7,582 elderly citizens inoculated against coronavirus in Punjab

LAHORE: As many as 7,582 elderly citizens have been administered the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine since the second phase of a countrywide coronavirus vaccination kicked off earlier this week.

A spokesperson for the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department said 7,582 people aged above 60 years have been vaccinated against the coronavirus in the province. A total of 207,464 elderly citizens got themselves registered for vaccination, he added.

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Of the total, 1,298 people got the first shot at Lahore Expo Centre the day the second phase started.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has convened a meeting of the cabinet committee on combating coronavirus threat to review the pandemic situation in the wake of the National Command and Operation Centre’s (NCOC) decision to re-impose restrictions due to a surge in infections.

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Sources said that the government is mulling over shutting down marriage halls among other measures to halt the virus spread.