GB govt decides closure of schools, door-to-door Covid vaccination campaign

GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) government has decided to expedite the COVID-19 vaccination process and closure of schools in Gilgit Division following a rise in coronavirus cases, ARY News reported on Monday.

A session was organised at the GB Chief Minister’s office after witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases in the region. The session was attended by GB chief secretary and secretaries of different departments.

It has been decided to increase the number of COVID-19 vaccination centres besides running door-to-door vaccination campaign.

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The GB government and the region’s tourism department have postponed all events besides deciding to disburse salaries of government employees for the month of July after getting COVID-19 jabs.

Moreover, the officials decided to close all schools from July 1 in Gilgit Division.

The GB government’s decision came after the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced today to lift some COVID-19 restrictions that put in place owing to the third wave of pandemic in the country while keeping in view the downward trend in coronavirus infections.

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The forum announced earlier in the day to lift various Covid-19 restrictions from July 1 owing to the downward trend in Covid infections across the country.

According to NCOC statistics on Monday, the COVID-19 pandemic claimed 20 more lives in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, pushing the nationwide death toll to 22,231, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC).