ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) ends its operation today after Covid indicators touch all-time lows.
This was stated by Minister for Planning and Chairman NCOC Asad Umar in a tweet on Thursday.
He said with Allah’s mercy and the support of the entire nation, we have been able to overcome this unprecedented challenge of COVID-19. He said matters pertaining to Covid-19 will now be looked after the health ministry.
The Minister said Pakistan received praise for its COVID-19 response as one of the most successful in the world.
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) will cease to function today (Thursday) as all its functions, roles and responsibilities will officially be handed over to the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad.
“Tomorrow the functions (of NCOC) will be officially handed over to NIH. From Friday, the work will continue from NIH Islamabad, ‘inshallah”, an official of the National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHS,R&C) said on Wednesday, making it clear that NCOC was not being closed as only its functions were being transitioned to NIH, Islamabad.
Established inside the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) Secretariat in Islamabad, NCOC was set up in March 2020 in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic to collect, analyse and process information.
