PM Shehbaz Orders Immediate Restoration of NCOC

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the immediate restoration of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), after Pakistan reported its first case of the Omicron sub-variant. According to the details, the premier has asked the health ministry for updated report on the current situation of the sub-variant’s spread across the country.

The first case of the Omicron sub-variant was detected in Pakistan yesterday (May 9, 2022). “This new sub-variant is causing increasing number of cases in different countries.” said NIH Pakistan on Twitter. “The best preventative measures (besides mask-wearing at crowded places) is COVID-19 vaccination.” it added.

According to the details, the Omicron subtype is highly infectious, more so than its predecessor. The sub-variant, which is called BA.2.12.1, is reportedly 30% more transmissible than the previous Omicron iterations. In the United States, the new sub-variant was found in 36% of the samples sequenced in the last week of April, up from 0.2% in late February.

However, it is still unclear if this new Omicron sub-variant is more or less deadly than the original Omicron and Delta.

As a preventative measure, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the immediate restoration of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC).

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