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Pakistan Pakistan's Covid positivity below 10% for second straight day Number of daily cases increases to over 6,000 Published 02 Feb, 2022 11:35am
Pakistan NCOC begins door-to-door vaccination to inoculate 35mn people against Covid National Command and Operation Centre head Asad Umar says 55,000 mobile teams will carry out the vaccination drive at home Updated 01 Feb, 2022 07:47pm
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Pakistan Pakistan logs 7,963 cases, second-highest since start of pandemic Covid positivity ratio stays above 11% as 5th wave continues Total deaths in last 24 hours reported at 27 Updated 29 Jan, 2022 11:14am
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World German health minister says no 4th dose needed in case of compulsory vaccinations BERLIN: German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach does not expect a fourth dose to be mandatory if the country... Published 22 Jan, 2022 07:09pm
Pakistan Sindh reports 3,739 coronavirus cases, 17 deaths Sindh has reported 3,739 coronavirus cases and 17 deaths in the last 24 hours, revealed a statement by the Chief... Published 20 Jan, 2022 09:26pm
Pakistan Pakistan has vaccinated over 100mn people: Asad Umar Out of these, 75 million are fully-vaccinated, says NCOC head Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:47am
Pakistan Sindh makes vaccination mandatory for students aged 12, above Province has also decided to start door-to-door vaccination campaign Published 07 Jan, 2022 05:13pm
Pakistan People urged to get vaccination: Govt concerned at Omicron variant’s advance ISLAMABAD: The government, Wednesday, while urging the people to get fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 in a bid... Published 06 Jan, 2022 04:13am
Pakistan Covid-19: Pakistan fully vaccinates 70mn people NCOC head Asad Umar announces development, hails work of provincial and federal administrations Updated 31 Dec, 2021 04:28pm
Pakistan Pakistan approves booster jabs for people aged 30, above Citizens can get their doses from January 1 Updated 20 Dec, 2021 03:39pm
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