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Updated April 1st, 2021 at 16:09 IST

Vaccination drive for over 50 starts in Pakistan

Authorities in Pakistan began vaccinating people over 50 against COVID-19 as the health ministry reported the highest single-day jump since June last year.

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Authorities in Pakistan began vaccinating people over 50 against COVID-19 as the health ministry reported the highest single-day jump since June last year.

Karachi residents on Thursday received the donated Chinese CanSinoBIO vaccine at the vaccination center.

The country also announced the purchase of 1 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from China, the first purchase that comes after initial donations.

China began donating vaccines to Pakistan in February, and since then only health workers and older people have received the shots.

In an effort to contain the spread of the disease, Pakistan has expanded the partial lockdown in cities with a high positive rate.

Pakistan Pakistan reported 4,974 new cases in the past 24 hours. The country has a total of 672,931 cases and 14,530 confirmed deaths.

 

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Published April 1st, 2021 at 16:09 IST

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