*ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed restorationof the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), an umbrella body thatled Pakistan’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). *
The prime minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed immediate restoration of theNCOC and summoned report on the pandemic situation from the Ministry ofNational Health.
The step has been taken after recent emergence of new sub-variant ofOmicron strain of coronavirus, in the country.
Pakistan on Monday reported the country’s first case of Omicron sub-variantBA.2.12.1, the National Institute of Health (NIH) announced in a statement.
“NIH has detected the first case of Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1link.This new sub-variant is causing increasing number of cases in differentcountries,” the health body said in a Tweet.
The NIH advised people to take the best preventive measure to avoidcontracting the virus.
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“We strongly recommended getting vaccinated and all those due for boostersmust get the shots immediately,” it added.
“We strongly recommended getting vaccinated and all those due for boostersmust get the shots immediately,” it added.
The NCOC had ceased to function on March 31 this year and all its functionsand responsibilities were officially handed over to National Institute ofHealth (NIH), Islamabad.
The Command and Operation Centre was set up in March 2020 in the wakeof COVID-19pandemic link to collect, analyseand process information in Pakistan’s struggle against the coronaviruspandemic.
