ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has restored the country’s nerve center on the Covid pandemic, days after Prime Minister took notice following the detection of the highly-infectious sub-variant of the Omicron virus.
Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement, saying the decision to reconstitute the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) was taken by PM Sharif as the country detected a new omicron sub-variant earlier this month.
“Under the directions from the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the National Command and Operational Center (NCOC) has been reconstituted at National Institutes of Health, Islamabad Pakistan,” the notification cited.
Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Abdul Qadir Patel will lead NCOC.
Meanwhile, all government departments will continue providing assistance to the top monitoring body while the NCOC will coordinate with all four provincial health departments on the situation.
Previously, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) was formally shut down on the directives of the former government.
Curtains were fall after the center marked two years of its establishment and two weeks after the Pakistani government announced that Covid has normalised after infecting more than 1.5 million Pakistani and killing more than 30,000 since March 2020.
Meanwhile, new Covid cases are reported in parts of the world, especially in China, where the authorities considered imposing a lockdown in the capital.
Pakistani rupee remains stable against US dollar in the open market on 29 March, 2024.
In the open market, the US dollar was being quoted at 278.3 for buying and 281.05 for selling.
Euro moves down to 299.75 for buying and 302.75 for selling while British Pound hovers around 353.75 for buying, and 357.25 for selling.
UAE Dirham AED remains stable at 75.55 whereas the Saudi Riyal saw minor increase, with new rates at 73.70.
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
US Dollar | USD | 278.3 | 281.05 |
Euro | EUR | 299.75 | 302.75 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 353.75 | 357.25 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 75.55 | 76.3 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 73.70 | 74.4 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 182.9 | 184.7 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 739.61 | 747.61 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 204.25 | 206.46 |
China Yuan | CNY | 38.74 | 39.14 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 40.30 | 40.7 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 35.55 | 35.9 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.33 | 3.44 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 1.86 | 1.94 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 901.14 | 910.14 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 59.25 | 59.85 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 168.56 | 170.56 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 26.19 | 26.49 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 724.36 | 732.36 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 76.57 | 77.27 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 206.25 | 208.25 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 26.89 | 27.19 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 313.78 | 316.28 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 7.76 | 7.91 |
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