Pakistan crosses 850,000 coronavirus cases mark
Pakistan
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Pakistan on Friday reported 4,298 new cases of coronavirus, taking the toll of total cases since the pandemic began to over 850,000.
The country continues to report a large number of coronavirus cases across the country, with 4,298 people testing positive for the virus in a single day and 140 people succumbing to the infection.
The total death toll has climbed to 18,677 as 140 people died from the infection on Thursday.
The total number of recoveries reported across the country stand at 747,755 while the active number of cases have risen to 83,699.
Pakistan s coronavirus positivity ratio stands at 9.58%.
Defying COVID-19 protocols, Pakistani traders vow to keep businesses running till chand raat By
Picture showing a crowded, open-air market. Photo:File.
Defying the government s orders, Pakistan Traders Association says all businesses will operate from tomorrow until chand raat.
Traders say they will keep all commercial activities running across Pakistan, including GB and AJK.
They say if the govt cannot provide relief to the business community, it should not shut markets down.
ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Traders Association on Friday evening announced it would continue to carry out all commercial activities starting tomorrow until chand raat a day before Eid-ul-Fitr.
The vaccines were procured from Sinopharm, CanSinoBio and Sinovac
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April 30, 2021
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Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Thursday said that Pakistan has purchased 13 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from three Chinese companies and expects to receive them in the next two months,
The vaccines were procured from Sinopharm, CanSinoBio and Sinovac, he told
Reuters.
They will supplement around 2.4 million shots from the COVAX programme for poorer nations that are expected to arrive during that period. We will be continuously procuring from all available sources across the world, Faisal said. For now, China remains the primary source for vaccines to meet our present and ongoing needs but all our options are open for effective and safe vaccines.
Govt announces Sehat Insaf Card scheme for Islamabad, GB
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April 29, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Wednesday presided over a meeting of the National Steering Committee and announced that the PTI government has decided to launch health cards for the permanent residents of Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, Dr Faisal Sultan said that in Islamabad, more than 258,000 families will be able to benefit from the government s Sehat Insaf Card scheme launched under PTI s Sehat Sahulat Programme. Similarly, about 328,00 households in Gilgit Baltistan will be able to get free medical treatment through the heath card facility, Dr Sultan said. Under the scheme, the government has planned to provide health cards to 80 million poor people or 10.5 million households so that they could receive free medical treatment in private and public hospitals.
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April 29, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Wednesday presided over a meeting of the National Steering Committee and announced that the PTI government has decided to launch health cards for the permanent residents of Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, Dr Faisal Sultan said that in Islamabad, more than 258,000 families will be able to benefit from the government s Sehat Insaf Card scheme launched under PTI s Sehat Sahulat Programme. Similarly, about 328,00 households in Gilgit Baltistan will be able to get free medical treatment through the heath card facility, Dr Sultan said. Under the scheme, the government has planned to provide health cards to 80 million poor people or 10.5 million households so that they could receive free medical treatment in private and public hospitals.