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National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Wednesday has decided to ease restrictions in eight cities including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Quetta and Peshawar after decrease in coronavirus cases.
Addressing a press conference with Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Faisal Sultan, Federal Minister for Planning and Development and NCOC chairman Asad Umar said that the authorities have allowed participation of 300 people for indoor and 1000 for outdoor events.
Restaurants and tombs will be opened seven days only for vaccinated citizens, he told, urging the people to get themselves vaccinated as early as possible.
Asad Umar further said that eight crore people have administered coronavirus vaccination so far.
In his remarks on the occasion, Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr. Faisal Sultan said the process of vaccination is being taken forward successfully. He said a total of twelve percent population across the country has been vaccinated against COVID-19. He was confident that the vaccination will get further momentum in the month of October.
Dr Faisal Sultan said that the vaccination has now also been opened for those aged twelve and above in order to ensure uninterrupted functioning of the education sector.
He once again made it clear that the anti-COVID vaccine is totally safe and carries no risks.