Dr Zafar Mirza clarif­ies no corona­virus vaccin­e being develo­ped in Pakist­anISLAMABAD: State Minister for Health Dr Zafar Mirza on Saturday said 79% of the coronavirus cases in the country now were locally transmitted as the nationwide tally of Covid-19 patients surpassed 12,500. He also refuted reports that a coronavirus vaccine was being developed in the country. But now that number has reduced to 21%.”The state minister clarified that media reports about Pakistan developing a Covid-19 vaccine were inaccurate. “There are is a lot of work going on in the world [to develop a vaccine for Covid-19]. Dr Mirza noted that Covid-19 deaths in the country were constantly rising and urged citizens to take even more precautionary steps during the holy month of Ramazan.

Source: The Express Tribune April 26, 2020 01:41 UTC