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NCOC to speed up Covid-19 vaccination in Gilgit, AJK in view of tourism, polls

Islamabad: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to speed up vaccination of citizens against Covid-19 in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.

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NCOC to speed up Covid-19 vaccination in Gilgit, AJK in view of tourism, polls
NCOC to speed up Covid-19 vaccination in Gilgit, AJK in view of tourism, polls

Taking to twitter, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said that NCOC in today’s meeting has decided to further speed up coronavirus vaccination in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.

He said that the federal government will set up a mass vaccination centre and mobile vaccination teams for the purpose.

 “Vaccination needs to be geared up due to upcoming election in Azad Kashmir and tourism season in Gilgit Baltistan,” he added.

Pakistan is presently experiencing the third wave of coronavirus which is said to be deadlier and more contagious than previous two waves.

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 1,303 cases of coronavirus were reported while 47 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 21,576.

The NCOC stated that the positivity rate stands at 3.1%.

The total number of cases has reached 938,737.

As many as 873,543 patients have recovered from the disease with 2,841 critical cases.               

 

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