Eidul Azha may pass off free of curbs
Asad Umar says the positivity ratio declines to 4%; vaccination of all adults from Thursday
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar briefing the media in Islamabad on May 31, 2021. SCREENGRAB
The third wave of coronavirus is on the wane and the government intended to gradually open up business activities, Planning Minister Asad Umar, who supervises the government’s unified strategy against the pandemic, said on Monday.
Umar, the head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), revealed at a press conference that the positivity ratio of Covid-19 had declined to 4%, from almost 11% peak of the pandemic in the month of April.
A fresh consignment of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccines arrived in Islamabad from China Tuesday. The COVID-19 vaccines were transported through a special plane of the Pakistan International Airlines. Another 500,000 doses are expected to arrive by Wednesday, according to Qadir Bux Sangi, the PIA country manager for China. There were rumours of a shortage of the Sinopharm vaccine after people reported vaccination centres had run out of it. On May 27, Pakistan’s health ministry confirmed that the shot was still available and being used to inoculate adults. “Sinopharm is currently in Pakistan and will continue to be given,” the Ministry of National Health Services said. “The r.
Pakistan's government has set a 4.8% GDP growth target for the financial year starting on July 1 as the country recovers from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, Planning Minister Asad Umar said on Friday.