First case of Omicron variant reached Pakistan

An announcement issued by the NIH on Twitter stated it detected a case of Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1 by means of genome sequencing. It stated that the brand new sub-variant is inflicting growing variety of COVID-19 circumstances in several international locations.

The NIH suggested folks to take the very best safety measure to keep away from contracting the virus, which is vaccination in opposition to it.

“We strongly advisable getting vaccinated and all these due for boosters should get the photographs instantly,” the tweet learn.

On March 31, Pakistan introduced the closure of the Nationwide Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the physique which was arrange in March 2020 within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to gather, analyse and course of data, transferring all its capabilities, roles and obligations to the NIH.