28 delta variant cases detected in Rawalpindi
July 10, 2021
Rawalpindi : As many as 28 persons have been diagnosed with delta variant (B.1.617.2) of COVID-19 from Rawalpindi district in at least 10 localities and the district health authorities have already recommended the concerned authorities to keep the infected persons under strict quarantine to check further spread of the variant, first detected in India earlier this year that is more transmissible than contemporary lineages of SARS-COV-2 (in general COVID-19) variants.
It is important that the WHO has already categorized delta variant as a variant of concern after observing its significantly increased transmissibility and a growing number of countries reporting outbreaks associated with this variant.
The health authorities recommended smart lockdown in 10 localities of Rawalpindi district from where the delta variant cases have been reported. Reuters/File
RAWALPINDI: As many as 15 people were diagnosed with the delta variant of Covid-19 in the Rawalpindi district, said Divisional Commissioner Syed Gulzar Hussain Shah on Thursday.
He asked the health authority to take precautionary measures and urged the citizens to get themselves vaccinated as soon as possible to avoid further spread of the virus.
“All government employees should submit their vaccination certificate by July 15 otherwise their salaries will be stopped,” he stated this at a meeting held to review the Covid-19 situation.
The provincial government has issued construction orders for a new gas pipeline adjacent to the Nullah Lai stream. The new entry to the supply grid would