Coronavirus claims another 65 lives in Pakistan
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Wednesday May 26, 2021
A man receives a dose of the coronavirus vaccine, at a vaccination centre in Karachi, Pakistan April 28, 2021. Photo: Reuters
65 new deaths reported from coronavirus in Pakistan.
NCOC stats from last 24 hours places country s death toll at 20,465.
Although coronavirus cases are decreasing across the country, Sindh is reporting a spike in infections
Pakistan reported 65 new deaths from coronavirus and 2,724 new positive cases of the infection Wednesday morning.
According to fresh statistics issued by the National Command and Operation Center from the last 24 hours, 59,076 tests have been conducted, while the positivity ratio remained 4.61%.
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to restrict unnecessary movement of people, on foot or in vehicles, after 8pm from Tuesday (today) in the wake of an alarming spike in Covid-19 cases in the province.
The decision to this effect was taken at an extensive sitting of the Provincial Task Force, which was chaired by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, held at CM House on Monday.
The meeting was told that during the past 24 hours, Sindh had detected 1,529 new cases, Punjab reported 802 more cases, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 470, Islamabad 106, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 69, Balochistan 66 and Gilgit-Baltistan 18. This showed that Sindh had the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the country, the chief minister said.
PakVac COVID-19 vaccine passes rigorous testing
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A vial of PakVac COVID-19 vaccine shared by Dr Faisal Sultan.
Pakistan has locally finished a coronavirus vaccine with the help of Chinese experts after raw materials for the vaccine were transported to Islamabad last month.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Faisal Sultan took to Twitter and made the announcement on Monday.
Dr Sultan congratulated the National Institute of Health for the achievement, adding that the move will step up the country s vaccine supply. He added that the finished vaccine named PakVac has passed rigorous internal quality control checks and testing.