KARACHI: The vaccination process was reportedly stopped at Karachi Expo Centre today (Saturday), following chaos after people rushed to get themselves vaccinated against coronavirus.
Expo Centre — the biggest inoculation centre in Sindh — was soon overrun and during the hustle and bustle, a glass door was broken and a security personnel was injured.
Long queues were witnessed outside Karachi Expo Centre on Saturday after the provincial government announced to block SIM cards of unvaccinated citizens. People are waiting in long lines at the Expo, for the fifth day.
Following Sindh’s letter, the NCOC on July 29, set an August 31 deadline for sectors dealing with the public to get their staff vaccinated.
NCOC said students over 18 years of age, teachers, transporters, government employees, hotel and wedding hall staffers and personnel of law enforcement agencies must get themselves vaccinated before the end of the next month.
Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said today that the country had recorded another vaccination record, as for the first time, total inoculations crossed 900,000 yesterday.
vaccination records continue to be set daily. 5th straight day record vaccinations carried out. Yesterday the vaccination number crossed 9 lakh for the first time. 2,600 vaccination centres & 2,979 mobile units operating across Pakistan, to make this massive campaign possible
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) July 31, 2021
The federal minister said 2,600 vaccination centres and 2,979 mobile units were operating across Pakistan “to make this massive campaign possible”.
