Sindh to push for blocking mobile sims of unvaccinated persons

KARACHI: In a bid to step up the fight against coronavirus, the Sindh government Friday announced it will push the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) to ensure that mobile sims of those who have yet not received the coronavirus jab.

This was revealed by advisor to the Sindh chief minister on law and environment Murtaza Wahab Friday via  a tweet.

“#SindhGovt has decided to write to NCOC & PTA that mobile sims of unvaccinated people should be blocked,” he tweeted. 

#SindhGovt has decided to write to NCOC & PTA that mobile sims of unvaccinated people should be blocked

— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) July 23, 2021

Pakistan’s coronavirus tally on Friday crossed the grim milestone of 1 million cases after the country reported 1,425 new infections during the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced on Friday.

According to the NCOC, 25,215 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours and the positivity ratio was below 6%. The current positivity rate stands at 5.65% and the total number of cases are 1,000,034.

The NCOC reported the grim milestone exactly two months after Pakistan’s tally of positive cases crossed 900,000.

The mark also means that Pakistan has become the 30th country in the world to report more than one million cases.