Sindh urges NCOC to ramp up Covid-19 vaccination efforts

KARACHI: Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab urged on Sunday the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) to ramp up Covid-19 vaccination efforts in the country.

“I would urge the NCOC to expedite the vaccination process & also import adequate number of vaccine doses,” he tweeted.

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“Thousands of field officers/staff, policemen, educational staff, media workers & lawyers continue to be exposed with everything open in the country on the orders of NCOC.”

I would urge the NCOC to expedite the vaccination process & also import adequate number of vaccine doses. Thousands of field officers/staff, policemen, educational staff, media workers & lawyers continue to be exposed with everything open in the country on the orders of NCOC

— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) March 14, 2021

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Number of coronavirus cases is rising again with the government believing that the third wave of Covid-19 has begun.

Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar, who heads the NCOC, said the government may have to opt for another lockdown in parts of the country if there is a continued increase in coronavirus cases.

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“The third wave of coronavirus has started in Pakistan and lockdown can be imposed in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to curb the spread of coronavirus,” warned the minister.