Sindh urges NCOC to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination efforts

KARACHI   –  Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab urged on Sunday the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination efforts in the country. “I would urge the NCOC to expedite the vaccination process & also import adequate number of vaccine doses,” he tweeted. “Thousands of field officers/staff, policemen, educational staff, media workers & lawyers continue to be exposed with everything open in the country on the orders of NCOC.” Number of coronavirus cases is rising again with the government believing that the third wave of COVID-19 has begun. Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar, who heads the NCOC, said the government might have to opt for another lockdown in parts of the country if there was a continued increase in coronavirus cases. “The third wave of coronavirus has started in Pakistan and lockdown can be imposed in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to curb the spread of coronavirus,” warned the minister. Meanwhile, an accused raped a teenage boy here on Sunday and fled the scene. According to details, accused Manzoor alias Bichoo Sir (Scorpion’s head) raped 12-year-old Muhammad Yousaf in village Morjo Kanwan, Jacobabad. The culprit fled the scene and the police after registering a case against him started raids for his arrest.