• Timings for all markets fixed from Sehr to 6pm
• All gatherings banned
• PMA resents suspension of vaccination of healthcare workers on priority basis
ISLAMABAD: While the country has reported another record number of coronavirus-related deaths since June, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has declared Saturdays and Sundays as closed days at national level.
Timings for all markets will be from Sehr till 6pm. Unlike past, the new order will also apply to grocery shops, medical stores and petrol pumps, etc.
Railway, which is functioning at 70 per cent capacity, will operate additional trains to avoid overcrowding and manage increased passenger load during Ramazan. Wearing of mask will be mandatory and civil administration/police will monitor non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) through dedicated teams at district/tehsil levels.
A health worker receives a dose of Sinopharm s Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Karachi, February 8. Reuters/File
ISLAMABAD: With 37,289 healthcare workers having been inoculated against Covid-19 across the country since the launching of the vaccination drive, the government on Monday opened registration for people aged 65 years and above.
On the other hand, the country reported another 1,048 cases and 26 deaths in a single day.
Meanwhile, the representative body of doctors, Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), has expressed reservations over giving a free hand to companies in fixing vaccine prices.
In another development, following the outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Pakistan has decided to follow the mechanism already in place for Covid-19 to stop possible transmission of the deadly virus.
A couple wearing protective masks walk along a market, as the outbreak of coronavirus disease continues, in Karachi, Pakistan December 29. Reuters/File
ISLAMABAD: While the federal government on Thursday decided to establish Covid-19 vaccine administration cells across the country, pharmaceutical companies suggested that licences should be issued for local manufacturing of the vaccine as it may take years to import jabs for the entire population of Pakistan.
Meanwhile, 2,475 new Covid-19 cases and eight deaths were reported in a single day as the total number of active cases reached 34,537 in the country.
According to a statement issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a special session on vaccine availability and efficient administration was held on Thursday to mull over national vaccine strategy.