Children aged 12 and above will be vaccinated too, NCOC

KARACHI: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to start a special drive for vaccination at schools where persons around 12 and above age will be vaccinated for coronavirus. According to the forum’s president Asad Umar, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has agreed to vaccinate children aged 12 and above. The …

COVID-19 positivity rate declines below 4% in Pakistan

KARACHI: Pakistan continues to see a drop in coronavirus infections, with the positive rate falling below 4% for the first time in almost four months on Sunday. On June 3, Pakistan recorded a COVID-19 positive rate of 3.9 percent. Statistics 26 Sep 21: Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 44,712Positive Cases: 1780 Positivity %: 3.98%Deaths …

K-Electric Launches Mobile Health Vaccination Units

Karachi: Committed to supporting the fight against COVID-19, K-Electric has launched a fleet of Mobile Health Vaccination Units to facilitate access to vaccines in communities across Karachi and its adjoining areas. These Mobile Health Vaccination Units are a collaboration between the Government of Sindh, K-Electric, and HANDS, a leading non-profit organization in Pakistan. The fleet …

Pakistan continues to record less COVID cases

KARACHI: Pakistan, on Wednesday, recorded a positive ratio of less than 5% for the fifth consecutive day, following a fatal fourth wave of coronavirus. According to National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) statistics, about 2,333 new infections occurred in the previous 24 hours after 51,139 tests were performed, bringing the overall caseload to 1,230,238 across the …

Pakistan records a decline in COVID cases

KARACHI: Pakistan recorded 1,897 new cases of COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours on Tuesday, the fewest single-day infections in the prior two months. Pakistan’s COVID-19 positive rate has also plummeted to its lowest level since July 11, at 4.10 percent, as virus infections in the nation continue to diminish. According to the National Command …

Pakistan records decline in COVID positivity rate

KARACHI: Pakistan has been seeing a gradual decline in daily COVID-19 cases over the last two days. Nearly 2,714 fresh cases were reported on Wednesday morning as per the National Command and Operation Centre’s statistics showed. The positivity rate, according to the NCOC’s latest stats, fell to 4.78 percent . The last time the country’s …

Careem joins forces with the Govt to conduct a vaccination drive for its Captains and employees

Karachi: Careem, the Super App for the greater Middle East and Pakistan, in collaboration with the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration and the Government of Sindh (GoS), arranged a Covid-19 vaccination camp for its Colleagues, Captains, their families and other residents of the workplace at its Karachi and Islamabad offices.  Zeeshan Hasib Baig, Country General …

Famous Urdu poet and critic Naqqash Kazmi died of Corona

London-Farah Kazmi: Prominent Urdu poet and critic Naqqash Kazmi has died in Karachi due to the terrible Indian Delta virus. He has been undergoing treatment at Bahria Town International Hospital in Karachi since last week. Kazmi was born on July 8, 1944, in the house of Fasihullah Kazmi, a well-known Urdu and Persian poet from …

Govt of Pakistan and Facebook Partner to Fight COVID Misinformation

Karachi: The Government of Pakistan has partnered with Facebook in their fight against COVID-19. In Pakistan, over 32 million people received authoritative information regarding COVID prevention and vaccination through social media messaging campaigns conducted by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Information’s Digital Media Wing (DMW) in partnership with Facebook. Facebook provided Marketing …

HOPE Consortium eyes to supply Covid-19 vaccines to Pakistan

Karachi: HOPE Consortium, Abu-Dhabi group, will supply vaccines of different producers to Pakistan ensuring sustainable management of end-to-end supply-chain and efficient storage system across the country. Speaking to a group of journalists at a virtual press roundtable, Dr Omar Najim Executive Director Department of Health, Abu Dhabi said that HOPE Consortium is working with Pakistan …

Covid-19 and the future of 22.8 million out-of-school children in Pakistan: Hisham Khan

Karachi: The writer is a development practitioner, currently working with Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA) to ensure universal secondary education in the country. “There are 22.8 million children out of schools in Pakistan”. We have been repeatedly hearing this statement on the dismal Pakistani education statistics for the better half of the last decade. With …

Murtaza Wahab inaugurates COVID19 Vaccination Center in FBATI

Karachi: Spokesperson of Sindh Government and Advisor for Law, Environment & Coastal Development Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that everyone should cooperate with the government to stop the spread of corona virus as it is not possible to control the corona virus without the cooperation of the people. He expressed these views while addressing the …

Record death toll due to covid in one day across Pakistan

In the midst of the worsening coronavirus situation, Pakistan reported 149 new deaths on Saturday, making it the country with the second-highest coronavirus fatalities since the pandemic began last year. This is also the highest number of coronavirus deaths recorded this year, indicating that the coronavirus’s third wave is spreading through Pakistan. The country’s highest …

Pakistan records highest covid death toll in 2021 in a day

KARACHI: Pakistan has witnessed the highest covid death toll in 2021 in a day. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) reported 135 new deaths nationwide. On Wednesday, NCOC confirmed 135 deaths from the coronavirus, making it the country’s highest single-day death toll in 2021. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the …

Covid-19’s third wave, 118 more died in a day

The global epidemic Coronavirus has led to 118 more deaths in Pakistan, while 4,318 new cases have been reported. According to the National Command and Operations Center, the total number of deaths from corona in Pakistan has reached 15,619, while the total number of affected people has reached 729,920. The number of active cases across …

Covid shows no sign of slowing down, 100 more died

KARACHI: Coronavirus continues to take its toll in Pakistan as 100 deaths have been recorded in a single day. In the last 24 hours, 49,059 corona tests were performed across the country, of which 5,139 people were confirmed to have the coronavirus, while the virus caused 100 deaths. According to the official portal, the rate …

Another 5,312 people fell victim to corona in Pakistan

KARACHI: In Pakistan, another 105 people contracted coronavirus during the last 24 hours. While 5,312 people have succumbed to the deadly virus. Coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the country due to which the number of cases is constantly increasing, the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) has released the latest statistics of people infected with …

COVID shot registration to open after Eid: Asad Umar

Asad Umar, the head of Pakistan’s National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) — the agency in charge of the country’s coronavirus war — said on Thursday that COVID-19 vaccine registration will be open to all civilians after Eid. The ICC, cricket’s global governing body, has yet to announce the latest ODI player rankings. In the …

Corona continues to take its toll, 98 deaths reported in Pak

ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus has shown no sign of slowing the country, 98 more people died due to corona while 5,329 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. The deadly virus has so far taken 15,124 people’s life, the total number of corona cases has reached 705,517. In the last 24 hours in Pakistan, 5,329 …

Pakistan records another peak, 5,000 new corona cases

KARACHI: In just 24 hours, Pakistan reported 5,234 new coronavirus cases, raising the total number of Covid-19 cases to 678,165. The death toll in the world has risen to 14,613 people, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), after 83 people died of the deadly disease in the last 24 hours. Punjab had …

Pakistan reports highest COVID-19 cases since June 20

ISLAMABAD: As the third wave of the coronavirus intensifies, Pakistan has recorded the highest single-day toll since June 30 with 4,974 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The nation has recorded 98 more deaths, raising the total number of deaths to 14,530. Coronavirus cases had a positivity rating of 9.92 percent, for a …

Mosques will remain open in Ramazan, Noorul Haq Qadri

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Noorul Haq Qadri, said that mosques across Pakistan will remain open during Ramazan while adhering to COVID-19 basic operating protocols. He urged citizens to exercise restraint while carrying out their religious duties. In response to a query, the minister said that Hajj arrangements will be done in …

President Arif Alvi contracts covid after getting vaccine

ISLAMABAD: On Monday, Arif Alvi revealed on Twitter that he had tested positive for covid-19. The president revealed on Twitter that he had tested positive for the virus after receiving the first injection of the coronavirus vaccine and that he was due for another. “I have tested positive for Covid-19. May Allah have mercy on …

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