Monday, December 7th, 2020
Provinces adopting strict measures to curb COVID-19 spread, NCOC told
ISLAMABAD : The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has been told that the provincial authorities are implementing strict measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic by the imposition of fines and seizing properties of violators of the standard operating procedures (SOPs). A session of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) was held under the chair of Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar today which was attended by chief secretaries and other high-ups. The session discussed the steps to stop the COVID-19 spread, implementation of SOPs and theRead More
Interior Minister Ijaz Shah administered COVID-19 trial vaccine
LAHORE: Federal Interior Minister Ijaz Shah got a shot of a trial vaccine of COVID-19 from China in Lahore at the University of Health Sciences (UHS). “Interior Minister Ijaz Shah was administered the vaccine, which has been in phase three of clinical trials,” UHS vice chancellor Prof Dr Javed Akram has said. “The minister’s staff members were also administered the trial vaccine,” Prof Javed Akram said. Earlier on Saturday Governor Punjab Chaudhry Sarwar, his wife and staff members received shots of the China made coronavirus trial vaccine at the UniversityRead More
3,795 COVID-19 cases, 37 deaths reported in 24 hours: NCOC
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has recorded 3,795 new cases and 37 deaths due to the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, 37 more people succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 8,398. 1,530 patients have recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours and 2,539 patients are in critical condition including 103 reported within a day. The total count of active cases is 55,354 and the positivity rate of COVID-19 cases reaches up to 9.7 per cent. According to the National Command andRead More