NCOC expresses concern over non-compliance of SOPs
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All the federating units have also been directed to check the growing trend
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The National Command and Operation Centre has decided to take all possible steps to ensure implementation of COVID SOPs along with pursuing the mass vaccination campaign.
The decision was taken at NCOC meeting held in Islamabad today (Thursday) with Planning Minister Asad Umar in the chair.
All the federating units have also been directed to check the growing trend of non-implementation of SOPs to contain spread of disease in the country.
The forum expressed concern over non-compliance of SOPs.
Pakistan on Wednesday announced to expedite its nationwide anti-coronavirus vaccination campaign and inoculate 70 million people in the country by the year end. Chairing a meeting of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) here, Planning Minister Asad Umar said there was a need to expedite the campaign since the number of cases of COVID-19 continued to surge. The mass vaccination drive strategy revolves around three cardinals including motivation of the public through effective media partnership, capacity building of existing vaccination infrastructure and uninterrupted supply of vaccine, he said. The availability of vaccines was made easy by the start of indigenous production which commenced on June 1 with the launching of PakVac by the National Institute of Health.