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Islamabad: The second wave of COVID-19 has claimed 176 lives in the last two days in Pakistan. It is the highest number of casualties in a period of two days since the outbreak of the second wave. According to the health authorities, the virus situation is far from improving in the country.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan, while chairing an online meeting on ‘Reinforcing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) during the second wave of COVID-19’ said, “We are passing through the same situation that we had faced in June.”
Earlier, the highest number of deaths was reported on June 15 when the first wave had reached its peak, claiming 124 lives in a day and making the June 8’s toll of 90 deaths the second highest.
December 17, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The number of deaths due to COVID-19 crossed 100 mark for the first time since the start of second wave of coronavirus in the country.
The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) in its daily report on Wednesday reported 105 deaths in the last 24 hours from across the country, taking the tally to 9,010.
In all, 2,731 new positive cases surfaced out of 38,028 conducted in 24 hours. The National Positivity Ratio remained 7.2%. Highest positivity ratio was observed in Karachi with 18.76%, followed by Hyderabad 16.56%, Peshawar 15.99%, Rawalpindi 6.15% and Lahore 6.04%. A total 2,510 COVID patients are in critical condition across Pakistan and the number of such patients is rising fast. The positivity ratio in various federating units is
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Says enrolment of vaccine trial to end soon SAMAA | Naya Din - Posted: Dec 17, 2020 | Last Updated: 4 months ago SAMAA | Naya Din Posted: Dec 17, 2020 | Last Updated: 4 months ago
More than 12,000 participants in the country have enroled in the clinical trials of China’s CanSino vaccine and enrolment will stop in the coming weeks, says Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan.
We will probably begin the analysis to check the efficacy of the vaccine in a few weeks’ time, the SAPM said Thursday on SAMAA TVâs morning show
Coronavirus vaccine no excuse to stop following safety measures: Dr Faisal Sultan
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Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan addressing a press conference in Islamabad, on December 16, 2020. YouTube/Hum News Live
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National effort being made to secure the COVID-19 vaccine
SAPM Sultan appeals to the masses to follow coronavirus safety measures
The invention of coronavirus vaccines are no excuse for people to stop following standard operation producers (SOPs) and other safety measures, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said on Wednesday.