"third-wave"

He also said that regular monitoring of the Covid-19 vaccines is needed for upgradation to deal with the new strains.

Educational institutes in seven cities in the province - including Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Lahore, Gujarat, Multan, Rawalpindi and Sialkot -- have been shut for two weeks from Monday.

Delhi recorded 2,463 new COVID-19 cases and 50 fatalities on Wednesday, the lowest number of deaths in a single day since November 1.

Delhi has witnessed a spurt in coronavirus cases since October 28 when the daily rise breached the 5,000-mark for the first time and it crossed the 8,000-mark on Wednesday.

On Friday, Delhi recorded over 7,000 COVID-19 cases for the first time.