Around 80% of Govt employees vaccinated against Covid-19: Health Minister.

ISLAMABAD -- Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid on Thursday said that around 80% of government employees had been vaccinated against Covid -19 so far and delta variant was too much dangerous as compare to other viruses as it spread very fast .

She said that delta virus 50% was diagnosed in the recent pathology tests, adding that it was spreading very quickly due to non implementation of Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

The government was focusing to vaccinate the maximum people in short time, as per day, around 300,000 people were being vaccinated, she added.

To a question, she said that vaccination centers had been established at public places including markets, cattle markets, bus stops and bazars.

The minister...