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A family riding on a bike wear facemasks as a precaution against the coronavirus on October 29 in Karachi, — AFP/File Pakistan logs 761 new COVID-19 infections in last 24 hours. Country's coronavirus positivity ratio stands at 3.65%. Pakistan's total COVID-19 case count rises to 1,552,632. Pakistan reported the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the last 20 days as eight people succumbed to the virus in a single day, National Institute of Health, Islamabad's (NIH) data showed Thursday morning. The country reported nine deaths in a single day on July 7. As per the latest stats, the COVID-19 positivity rate in Pakistan stands at 3.65%. As many as 761 new COVID-19 infections were detected after testing on 20,843 samples, taking the country's total coronavirus case count to 1,552,632. Meanwhile, 170 people suffering from the virus are being treated in critical care units. What is COVID BA.5 variant and why is it reinfecting so many people? BA5, part of t

Federal Health Minister Qadir Patel on Wednesday announced that the government will begin vaccinating children between the ages of five and 11 against coronavirus "within a month or two" as he called for a return to Covid precautionary measures. At a media briefing of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) in Islamabad today, he said vaccines for children in the 5-11 year age bracket were only available with Pfizer. "We have engaged in a dialogue with them. Hopefully, by August or September, we will receive 6.8 million doses from Pfizer which is a step forward," he said. Covid cases in Pakistan, the minister noted, had increased in the last few days. "The situation is not worrisome [yet] but it requires the public to be cautious." For this purpose, the government is proposing three standard operating procedures (SOPs) that need to be "followed religiously", he said. "We