ISLAMABAD:National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) has announced to extend existing Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) till February 15.

A notification in this regard was issued here on Friday. As per notification, fresh review will be carried out on February 10. The NCOC has requested all the federating units to issue notifications and disseminate to all concerned at priority basis. Meanwhile, 30 deaths and 8,183 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus were reported in the country during the last twenty-four hours on Friday morning as the fifth wave of the pandemic continues unabated across the country, driven by the Omicron variant of novel coronavirus.

According to the NCOC statistics, 68,624 tests were conducted during the said period and positivity ratio remained 11.92 percent. The death toll due to coronavirus has reached up to 29,192. 1353 corona patients are in critical condition.