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NCOC to undertake new set of non-pharmaceutical measures to contain virus

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Pakistan sets highest daily vaccination record in three days

ISLAMABAD: To combat the rise in coronavirus infections across the country, the National Command and Operation Centre has decided to undertake a new set of non-pharmaceutical measures. The decision was made during the National Command and Operation Centre meeting in Islamabad, which was headed by Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar. Following consultations with … Read more

NCOC mulls over future comprehensive vaccination strategy

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ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday discussed a comprehensive future vaccination strategy. NCOC Chairman and Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Asad Umar chaired the meeting in which the forum expressed satisfaction over the low positivity and fatality rate in the country and placed a particular emphasis on the obligatory vaccination … Read more

NCOC reopens cinemas, shrines for fully vaccinated citizens

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NCOC cinemas shrines

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday further relaxed Covid-19 related restrictions by allowing the reopening of cinemas, and shrines for fully vaccinated citizens. The decision was announced after a meeting on Saturday as the coronavirus situation continued to improve in the country. “Cinemas and shrines across the country are allowed to … Read more

Pakistan to start COVID vaccination of children aged 12 years and older

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Pakistan to start COVID vaccination of children aged 12 years and older

Pakistan will begin to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 12 years and older, said Federal Minister and NCOC head Asad Umar. The minister said in a Tweet, “In today’s NCOC meeting decided to start vaccination of all 12 years and older. The special drive will be run for vaccination at schools to make it … Read more

Covid-19 national positivity plummets below 4 percent

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Covid-19 national positivity plummets below 4 percent

The national tally of Covid-19 active cases on Monday was recorded 50,651 with 1,757 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 1,765 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours. Thirty-one corona patients died during past 24 hours, 29 of whom were under treatment in different hospitals and two of them … Read more

Asad Umar extends kudos for media team’s role in Covid-19 response

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COVID-19 vaccination across Pakistan crosses 15-crore mark

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives and Chairman National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar on Tuesday lauded the efforts of the media team associated to the Centre for coordinated reporting and raising awareness on the pandemic. NCOC chair took to Twitter to extend kudos for the information team including the ISPR … Read more

No basic services to non-vaccinated from October 1, warns NCOC

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Pakistan to start COVID vaccination of children aged 12 years and older

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday warned the masses to get their Covid-19 vaccine jab, as basic services rendered to the public would be banned for non-vaccinated individuals from October 1. The nerve centre of the country in its fight against the deadly contagious disease of Coronavirus took to social networking site … Read more

Govt lifts lockdown in majority districts from Sep 16

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COVID-19 vaccination across Pakistan crosses 15-crore mark

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Tuesday announced to lift lockdown in 18 out of 24 districts with a high risk of delta variant of COVID-19 until September 30. However enhanced restrictions would still continue in the six districts- Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Sargodha, Gujrat and Bannu till September 22. Addressing a … Read more

Over 50% of Islamabad’s eligible population have taken both shots: Asad Umar

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Asad Umar

Federal Minister for Planning and Development and NCOC head Asad Umar said that 50% of Islamabad’s population who is eligible for the shot is fully vaccinated. The minister said on Twitter, “Islamabad has become the first city in Pakistan to have at least 50% of its eligible population (15 years & older) fully vaccinated.” “71% … Read more

Pakistan vaccinates 5 crore people with at least one jab: Asad Umar

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Pakistan vaccinates 5 crore people with at least one jab: Asad Umar

Pakistan has administered at least one dose of anti-Covid jabs to 5 crore people while more than 2 crores are fully vaccinated. Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and NCOC chairman Asad Umar said in a Tweet on Friday, “In the early days of the vaccination campaign we had set a daunting target of vaccinating … Read more

Pakistan vaccinated record 1.4m covid-19 vaccines in one day, Asad Umar

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Pakistan vaccinations Asad Umar

Federal Minister for Planning and Special Initiatives Asad Umar revealed on Tuesday that Pakistan has administered 1.4 million vaccines in one day and set a new record. So far, 55.1 million vaccine doses have been directed in the country, declared the National Ministry of Health. In a tweet earlier in the day, Umar encouraged people … Read more

Pakistan reports record daily COVID death toll after four months

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Pakistan reports record daily COVID deaths toll

Pakistan on Wednesday reported more than 140 deaths in a single day after a gap of almost four months, showed the data released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The NCOC said that Pakistan lost 141 people to the pandemic taking the nationwide death toll to 25,220. Last time Pakistan reported more than … Read more

“Unvaccinated people won’t be allowed to use public transport”: Asad Umar

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Asad Umar

Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has on Tuesday said that those who have not been fully vaccinated against coronavirus will not be allowed to use public transport from October 15.

During a press conference along with SAPM on Health Dr Faisal Sultan, Asad Umar said that school teachers and staff will not be allowed to work after October 15 if they have not taken been vaccinated.

The chief of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said that vaccination has been declared made mandatory for air travel after September 30.for

He said that the government is taking steps to curb the virus spread for which vaccination is important.

He added that a single COVID vaccine dose is necessary for travelling on highways after September 15, while after October 15, no one will be allowed to use the motorway without vaccination.

Moreover, in his tweets, the NCOC Chief said the NCOC meeting today decided to lower the eligible age for covid vaccination to 15 years and older.

“Starting September 1, vaccination of 17 years old will start. For 15 and 16 years old start date will be announced later,” he added.

On the other hand, the contagious COVID-19 infection has so far claimed 91 more lives during the past 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the death toll to 25,094.

The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) has on Tuesday said that the overall confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country have climbed to 1,131,659 after the rise of 4,075 new infections.

Around 1,015,519 have recovered from the pandemic. However, the positivity rate of infections was recorded at 6.79%, NCOC said.

NCOC further said that 5,513 people are in critical condition. Overall 17,336,393 tests have been conducted so far to diagnose the deadly virus in Pakistan.

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3772 new COVID infections in Pakistan, positivity rate stands at 7%

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Covid-19 national positivity plummets below 4 percent

In the last 24 hours, 3772 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in the country and 80 patients have succumbed to the virus. The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) has released the latest statistics on the pandemic situation, saying that 80 more people died due to coronavirus in 24 hours, bringing the death … Read more

Pakistan COVID-19: Fourth wave takes shape as cases increase

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Pakistan COVID-19: Fourth wave takes shape as cases increase

The spread of the virus in Punjab is steadily increasing during the fourth wave of the global coronavirus, The positivity rate of the virus in Lahore has reached close to 11%, while in Bahawalpur about 9%, in Rawalpindi 8% and in Multan 7%. In Karachi, the positivity rate of Coronavirus has risen to 16%, while … Read more

Pakistan logs 3,239 fresh COVID cases, over 3,027 recoveries in 24 hours

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Pakistan logs 3,239 fresh COVID cases, over 3,027 recoveries in 24 hours

The positivity rate of the coronavirus in the country has been between 6 and 8% for the last several days and during the last 24 hours, the positivity rate stands at 6.2%. According to the official government portal, 51,982 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the country during the last 24 hours in which 3,239 were … Read more

Pakistan’s nationwide COVID-19 tally exceeds 1 million

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Pakistan confirms 372 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths

Pakistan has recorded 72 more COVID-19 deaths during the past 24 hours, taking the country’s overall death toll to  24,478. According to the corona statistics website (covid.gov.pk) in Pakistan, 53,644 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, of which 3,669 people were tested positive with the virus while 72 people died. … Read more

Pakistan: COVID-19 Claims More 102 Lives, Number Of Cases Soared To 1,085,294

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Pakistan sees surge in daily Covid cases ahead of fifth wave

Pakistan has recorded 102 more COVID-19 deaths during the past 24 hours, taking the country’s overall death toll to 24,187, after recording the highest deaths in the last three months. 

The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said that the country’s number of overall confirmed cases has soared to 1,085,294 after the rise of 4,934 new infections.

Overall 975,474 have recovered from the pandemic. The disastrous disease has so far claimed 102 more lives across Pakistan in the last 24 hours, the NCOC said, adding that 4,584 people are in critical condition.

Moreover, overall 16,675,527 tests have been conducted so far to diagnose the deadly virus in Pakistan including 59,397 in the past 24 hours.

Sindh province is the most affected region of the country with 406,109 infections. Whereas, Punjab province has reported 368,195 cases.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) remains third on the list with 150,026 cases. Islamabad, 92,233, Balochistan, 31,341, AJK, 28,347 and GB have reported 9,043 new infections, so far.

On the other hand, the Sindh government has lifted the lockdown in the province on Monday and has also revised COVID-19 restrictions, which will last till August 31.

Additionally, the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has expressed deep concern over the rapidly growing number of doctors infected with the coronavirus.

According to the details, the number of COVID-19 cases, which exceeded 5,000 last week, has dropped by almost 20%.

The NCOC data shows that 86 deaths and 3,884 cases were reported in a single day and the number of active cases till August 10 was 84,427 while the level of positive cases at the national level was 7.84%.

An official from the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) said on condition of anonymity that the Sindh government had played a key role in reducing the number of cases.

“Unfortunately, the cases were doubling overnight and Karachi was the most affected city. However, the implementation of lockdown by the Sindh government has stopped the increase in the number of cases and the rate of positive cases in the province,” he said.

Later, the NCOC also decided to impose sanctions, which led to a decrease in the number of cases across the country.

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NCOC allows only fully vaccinated people to travel by air from Sept 10

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PIA Plane Narrowly Escapes Crash Before Takeoff

The National Command and Operation Centre-NCOC have made it compulsory for individuals to become completely inoculated before air travel, applicable from September 10. The renewed mandates were delivered in order to incline the vaccination drive throughout the country amidst a fourth COVID-19 wave, the NCOC. It is also decided to reduce the gap between two … Read more

Pakistan Records 20% Fall In Daily COVID Cases Amid Fourth Wave

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Pakistan confirms 372 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths

While the number of COVID-19 cases in the country has reduced by 20 per cent due to measures taken by the provinces, especially the Sindh government, the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) has suggested that people avoid holding meetings at home and asked to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) during mourning processions. On the … Read more

Pakistan’s Total Death Toll Crosses 24,000, Drop In Daily Cases Continue

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Pakistan's Total Death Toll Crosses 24,000, Drop In Daily Cases Continue

In the last 24 hours, 86 more people have died in Pakistan due to the global pandemic, after which the death toll has crossed 24,000. According to the Corona Statistics website (covid.gov.pk) in Pakistan, 49,506 Corona tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, of which 3,884 were tested positive while 86 … Read more

Pakistan COVID-19: Lockdown Ends In Sindh, Restrictions Imposed In Punjab

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Pakistan's Total Death Toll Crosses 24,000, Drop In Daily Cases Continue

The lockdown period in the province Sindh has come to an end, after which the markets and shopping malls will now remain open till 8 pm. After the lockdown ends, outdoor dining will be available from Monday until 10 pm, while indoor dining is not currently permitted. Only those who have been vaccinated will be … Read more

NCOC Meeting: On Going Delta Variant Wave Most Dominant In Karachi

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NCOC Meeting: On Going Delta Variant Wave Most Dominant In Karachi

The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) said that there is a wave of Indian delta variants in the country, in which Karachi is most affected, the condition of 1210 patients in Karachi is critical. According to details, a joint meeting of the NCOC was hosted by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. The meeting … Read more

Over 33% People Aged 50 And Above Given First Dose Of Vaccine: Asad Umar

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COVID-19 vaccination across Pakistan crosses 15-crore mark

Federal Minister for Planning Asad Omar said that over 33 per cent of people of age 50 and above have received at least one vaccine dose. According to details, Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar stated on social networking site Twitter that 21 per cent of Pakistanis aged 50 and above had received a single … Read more

Pakistan Reports 4,722 Fresh COVID-19 Cases And 46 Deaths

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Pakistan logs 3,239 fresh COVID cases, over 3,027 recoveries in 24 hours

The fourth wave of coronavirus is ongoing in Pakistan and 4,722 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours while 46 patients have died. A total of 57,398 tests were conducted in the country to diagnose the virus and the positivity rate was more than 8%. In addition, another 1,454 people were fully … Read more

List: Sindh Govt. Eases Inoculation For Karachiites With Increasing Vaccination Centres

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Vaccination centres in Karachi Expanded

Amidst the growing fear of the highly contagious Delta variant of the Coronavirus across Pakistan, people are rushing towards Covid-19 vaccination centres in Karachi in large numbers following the tough restrictions for unvaccinated people.

The Sindh government has also expanded the vaccination centres across Karachi and said that they would be operational for 24 hours.

The citizens can now easily get vaccine jabs from the nearby camps designated by the government. Here is the complete list for Karachiites given below:

Earlier on Sunday, Murtaza Wahab said that the Sindh government would operationalize 11 more vaccination centres which will work 24 hours.

“In order to facilitate our citizens, #SindhGovt from today will be operationalising 11 more #COVID19 vaccination centres which will be operational 24 hours a day,” Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab wrote on his official Twitter handle.

He also requested the people to appreciate health workers who are putting in their best effort.

As per the notification, one more vaccination centre would be established in district Karachi East, three more in Karachi South, three more in Karachi Central, one more each in Karachi West and Malir and two more in Korangi.

On Saturday, Karachi’s Expo Centre witnessed chaos following the warnings issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) that salaries of the government employees resisting vaccination would be blocked.

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had directed the finance ministry to stop the salaries from July of government employees who refuse to get themselves vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.

On the other hand, Sindh in the last few weeks has observed a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases as the deadly Delta variant of the virus continues to spread in the province.

On Saturday, the province reported at least 2,772 new coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 382,848.

As many as 30 more patients succumbed to the deadly virus as the death toll surged to 6,001.

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COVID-19: Hospitals Overflowing In Karachi As 4th Wave Worsens

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COVID-19: Hospitals Overflowing In Karachi As 4th Wave Worsens

COVID-19 crisis is worsening across Karachi, hospitals across the city were filled with patients. The positivity is increasing. Experts have instructed people to get vaccinated and wear masks. All wards of government hospitals have been filled and departments are being converted into coronavirus wards. A large number of medical staff from the Civil Hospital have … Read more

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