Govt to close the National Command and Operation centre: Dr Faisal Sultan

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (PM) on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination, Dr Faisal Sultan has announced that the government has decided to shut down the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC).

According to Dr Sultan, PM Khan himself is expected to formally announce the shutting down of NCOC by the end of next month. He said that the responsibilities of the NCOC will be carried out by the National Institute of Health.

March 27 will mark the 2nd anniversary of the establishment of the NCOC.

NCOC was established after the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan. The centre is the main entity in charge of Pakistan’s national Covid-19 effort’s policies and implementation.

In recent months, the rate of Covid cases in Pakistan has gotten low after almost three years of fighting the global pandemic.