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Polio eradication programme of Punjab back on track National April 16, 2021 LAHORE: The polio eradication programme of Punjab is back on track through increased vaccine uptake to move towards the ultimate goal of polio eradication in the province. “The increased vaccine uptake could not have been possible without the support of parents coupled with greater government ownership, coordination, extensive monitoring and accountability,” said Sundas Irshad, head of Punjab’s polio programme. Talking to The News, Sundas Irshad said that no wild polio virus case has been reported from the pro...

KP imposes new restrictions to dampen spread of coronavirus   Published On KP imposes new restrictions to dampen spread of coronavirus PESHAWAR (Dunya News) - Following an alarming increase in coronavirus cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the government has been decided to impose further restrictions across the province. According to details, a meeting of the Provincial Task Force on Corona was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in which besides the concerned provincial ministers, Corps Commander Peshawar, Chief Secretary, IG and other senior officials took part. The meet...

CM Mahmood Khan orders special campaigns for coronavirus SOPs implementation Peshawar April 10, 2021 PESHAWAR: Expressing grave concern over the increasing ratio of coronavirus positive cases, Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Friday directed the officials to launch a special campaign for the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and precautionary measures to contain the spread of the pandemic in the province. He said this while chairing a meeting to review the current situation of coronavirus pandemic in different districts and healthcare capacity for treatment of such patien...

By Desk Report ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Sunday banned inter-provincial travelling by road over the weekends. "It has been decided to ban interprovincial transport for two days a week (Saturday and Sunday) with effect from April 10, at 12 am, to April 25, 12:59am," said NCOC in a statement, reports Geo News. The NCOC notified certain exemptions to the new restrictions, given below: •Goods, freight, medical and other emergency services will be exempted. •Railway to continue to operate 7 days a week with 70% occupancy. Additionally, the ban will be ...

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has ordered closure of schools in eight more districts after spike in the level of Covid-19 incidence. The decision was made in a meeting of Provincial Task Force on Covid-19 here on Tuesday with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair, said a statement. The meeting approved the recommendations of health department to shut down schools in Charsadda, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi, Kohat, Malakand, Swat and Dir Lower due to rise in the number of Covid-19 cases. It also approved plan to close educational institutors in other areas recording five per cent...