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Pakistan to start COVID-19 vaccine registration for citizens aged 19, abov
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): Amid the deadly third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan's Federal Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Minister Asad Umar announced on Wednesday that the country will start the registration of persons aged 19 and above for vaccination agains
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Pak tourist areas closed till May 16 amid surge in COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): During the meeting of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday, the Chief Secretaries of administrative units that have popular tourist destinations requested the Pakistan tourism industry to remind everyone that tourist areas were closed
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Major cities in Pakistan may be closed down if COVID-19 wave continues: Mi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): Due to the "extremely serious" COVID-19 situation in Pakistan, major cities may be closed down if the coronavirus trajectory continues, the country's Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar informed on Wednesday.
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Oxygen supply capacity in Pakistan 'under stress' amid COVID-19 surge
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases in Pakistan, the country's government expressed concerns over low compliance of standard operating procedure (SoPs) by people as oxygen supply capacity in the country is now under stress and hospitals are filling up.
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Long queues in Pakistan to buy Sputnik V as commercial sales begin
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 6 (ANI): Thousands of Pakistanis rushed to COVID-19 vaccination sites to get inoculated in the first round of commercial sales of Sputnik V vaccines.
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Pak COVID situation could become like US, UK, warns minister
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 11 (ANI): As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to intensify in Pakistan, Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar warned on Monday that Pakistan could face the devastation brought on by COVID-19 like the US and the UK, if measures are not taken seriously.
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Pakistan's Covid-19 monitoring body chief tests COVID-19 positive
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Pakistan's coronavirus-monitoring body, National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) chief Asad Umar has tested positive for the virus, he confirmed on Friday.
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Pak minister warns of tougher restrictions if people violate COVID prevent
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 9 (ANI): Amid the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Wednesday said the government would impose stricter restrictions if people continued to violate guidelines to prevent spread of the virus
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Pakistan's COVID-19 cases getting worse with each passing day: Federal Min
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 24 (ANI): Amid the second wave of the fresh coronavirus outbreak, Pakistan Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Tuesday said that the spike in coronavirus cases are getting worse day by day and if it continues then pat
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Another lockdown soon in Pakistan as authorities fail to 'strictly impleme
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 22 (ANI): Another lockdown in the country might soon happen as the authorities are failing to "strictly implement" the standard operating procedure (SOP) to prevent the spread of coronavirus, said Pakistan's National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC).
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Pakistan's COVID-19 count surges past 30,000, toll rises to 661
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): As the coronavirus cases in Pakistan crossed 30,000, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Sunday said that the government would use technology to trace the coronavirus cases and identify virus hotspots throughout the coun
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CPEC not a burden; relations with China will never fray: Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 24 (ANI): Pakistan on Saturday rejected United States' notion of Beijing being the sole benefactor of its China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and asserted that its relations with China within the purview of the project will never fray.
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