Aaj TV English News - Health https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:20:34 +0500 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:20:34 +0500 60 Alarm bells as new variant of Omicron detected, NCOC to reopen https://english.aaj.tv/news/30285867/alarm-bells-as-new-variant-of-omicron-detected-ncoc-to-reopen <p><strong>The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) is set to resume operations as per Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's directions after the first case of an Omicron sub-variant was detected in the country.</strong></p> <figure class='media sm:w-5/8 w-full media--center media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src="https://i.aaj.tv/large/2022/05/10124413e612281.png" srcset='https://i.aaj.tv/medium/2022/05/10124413e612281.png 500w, https://i.aaj.tv/large/2022/05/10124413e612281.png 602w, https://i.aaj.tv/primary/2022/05/10124413e612281.png 602w' sizes='(min-width: 992px) 602px, (min-width: 768px) 602px, 500px' alt="" /></picture></div> </figure> <p> </p> <p>The first case of the Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1 was <a href="https://www.aaj.tv/news/30285816/pakistan-reports-first-case-of-omicron-sub-variant">detected</a> in a traveller returning from Qatar to Pakistan on Monday.</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--embed '> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '> <span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/NIH_Pakistan/status/1523583127951912960?s=20&amp;t=mTMi0IZQz294buMChrEhKw"></a> </blockquote> </span></div> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--embed '> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '> <span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/NIH_Pakistan/status/1523832311577563136?s=20&amp;t=mTMi0IZQz294buMChrEhKw"></a> </blockquote> </span></div> </figure> <p> </p> <p>The NIH “strongly recommended” booster shots for those who may have not gotten them yet as “the best preventive measure (besides mask-wearing at crowded places) is the Covid-19 vaccination.”</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--embed '> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '> <span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/NIH_Pakistan/status/1523583130954698752?s=20&amp;t=mTMi0IZQz294buMChrEhKw"></a> </blockquote> </span></div> </figure> <p> </p> <p>The NCOC was <a href="https://www.aaj.tv/news/30282626">disbanded</a> on March 31 after covid indicators showed downwards trends.</p> The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) is set to resume operations as per Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's directions after the first case of an Omicron sub-variant was detected in the country.

The first case of the Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1 was detected in a traveller returning from Qatar to Pakistan on Monday.

The NIH “strongly recommended” booster shots for those who may have not gotten them yet as “the best preventive measure (besides mask-wearing at crowded places) is the Covid-19 vaccination.”

The NCOC was disbanded on March 31 after covid indicators showed downwards trends.

]]> Health https://english.aaj.tv/news/30285867 Tue, 10 May 2022 14:50:06 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) The first case of the Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1 was [detected][2] in a traveller returning from Qatar to Pakistan on Monday. Reuters/File