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Oldest person will be the first to get vaccinated in Pakistan as it announces second vaccination drive

Oldest person will be the first to get vaccinated in Pakistan as it announces second vaccination drive

Pakistan is going ahead with its second vaccination drive and this time, it is giving the elderly people preference over others. As per the local media, the oldest person on the list will be the

COVID-19: Schools to be closed in several cities from March 15

COVID-19: Schools to be closed in several cities from March 15

Education Minister has announced closure of schools in several cities from March 15 due to COVID-19 Amid an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 infections, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood Wednesday announced that educational institutions in

KP becomes the first province to offer universal health coverage

KP becomes the first province to offer universal health coverage

Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan congratulates the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday through his twitter handle for becoming the first ever province to provide universal health coverage to all its citizens. https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1356098795721924608?s=20 He said, “Congratulations

First batch of Sinopharm vaccine arrives in Pakistan from China

First batch of Sinopharm vaccine arrives in Pakistan from China

On Monday, the first batch of Sinopharm vaccine arrives in Pakistan from China via Pakistan Air Force (PAF) airplane.  The first batch of vaccine contains 500,000 doses that have been donated by China. The Special

Pakistan To Purchase 1.2m Vaccine Doses From Sinopharm

Pakistan To Purchase 1.2m Vaccine Doses From Sinopharm

Federal Minister of Science and Technology Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said that the Cabinet Committee has agreed to purchase as many as 1.2 million Covid-19 vaccines from the Chinese company Sinopharm. In a tweet on

Phased Covid Vaccination Plan Agreed By Sindh

Phased Covid Vaccination Plan Agreed By Sindh

In preparation for a mass vaccination that is expected to begin as early as the second month of 2021, the Sindh Government has finalised its plan to carry-out a province-wide vaccination drive and shared the

US Approves Pfizer Vaccine As Millions Of Doses Begin Shipping

US Approves Pfizer Vaccine As Millions Of Doses Begin Shipping

The United States has finally given key approvals to the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine pacing way for millions in the US to get vaccinated as early as the next 24 hours. President Donald Trump in a

Alarming: Karachi’s Covid Positivity Rate Surges To 21pc

Alarming: Karachi’s Covid Positivity Rate Surges To 21pc

Karachi has become the epicentre of the Covid-19 virus in the country and the positivity ratio has risen since to alarming new levels of 21 percent for the last two days, official data released by

Covid Vaccine To Be Rolled Out In February, Says SAPM Sultan

Covid Vaccine To Be Rolled Out In February, Says SAPM Sultan

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan has said that a Covid-19 vaccine could become available in the country as early as February. Dr. Sultan said the vaccine will be made first

Bilawal Tests Negative For Covid-19

Bilawal Tests Negative For Covid-19

Pakistan Peoples’ Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has tested negative for Covid-19. “Alhamdolillah the coronavirus report of the PPP chairman has turned negative. May Allah give him good health and long life,” announced Sindh Information Minister