Asad Umar says provinces have been directed to ‘increase the pace of vaccination’

Taking to twitter, the minister announced that Pakistan received 560,000 vaccines yesterday and 500000 more doses will arrive tonight.

“Reviewed the vaccine administration situation in NCOC today and asked the provinces to increase the pace of vaccination to fully utilize the vaccines which have been made available,” he added.

Recieved 5 lakh 60 thousand procured vaccines yesterday. Another 5 lakhs will arrive tonight. Reviewed the vaccine administration situation in NCOC today and asked the provinces to increase the pace of vaccination to fully utilize the vaccines which have been made available

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) April 1, 2021

On March 10, the vaccination drive for 60 above began across Pakistan. The senior citizens are being administered the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine.

On March 30, the government opened coronavirus vaccination registration for people who are 50 and above.

The drive kick-started in February with healthcare workers being administered the jab in the first phase.

Pakistan on Thursday reported 4,974 new Covid-19 cases and 98 deaths, with authorities linking the uptick in numbers to the third wave of the deadly outbreak across the country.

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 4,974 cases of coronavirus were reported while 98 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 14,530.

The total number of confirmed cases reached to 672,931.