 per cent
Pakistan’s Covid positivity rate crossed 5 per cent for the first time after nearly two months. The current infection rate stands at 5.2 per cent with a continuous spike in the cases. National Command and Operation Centre’s (NCOC) data from Thursday shows that 48,910 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours and 2,545 of…
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NCOC responds to cricketer Junaid Khan’s tweets about Covid vaccine shortage
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), reacting to Pakistani cricketer Junaid Khan’s concerns about the non-availability of Covid-19 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), said that there is no shortage of vaccine in the province. In a couple of tweets, the KP-based pacer said that the government has made it mandatory for tourists to get vaccine…
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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…
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Eidul Azha: Govt issues guidelines for cattle market to curb Covid-19 spread
The Federal Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation, and Coordination on Tuesday issued guidelines for Eidul Azha in line with the government’s Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs). As per reports, the document has been issued to provide health guidelines to the general public, cattle vendors and customers to control the spread of COVID-19 by practicing…
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How to get your Covid-19 vaccination certificate
As the coronavirus vaccination drive is speeding up in Pakistan, the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) has allowed restaurants to operate at 50 per cent indoor capacity for vaccinated individuals only. One of the most common questions on people’s minds these days is how do I get my vaccination certificate? Here is how you…
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Study shows AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccines effective against Delta Covid-19 variants
COVID-19 vaccines made by AstraZeneca and the Pfizer-BioNTech alliance remain broadly effective against Delta and Kappa variants of the COVID-19 which were first identified in India, according to a scientific study. According to the details, the study by Oxford University researchers, published in the journal Cell, examined the ability of antibodies in the blood from people, who…
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Pakistan reports lowest Covid-19 positivity rate in 2021
Pakistan has reported the lowest Covid-19 positivity rate so far this year. During the last 24 hours, the positivity rate was recorded as 1.9 per cent. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 54,647 tests were conducted during this period of which 1,043 samples came back positive. Earlier this week, for the first…
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Pakistan reports less than 1,000 cases for the first time since February 2021
For the first time since February 15, Pakistan has reported less than 1,000 cases in the last 24 hours, data released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed. In the last 24 hours, a total of 35,039 tests were conducted across the country out of which 838 people tested positive for the virus, thus putting…
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Saudi Arabia to ban unvaccinated individuals from entering malls
People who have not been vaccinated will not be allowed to enter malls in Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Commerce Spokesman Abdulrahman Al-Hussein said on Sunday. The decision will come into effect from August 1, ARY News has reported. Hussein added that the dressing rooms have reopened and touchscreens are now allowed to be used in…