- Government announced reactivation of NCOC
- The decision came after the recent surge in Covid-19 cases
- In the last 24 hours the country witnessed over 500 cases for the first time in three months
ISLAMABAD: The Federal government on Wednesday announced to fully activate the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) again after the surge in Covid-19 cases, reported Bol News.
Sources in the know informed Bol that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting regarding the rise in the Covid-19 cases across Pakistan and announced to revive Pakistan’s coronavirus response center.
During the meeting, the premier expressed concerns over the rapidly rising infectious cases in the country and ordered strict implementation of protective measures and SOPs.
Earlier, NCOC ceased functioning on March 31 when the country indicators for Covid-19 were all-time low with a high vaccination rate.
It is pertinent to mention here that in the last 24 hours the country witnessed over 500 cases for the first time in three months which has pushed the positivity ratio to 3.5%.
NIH reported that 15,462 samples were tested for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours and one death was reported across the country.
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