ISLAMABAD, May 31 (DNA): Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhary
Fawad Hussain has said preparation of vaccine for the treatment of
COVID-19 is in initial stage and its availability is expected by October
next year.
Speaking in a programme of Radio Pakistan’s News and Current Affairs
Channel, he said no country can single handedly develop the vaccine and
global cooperation is needed in this regard. He advised people to follow
the standard operating procedure to contain the virus till a vaccine to
deal with the pandemic is manufactured.
Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul said government is
making all out efforts to control COVID-19 spread, but it is unfortunate
that people are not taking this pandemic seriously. She lauded Radio
Pakistan’s role in creating awareness among people regarding the
precautionary measures to prevent spread of the contagion.
Speaking in the same programme, Pakistan’s High Commissioner in United
Kingdom Nafees Zakaria said Pakistani citizens stranded in the United
Kingdom are being repatriated in phases. He said around four hundred
Pakistanis are still in the United Kingdom, but they will soon return to
their homes, back in Pakistan. DNA
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