Pakistan launches COVID-19 vaccination drive for people over 60
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A health worker receives a dose of the Sinopharm vaccine at Shah Bhitai hospital. Photo: Online
Pakistan launched on Wednesday the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive which aims to inoculate people over 60 years.
âThe senior-most citizens will be the first ones to receive the doses of COVID-19 vaccine,â announced Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan.
Those who have already registered will receive a message with further instructions about their vaccine centre and date on their mobile numbers, according to an official of the Ministry of National Health.
Schools closure: Shafqat Mehmood memes flood Twitter again
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Shafqat Mehmood seems to have won over a lot of students once again after he announced on Wednesday that schools in Punjab and other parts of the country will remain closed from Monday till March 28.
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Most thanked the minister for taking the decision, while a few opposed the decision.
Here are a few memes doing the rounds on the internet that are sure to tickle your funny bones.
One person captured the reaction of thousands of students in Sindh, who are not going to benefit from the announced school closure.
Saeed Ghani says educational institutions in Sindh to remain open
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Provincial Minister for Education Saeed Ghani talking to members of the Press Club during visit at Karachi Press Club. APP/File
Educational institutions will remain open in the province with attendance restricted to 50%, Sindh Education and Labour Minister Saeed Ghani said Wednesday. The news of educational institutions closing on March 15 are baseless, he said in a statement, following Federal Minister for Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood s announcement of schools closure in several cities across Pakistan.
The minister said the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), in its meeting today, overviewed the country s coronavirus situation.
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