LAHORE: Businesses and markets have been closed in Lahore as two-day lockdown has been imposed in the city keeping in view the current situation of covid-19. The Punjab government imposed complete lockdown in Lahore and other several cities on Saturday and Sunday (May 22 and 23) . Inter-city and inter-provincial transport have also been […]
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Vaccination for people 30 plus to begin from Saturday
Health authorities will begin inoculating people above 30 years of age from Saturday. The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) decided this in a meeting on Friday. Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar tweeted: “In today’s NCOC meeting it has been decided to open up vaccination for 30 years and older starting tomorrow. The […]
Covid kills 131 more as daily cases near 4,207
ISLAMABAD: 131 more people died of Covid-19 and 4,207 new coronavirus cases were reported during the last 24 hours in the country . Statistics 20 May 21: Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 51,130 Positive Cases: 4207 Positivity % : 8.22% Deaths : 131 — NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) May 20, 2021 According to the latest statistics, […]
Punjab to propose opening outdoor dinning to NCOC
LAHORE: The Punjab government will submit a proposal to the NCOC to open outdoor dining. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Minister for Health Dr Yasmin Rashid here at the Civil Secretariat on Wednesday. The health minister said, “There is risk of spike in case of large scale non compliance with SOPs. […]
NCOC allows reopening of schools, outdoor dining in districts with less than 5pc positivity rate
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) meeting has decided to ease certain coronavirus control-related restrictions in the country, and of them include the resumption of classes in educational institutions in the districts where the positivity rate is less than five percent and resumption of outdoor dining. The NCOC met in Islamabad to review the […]
Coronavirus kills 135 in Pakistan over 24 hours
135 more deaths due to coronavirus infection and 2566 new positive cases were reported in the country during the last 24 hours. According to the fresh statistics issued by the National Command and Operation Center, 29,801 tests were conducted while positivity ratio remained eight point six percent. The death toll due to pandemic in […]
Above 30 urged by NCOC to get vaccinated
ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has asked all those above 30 years of age to get vaccinated as soon as possible to prevent COVID-19. In a message on Sunday, NCOC asked the people above 30 people to get registered by sending their CNIC number to 1166 before visiting the vaccination center. “Walk-in facility […]
76 more die from coronavirus complications across country
ISLAMABAD: 76 more deaths due to Coronavirus infection and 2,379 new positive cases of pandemic were reported in the country during last 24 hours. According to the fresh statistics issued by the National Command and Operation Center, 30,402 tests were conducted while positivity ratio remained 7.82 two percent
83 more die of Covid-19 in a single day across Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: 83 more deaths due to Coronavirus infection and 1531 new positive cases of pandemic were reported in the country during the last 24 hours, National Command and Operation Centre said in a statement. Statistics 15 May 21: Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 30,248 Positive Cases: 1531 Positivity % : 5.06% Deaths : 83 […]
Pakistan to receive $153 million from World Bank for Covid vaccine drive
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the restructuring of the Pandemic Response Effectiveness in Pakistan (PREP) project, originally approved in April 2020, to redeploy $153 million to support the ongoing national vaccine drive in Pakistan. These funds, redeployed at the request of the federal government, will help finance the purchase and […]