KARACHI/LAHORE: Pakistan on Tuesday faced a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines due to lack of coordination among government bodies, coupled with a disruption in supply from China, The News reported. Officials in the federal government said that the task of procuring the vaccines had been assigned to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) while the National […]
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Active coronavirus cases less than 40,000 in Pakistan for first time since March 24
ISLAMABAD: Another 46 people died from coronavirus in Pakistan on Wednesday, data by the National Command and Operation Centre showed. Statistics 16 June 21: Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 42,113 Positive Cases: 1038 Positivity % : 2.46% Deaths : 46 — NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) June 16, 2021 The rate of positive cases in the last […]
Pakistan reports 84 Covid-19 deaths, 1,923 infections in a day
Pakistan has reported 84 deaths in the last 24 hours by Covid19 as the number of positive cases has surged to 930,511. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 21,189 on Saturday. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 1,923 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past […]
Lowest positivity rate since February; 83 people die from virus
There was the lowest coronavirus positivity rate on Friday after a total of three months at 3.58 percent, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The last time it stood at 3 percent was in February 2021. A total of 83 people lost their lives to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours; 74 […]
PML-N rejects NCOC’s call to delay AJK elections
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has rejected a petition proposed by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) which suggested postponing the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections by two months. The NCOC had written a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner of AJK, stating that polls should be delayed keeping in view the […]
Vaccination for 18 and above to commence from 3rd, says Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) was called today to review the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country and take major decisions to monitor the spread of the disease and ease lockdown restrictions. The meeting, which was to be presided over by the prime minister was held at the PM […]
Covid claims 88 more lives, infects 4,007 people
ISLAMABAD: The national tally on Saturday of total active COVID-19 cases recorded 63,436 with 4,007 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 3,712 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours. 88 corona patients have died during past 24 hours, 80 of whom were under treatment in hospital and eight out […]
Covid-19 vaccine for citizens over 30 begins today
The government will start vaccinating people aged 30 and above against coronavirus on Saturday. In today’s NCOC meeting it has been decided to open up vaccination for 30 years and older starting tomorrow. The messages for those who are being scheduled will go out today. — Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) May 21, 2021 In a […]