ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said on Sunday the door-to-door vaccination campaign launched by NCOC has been producing outstanding results across the country. Taking to Twitter, the NCOC head said: “Highest daily covid-19 vaccination records set 3 days in a row. Nationwide mobile vaccination campaign designed by NCOC and being […]
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ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Tuesday launched a door to door campaign to vaccinate people against COVID-19. On February 26, 2020, the first COVID-19 case in Pakistan was reported. As of September 18, 2020, Pakistan had recorded 304,386 confirmed cases; of them, 291,683 patients were released, and 6,408 (2%) of those […]
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KARACHI: 54 per cent of Karachi’s population is still unvaccinated, almost a year after the Covid-19 vaccination began in the country, data shared by the Sindh Health Department showed on Wednesday. 46.65 per cent of the city’s total population stand vaccinated against the viral disease. Whereas, only 1.42pc of the population has got a booster […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 6,047 fresh cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours,According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a total of 61,190 samples were tested, out of which 6,047 turned out to be positive, showing the infection rate of 9.88% as compared to yesterday’s 9.65 per cent. Since the outbreak […]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Bahawalpur tomorrow (Tuesday) to launch Naya Pakistan Sehat Card Programme for all citizens for Bahawalpur division, ARY News reported.The prime minister will be accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and federal cabinet members. According to Prime Minister Office (PM Office), Qaumi Sehat Card had already been issued […]
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ISLAMABAD: COVID positivity ratio in major urban centres of the country with Nowshera city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province leading with 46.77 percent ratio, ARY NEWS reported. According to sources in the national health ministry, the overall Covid positivity ratio in Pakistan stood at 12.46 percent during the last 24 hours, with KP province recording […]
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A new type of PCR test can quickly tell which variant of the coronavirus is causing infection, helping doctors choose the most effective antibody treatments, researchers said. Most current PCR tests can check broadly for the presence of the virus but cannot identify specific variants. The new test uses special “probes” – fluorescently labeled molecules […]
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KARACHI: Karachi continues to witness an alarming increase in daily Covid-19 cases during the fifth wave of the pandemic fueled by the Omicron variant of the virus. Sources at the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) relayed that the highest positivity ratio of infections was recorded in the port city in the last 24 hours […]
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KARACHI: After a continuous increase in the number of novel coronavirus cases, Karachi on Monday reported a drop in the pandemic infections during the last 24 hours, ARY News reported. During the last 24 hours, the COVID positivity rate was recorded at 37.32pc in the port city. The province logged 3,180 fresh cases of the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday reported a drop in the number of fresh COVID-19 cases during a single day. During the last 24 hours, Pakistan reported 6,357 fresh cases of pandemic infections as compared to yesterday’s 7,195. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a total of 49,595 samples were tested, out of which […]
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