Covid positivity rates fall to pre-third wave level
So far, at least 8.5 million doses of Covid vaccines had been administered
A medical worker prepares a dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca s COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium March 18, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
The coronavirus positivity rate came down to pre-third wave levels, while the single-day tally of new cases fell below the 2,000 mark for the second time this week, according the daily update of the pandemic issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Friday.
The NCOC, which serves as the unified government strategy against to contain the spread of Covid-19, report 1,893 new infections during the past 24 hours, pushing the country’s caseload of the pandemic to 928,588. The positivity rate during the past 24 hours remained at 3.58%, it added.
Pakistan to Prioritize Haj Pilgrims for Pfizer Vaccine
Pakistan to Prioritize Haj Pilgrims for Pfizer Vaccine
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Planning Minister Asad Umar says the vaccine will also be given to people who need to travel abroad for study or work
Pakistan on Thursday announced it would prioritize Haj pilgrims and citizens traveling abroad for work or study for the American-made Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine due to the limited quantities of it available in the country.
Speaking to media in Islamabad, Planning Minister Asad Umar said that several countries were not recognizing vaccination certificates of Chinese vaccines, and students or laborers with valid visas who were traveling to those would be granted the U.S.-made vaccine. Due to the limited quantities of the vaccine in Pakistan the country has received just 100,000 doses of the two-shot vaccine through the COVAX regime he said it was necessary to restrict its usage for those who needed it most.