Covid positivity rates fall to pre-third wave level
So far, at least 8.5 million doses of Covid vaccines had been administered
A medical worker prepares a dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca s COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium March 18, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
The coronavirus positivity rate came down to pre-third wave levels, while the single-day tally of new cases fell below the 2,000 mark for the second time this week, according the daily update of the pandemic issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Friday.
The NCOC, which serves as the unified government strategy against to contain the spread of Covid-19, report 1,893 new infections during the past 24 hours, pushing the country’s caseload of the pandemic to 928,588. The positivity rate during the past 24 hours remained at 3.58%, it added.
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has started producing the single dose Chinese CanSinoBio COVID-19 vaccine to be able to deliver 3 milli.
Jun 1, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has formally launched its locally manufactured PakVac COVID-19 vaccine today amid the ongoing global efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic, ARY News reported on Tuesday.
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) head Asad Umar and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan have addressed an event related to the launching of the locally-made PakVac COVID-19 vaccine.
Asad Umar said the coronavirus pandemic has become a challenge for the whole world and today’s top demand is COVID-19 vaccines. He said the situation of the pandemic in Pakistan was quite better by the grace of Allah Almighty as compared with the other countries. Umar said that neither any disease will care about any boundaries nor it discriminates any human’s family and religion.