Sindh to tighten curbs as Karachi s coronavirus infection rate shoots up to 14%
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Thursday May 06, 2021
A resident wearing a protective mask walks past Pakistan Army soldiers on patrol to enforce coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety protocols in Karachi, Pakistan April 28, 2021. Reuters/File
Karachi s coronavirus infection rate shot up to 14.32% in the last 24 hours, prompting the Sindh government to tighten the already imposed restrictions in place to curb the spread of the virus. After Sunday, more strict measures would be taken to keep the people of the province restricted within their homes, read a statement issued by the Chief Minister House on Thursday.
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A woman wears a protective mask while walking along a road in Karachi on Dec 2. Reuters/File
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday announced launching Covid-19 vaccination programme next week in 10 districts of the province and unveiled a detailed phase-wise plan to inoculate people, beginning with 170,000 frontline health workers.
In addition to the 82,359 doses to be received from the Centre, the provincial government also shared its plan for the procurement of Covid-19 vaccine on its own though federal authorities are yet to respond to its request for permission for the procurement.
“We are starting the vaccination from Wednesday [next],” Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah at a press conference. He was accompanied by a member of the Sindh vaccination taskforce and provincial lawmaker Qasim Soomro.