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Punjab to soon get Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines, tells Dr Yasmin Rashid

Lahore: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid Thursday said that cleanliness is key to preventing epidemics and diseases and focused efforts are being made to keep the city clean and green.

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2 months ago

Jul 02, 2021 04:49 AM

Fateh Farooq

Punjab to soon get Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines, tells Dr Yasmin Rashid

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Speaking at the handing over ceremony of 6,000 containers of the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) at Outfall Road, the Health Minister said that cleanliness in Lahore is being specifically monitored on directions from Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar.

The Health Minister said, “We are continuously monitoring the cleanliness of Lahore under directions from Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar. The government has made available all resources required for the purpose. Over 3000 people have been hired in the LWMC.

The new 6000 containers have been bought for Lahore and will be placed at key spots in the city.

While appealing to the citizens, LWMC CEO Ms Rafia requested people to throw waste only in designated containers and not on roads.

“LWMC is conducting night sweeping operations. We are trying to keep clean the city having a population of over 12 million. For Lahore, 2000 carts have been procured. Due to excessive load, another dumping site in Lahore is being developed,” she added.

Speaking on the vaccination process, Dr Rashid said adequate stock of vaccination is available in Punjab while the province is getting 1.3 million vaccine doses.

She said no major AEFI incidents have been reported in Punjab and another consignment of AstraZeneca is arriving in Punjab shortly.

People having travel documents including Aqama can get vaccinated.

“There is no shortage of vaccines in Punjab. Pakistan has procured over 70% of vaccines from its resources and is also receiving Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines.”

Sinopharm and Sinovac are approved vaccines by global bodies and the Foreign office is talking to the US and Saudi Arabia on this issue.

Punjab has vaccinated around 8.5 million people so far, she told.

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Pakistan: Daily COVID-19 cases drop below 2,000

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

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2 days ago

Sep 21, 2021 08:16 AM

Mehak Javed

Islamabad: Pakistan's coronavirus positivity ratio decreased to 4.10% from more than 11% a couple of weeks ago.

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

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 1,897 cases of coronavirus were reported while 81 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 27,327. The daily Covid-19 positivity rate in Pakistan is at 4.22%.

The total number of cases has reached 1,227,905.

As many as 1,137,656 patients have recovered from the disease with 4,846 critical cases.

Punjab

The number of patients swelled to 423,670 in the province with 12,449 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 451,448 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,289.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The confirmed cases have surged to 171,589 in the province with 5,426 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 32,772 confirmed cases while 344 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 33,821 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 733. On the other hand, there are 10,257 cases in GB with 182 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 104,348 cases in the capital city while 904 people have lost their lives.

Pakistan

COVID-19: Deadly fourth wave ebbs in country, deaths record slight decline

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 2,333 cases of coronavirus were reported while 47 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 27,374.

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1 day ago

Sep 22, 2021 08:45 AM

Mehak Javed

COVID-19: Deadly fourth wave ebbs in country, deaths record slight decline

Islamabad: Pakistan is presently experiencing the fourth wave of coronavirus which is said to be deadlier and more contagious than previous three COVID waves. Today, the daily Covid-19 positivity rate in country is at 4.56%.

The total number of cases has reached 1,230,238.

As many as 1,140,917 patients have recovered from the disease with 4,641 critical cases.

Punjab

The number of patients swelled to 424,701 in the province with 12,470 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 452,267 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,295.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The confirmed cases have surged to 171,874 in the province with 5,444 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 32,796 confirmed cases while 345 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 33,864 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 733. On the other hand, there are 10,264 cases in GB with 182 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 104,472 cases in the capital city while 905 people have lost their lives.

Pakistan

'COVID fourth wave': Pakistan reports 3,689 cases, 83 deaths

Islamabad: Pakistan is presently experiencing the fourth wave of coronavirus which is said to be deadlier and more contagious than previous three COVID waves.

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1 week ago

Sep 10, 2021 10:52 AM

Mehak Javed

'COVID fourth wave': Pakistan reports 3,689 cases, 83 deaths

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 3,689 cases of coronavirus were reported while 83 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 26,580.

The total number of cases has reached 1,197,887.

As many as 1,079,867 patients have recovered from the disease with 5,383 critical cases.

Punjab

The number of patients swelled to 410,463 in the province with 12,171 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 442,401 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,089.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The confirmed cases have surged to 167,154 in the province with 5,200 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 32,517 confirmed cases while 342 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 33,131 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 715. On the other hand, there are 10,127 cases in GB with 179 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 102,094 cases in the capital city while 884 people have lost their lives.