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ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Rehman Malik has been moved to intensive care unit (ICU) of a private hospital in federal capital after contracting Covid-19.
According to details, the former interior minister was hospitalized after testing positive for coronavirus and developed lungs complication involving respiratory system
A day earlier, former president and PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari sent a bouquet to senior Rehman Malik and wished early recovery.
It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan has recorded a drop in daily COVID-19 cases as the country logged 5,327 fresh cases of the pandemic during the last 24 hours.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a total of 55,202 samples were tested, out of which 5,327 turned out to be positive, showing the infection rate of 9.65 per cent as compared to yesterday’s 11.53%.
The nationwide tally of confirmed infections rose to 1,430,366 with the addition of 5,327 new cases.
NCOC launches door-to-door vaccination campaign
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has launched door-to-door campaign to vaccinate people against COVID-19.
Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar made the announcement while addressing a news conference along with Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr Faisal Sultan.
He said under the first phase of the campaign, 55,000 mobile teams will vaccinate people at their homes for the next two months. He informed that 35 million people are expected to be vaccinated in the first phase.
Sharing data about vaccination so far, the minister said 80 million people have been fully vaccinated while ten million others received a single dose. He said 2.6 million people also received the booster dose. The minister again stressed that the only way to stay safe from COVID-19 is through vaccination.
