Pakistan has received its first supply of COVID-19 vaccines through the U.N.-backed COVAX initiative, over 1.2 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccineISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Saturday received its first supply of COVID-19 vaccines through the U.N.-backed COVAX initiative, over 1.2 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The country reported 120 deaths and 4,105 new confirmed cases on Saturday ahead of a planned weeklong closure of all businesses and transportation. Since last year, Pakistan has reported 18,797 deaths from COVID-19 among 854,240 confirmed cases. The 224 deaths reported Saturday brought Italy’s confirmed toll to 122,694, second only to Britain in Europe and the sixth highest in the world. Greg Gianforte and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced that Montana will share COVID-19 vaccines with Canadian truck drivers from neighboring Alberta.

Source: ABC News May 08, 2021 11:37 UTC