Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Monday urged the nation to remain cautious in order to curtail the spread of the coronavirus in the face of a rising positivity rate.
“People should follow standard operating procedures for saving themselves from Covid-19 which is currently spreading fast in the country,” he said while addressing the prize distribution ceremony organised by the National Command and Operation Centre to honour teams that worked to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
During the ceremony, Umar said the people who are not vaccinated so far must get jabbed as soon as possible.
The NCOC chief said: “People who were fully vaccinated six months ago and are over 30 years of age should get a booster dose.”
The minister lauded the efforts of all ground workers, vaccination teams, NCOC, health workers and federal as well as provincial agencies for coordinated efforts that helped to make the campaign successful.
He said that the campaign against coronavirus would be remembered because the whole nation made collective efforts to stop its spread.
According to a statement issued by the NCOC, an appreciation certificate and shields distribution ceremony was organised in honour of provincial and district teams for achieving set vaccination targets and making efforts in tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
The shields and appreciation letters were awarded to those districts and provinces that achieved the target of vaccinating more than 60% of the population and to those three remote districts that achieved maximum vaccination targets despite limited resources and difficult terrain.
Earlier, during the ceremony, it was announced that 48 % of the eligible population stands fully vaccinated.
