On Tuesday, the Defense Secretary of US Army Lloyd Austin said that the unvaccinated army officers against the coronavirus including commanders, command sergeants major and officers in command Select List positions could be laid off from their duties and possibly discharged. The US Army said that it had started enforcing this order in late August, […]
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Businesses to remain open till 10 pm: Sindh Government
KARACHI: On Wednesday, the provincial government gave some relaxation related to coronavirus restrictions following a sudden decline in the COVID-19 cases in Sindh. The Sindh Home Department issued a notification that, markets, shops and other businesses except for Sundays to remain open till 10 pm with strict adherence to COVID-19 SOPs across the province. Pharmacies, […]
Punjab extends school closure till September 15
LAHORE: Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas announced on Friday that Punjab has decided to extend the school closure till September 15, which were scheduled to reopen on Monday, following the increasing cases due to the COVID’19. “ANNOUNCEMENT: All Public and Private Schools of Punjab to remain closed until Wednesday, September 15th, 2021. Stay home and […]
Teams to check vaccination certificates in Punjab schools from next week: Murad Raas
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Education Minister Dr. Murad Raas Thursday said that schools in Punjab would be closed from Monday if any educational institute would be failed to produce vaccination certificates of their teachers and other staff. Talking to PTV news channel, Punjab government has established monitoring teams and they will conduct surprise raids in schools from […]
Citizens ask authorities to take notice of COVID SOPs violations in private schools
ISLAMABAD: Citizens of the federal capital Wednesday asked the district administration to take strict action against those private schools involved in clear violation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to the COVID-19. According to them, “These SOPs issued by National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) were meant to protect the children from carrying the Coronavirus […]
COVID-19 national tally of active cases recorded consistently high
ISLAMABAD: The national tally of total active COVID-19 cases was recorded 94,573 consistently high during fourth wave of pandemic on Tuesday with 3,838 more people tested positive of the fatal virus while 2,837 people recovered from the disease during last 24 hours. 118 corona patients have died during past 24 hours, 104 of whom were […]
Ushna Shah contracts COVID-19 even after obtaining two doses of vaccine
Famous Pakistani actress Ushna Shah, on Tuesday, tested positive for COVID-19 even after obtaining two doses of vaccine. Shah stated, “Even with the two mandatory doses of the vaccine, I have tested positive for Covid-19.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ushna Shah (@ushnashah) “I am a relatively healthy person […]
Ariana Grande urges fans to get vaccinated, wear masks to curb spread of COVID-19
Famous American singer and actress Ariana Grande, on Monday, took it to her private social media handle and urged fans to get vaccinated and wear masks to curb spread of COVID-19. Sharing her selfie in mask, the Rain on Me singer said “vaxxed n masked” followed by a heart emoji. View this post on Instagram […]
Punjab govt to ban entry of unvaccinated staffers from Aug 1
The government of Punjab, on Monday, has decided to ban the entry of unvaccinated staffers of all government and private schools across the province. The District Education Officers (DEOs) have been directed by the government to provide the vaccination certificates to the education department, before Aug 1 as after the dead line no member of […]
Covid positivity rate rises above 3%
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s coronavirus positivity rate surpassed 3% for the first time in the last 20 days, on Wednesday morning. The positivity rate if 3.27 percent was recorded in the country. The last time positivity rate was at 3% was on June 17. According to the data by National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), another 17 […]