ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) decided on Friday to start COVID-19 vaccination of citizens aged 30 and above from tomorrow (Saturday).
Taking to his official Twitter account, Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar, who also heads the NCOC, announced that, “In today’s National Command Operation Center (NCOC) meeting it has been decided to open up vaccination for 30 years and older starting tomorrow.”On May 16, the government opened up Covid-19 vaccine registration for citizens aged 30 and above.“As vaccine supply continues to improve and vaccination capacity gets enhanced in all Federating units, we continue to expand the categories of those who are eligible to get vaccinated,” Asad Umar, who heads the National Command Operation Center (NCOC), had tweeted.
Four areas accounted for the largest number of ventilators occupied, as per the NCOC data. 70% of the vents in Multan were in use, compared to 52% in Lahore, 42% in Bahawalpur, and 38% in Peshawar.
Once more, Multan had the highest percentage of oxygenated beds occupied (55%), followed by Gujranwala (49%), Swabi (47%), and Peshawar (41%).
All across the nation, with the exception of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Balochistan, about 540 individuals were on ventilators.
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