WASHINGTON: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State Department eased government Covid-19 travel ratings for Pakistan.
The CDC changed its Covid-19 travel recommendation for Pakistan to “Level 1: Low” which urges unvaccinated Americans to avoid travel to those locations.
The government had on March 16 lifted most restrictions — including mandatory self-isolation for people with the disease — aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19. Pakistan has faced four infections waves in the last two years, which were effectively managed by the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC).
On March 31, Pakistan has disbanded the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), which was overseeing the Covid-19 response in the country, as the infection numbers were at the lowest since the start of the outbreak early in 2020.
“Today, as (NCOC) closes down, I want to congratulate the NCOC team and its leadership for a professional, nationally coordinated response to the pandemic,” Prime Minister Imran Khan said in a post on Twitter.
“Our Covid response was recognised by international agencies and people in the field as one of the most successful globally,” Khan added.
