ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Sunday said the government is not considering a new lockdown to curb coronavirus infections, despite a steady rise in new cases over the past month. In all, 626,802 cases and 13,843 deaths linked to the coronavirus have been reported in Pakistan since February last. OVER 10,000 GET SECOND VACCINE DOSE IN KP:In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, over 10,000 healthcare workers received the second dose of the vaccine. The province has administered coronavirus vaccine shots to 10,451 elderly people over the age of 60, its health department said in a statement. In total, KP administered the second dose to 10,370 health workers, according to the health department.

Source: Pakistan Today March 21, 2021 10:30 UTC