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As part of its commitment to provide 77 million Covid vaccines to Pakistan, the United States donated another batch of 9m paediatric and adult doses on 25 August 2022 in partnership with global vaccine-sharing scheme Covax.

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 The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved a $200 million package to help Pakistan take effective and timely action to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic 

This support will also draw an extra $38 million from eight existing projects for urgently needed medical equipment and supplies.

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A Chinese woman became the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans.

Confirmed by WHO in April 2023.

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With daily cases of Covid-19 having crossed the 1,700 mark after a gap of three-and-a-half months, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on November 11, 2020 suggested an early and extended winter vacations to prevent the spread of the deadly virus and ensure safety and health of students.

It also recommended banning all public gatherings, including political, cultural and religious ones, of more than 500 people.

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With the arrival of the 2nd wave and continued ‘wide scale violation’ of the Covid-19 SOPs, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to seek citizens’ help for SOPs compliance by launching a WhatsApp number for registration of Covid-related violations.

Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Asad Umar in a tweet on October 31, 2020 said, “If you come across any violation of Covid-19 SOPs like non-wearing of mask, non-adherence to social distancing, overcrowding at public places, etc, please take and brief account of violation and sent it to 03353336262 along with location name, tehsil, date and time and event.

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Pakistan reported its first COVID-19 death on March 18, 2020.

پاکستان میں کورونا وائرس کا پہلا مریض 18 مارچ 2020 کو انتقال کر گیا۔ 

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The federal government on November 23, 2020 announced closure of educational institutions from Nov 26, 2020 to Jan 10, 2021 postponing the exams scheduled during this period.

The decision was taken at an online conference of provincial and federal education ministers, headed by Shafqat Mahmood.

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The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on November 17, 2020 decided to reimpose complete lockdown across the territory for two weeks in the wake of alarming spike in Covid19 cases.

The lockdown will come into effect from 12:01am on Sunday (Nov 22) until 12pm on December 6.

Raja Farooq Haider is the current prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

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The federal government on November 23, 2020 announced closure of educational institutions from Nov 26, 2020 to Jan 10, 2021 postponing the exams scheduled during this period.
The decision was taken at an online conference of provincial and federal education ministers, headed by Shafqat Mahmood.

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The doses to be provided to Pakistan of the Sinopharm vaccine.