Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Thursday warned that next 10 days are very crucial and any negligence by the people can hamper the declining trend of coronavirus cases in the country.
“In meeting of National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) with all the chief secretaries, it was stressed that next 10 days are very crucial,” Asad Umar said in a tweet. The minister, who also chairs NCOC meetings, asked the people to strictly follow the precautionary measures to avoid spread of virus during Eid shopping in markets, sacrificial animal markets, and especially on Eid day.
Pakistan on Thursday confirmed 32 deaths in a single day by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 270,006. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 5,756.
Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad. Till now 115,883 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 91,129 in Punjab, 32,898 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 11,517 in Balochistan, 14,722 in Islamabad 1,896 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 1,961 in Azad Kashmir. Furthermore 2,100 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 2,060 in Sindh, 1,158 in KP, 136 in Balochistan, 162 in Islamabad, 45 in GB and 48 in Azad Kashmir.
Pakistan has so far conducted 1,799,290 coronavirus tests and 22,408 in last 24 hours. As many as 213,175 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,382 patients are in critical condition.
