Pakistan closes COVID-19 command center after persistent decline in new cases – Xinhua

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ISLAMABAD, March 31 (Xinhua) — Pakistan on Thursday closed its National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), a department formulating policies and supervising their implementation in the national fight against COVID-19, after a persistent decline in new cases and fatalities, the department’s chairman said.

The decision was made after the country achieved a high level of vaccination besides all-time low indicators of the pandemic, NCOC Chairman Asad Umar said in a tweet, adding that Thursday is the last day of NCOC operation.

He said the country’s health ministry will take charge of the COVID-19 response and vaccination process.

Lauding the department for its outstanding performance against the disease, Prime Minister Imran Khan said the leadership and team of the department achieved success due to their professional and nationally-coordinated response to the pandemic.

The NCOC was formed in March 2020, during the first wave of the pandemic in the country, under the directives of the prime minister to collate, analyze and process the pandemic information received from across the country and take measures accordingly. ?

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