Asad Umar says Karachi and Lahore account for 60pc of recent infectionsNational Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) chief Asad Umar urged people on Wednesday to get vaccinated against coronavirus, saying the Omicron variant was spreading at a rapid pace in Pakistan, especially Karachi and Lahore. Wearing masks and compliance with SOPs are important, but the most important protection against the virus is vaccination, he added. In the US, there was 400pc increase in the cases while the hospitalisation rate increased only to 92pc. Similarly, in the UK, there was 134pc increase in hospitalisation rate, whereas the infection rate jumped to 300pc. In Pakistan, the positivity rate rose from 0.7 to 1.8pc in mere two weeks, he said, adding that after the emergence of Omicron, cases increased threefold.

Source: The Express Tribune January 05, 2022 22:19 UTC