National Command and Operation Center has announced that all vaccination centres across the country will remain closed on Saturday and Sunday. The vaccination campaign will resume on Monday.
The vaccination process is to resume from January 3, 2022, the statement added.
The NCOC further stated that the vaccination staff have been working throughout the year to achieve the national goal.
In the “wake of the rising threat of Omicron”, the forum urged all citizens to get fully vaccinated and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Amid the growing threat of outbreak of cases of Covid-19 Omicron variant, it urged citizens to get themselves vaccinated as soon as possible and adhere to the SOPs.
On Dec 28, the National Institute of Health (NIH) said so far 75 cases of Omicron variant have been reported in Pakistan. 33 of the cases were reported in Karachi, 17 in Islamabad, and 13 in Lahore.
The NIH said that authorities are conducting contact tracing to prevent the further spread of omicron variant in the country.
