Covid-19: Pakistan Bans Unvaccinated Citizens From Domestic Air Travel.

According to the country's National Center for Command and Operations (NCOC), the ban will take effect on August 1, with some exceptions. Pakistan's National Center of Command and Operations (NCOC) has announced that it will ban domestic air travel for citizens of the country who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). In a statement, the NCOC said the restrictions would take effect on August 1 and cover all unvaccinated citizens over 18.

"The restrictions apply to domestic air travel. However, people traveling from abroad from Pakistan or arriving in Pakistan from other countries are exempt from this restriction. This also does not apply to connecting flights if they are within 72 hours of arrival or departure. "NCOC Documents.

In addition, according to the document, exceptions also apply to partially vaccinated persons, foreigners, Pakistani nationals with documentary evidence that they have been vaccinated abroad, and patients with clinical illnesses.

So far, a total of 25,432,173 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Pakistan, including 517,255 as of July 24, the NCOC tweeted. Federal Planning Minister Assad Umar, who also heads the NCOC, said on Twitter that the goal was to ensure that at least 40% of the eligible population in all significant cities was vaccinated.

The National Command and Operations Center was established in April 2020 as the lead agency for Pakistan's national efforts in dealing with Covid-19.

Meanwhile, the country's cumulative number of Covid-19 infections has surpassed 1 million as 2,819 people with a total workload of 1,004,694 tested positive in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of National Health Services said on Sunday. According to the ministry, another 45 people died from the virus during the reporting period, with the death toll exceeding 23,000 to 23,016.

Moreover, the latest positivity rate was recorded at 6.32%, the highest during the so-called fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Pakistan, which hit the country in the first days of July.