Sports complex vaccine centre shuts down for PAK vs NZ match

Largest vaccination facility of Rawalpindi is situated close to Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

RAWALPINDI:

The coronavirus vaccination centre at Shahbaz Sharif Sports Complex has been shut down ahead of the cricket series between Pakistan and New Zealand. The largest vaccination facility of Rawalpindi is situated close to the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium (RCS).

The health department has not shifted the vaccination centre to an alternate location owing to which unvaccinated citizens or those who are to get their second doses are facing extreme difficulties.

District Health Authority (DHA) senior official Dr Ahsan Ghani on Monday said that the facility has been shut down ahead of the cricket series.

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He suggested citizens head to other vaccination centres in the city.

Meanwhile, two more patients succumbed to the coronavirus during the past 24 hours while 45 new cases were reported.

The test to positivity ratio drastically dropped to 4.5 per cent, however, 165 infected patients are still admitted to different public hospitals.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 14^th, 2021.