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May 1, 2021
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Health Dr Azra Pechuho on Friday warned residents that they must take extra precaution in the wake of first the UK and now the South African and Brazilian coronavirus variants being detected in the province.
In a video message released by the Health and Population Welfare Department of Sindh, Dr Pechuho said that in a genomic study carried out by Aga Khan University Hospital of 13 samples, 10 were found to have the UK variant, one had the South African variant and one had the Brazilian variant. So you can understand the nature of the emergency, the pressure that it can cause on hospitals. The UK variant is one that spreads very fast. It has an infectivity rate of 60 percent and a fatality rate of 68 percent, she said, adding that the fatality rates of the South African and Brazilian variants are also very high .
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May 1, 2021
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Health Dr Azra Pechuho on Friday warned residents that they must take extra precaution in the wake of first the British and now the South African and Brazilian coronavirus variants being detected in the province.
In a video message released by the Health and Population Welfare Department of Sindh, Dr Pechuho said that in a genomic study carried out by Aga Khan University Hospital of 13 samples, 10 were found to have the UK variant, one had the South African variant and one had the Brazilian variant.
“So you can understand the nature of the emergency, the pressure that it can cause on hospitals. The UK variant is one that spreads very fast. It has an infectivity rate of 60 percent and a fatality rate of 68 percent,” she said, adding that the fatality rates of the South African and Brazilian variants are also “very high”.
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April 30, 2021
KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho on Thursday said that along with the UK variant, a variant ‘B1135’ has also been detected in the coronavirus cases reported in Karachi.
The minister said that out of 22 coronavirus cases that were investigated, the UK variant was confirmed in 18 cases, while the B1135 variant was confirmed in two cases.
She regretted that despite launching a request with the government several times, the federation did not quarantine the passengers coming from the UK. The provincial minister feared that the new variant can rapidly spread in Sindh, especially Karachi.
She noted that inter-city bus services will be shut down from tomorrow to curb the spread of the virus till May 30.
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April 30, 2021
KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho on Thursday said that along with the UK variant, a variant B1135 has also been detected in the coronavirus cases reported in Karachi. The minister said that out of 22 coronavirus cases that were investigated, the UK variant was confirmed in 18 cases, while the B1135 variant was confirmed in two cases. She regretted that despite launching a request with the government several times, the federation did not quarantine the passengers coming from the UK.
The provincial minister feared that the new variant can rapidly spread in Sindh, especially Karachi.
She noted that inter-city bus services will be shut down from tomorrow to curb the spread of the virus till May 30.
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April 30, 2021
KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho on Thursday said that along with the UK variant, a variant B1135 has also been detected in the coronavirus cases reported in Karachi.
The minister said that out of 22 coronavirus cases that were investigated, the UK variant was confirmed in 18 cases, while the B1135 variant was confirmed in two cases. She regretted that despite launching a request with the government several times, the federation did not quarantine the passengers coming from the UK.
The provincial minister feared that the new variant can rapidly spread in Sindh, especially Karachi. She noted that inter-city bus services will be shut down from tomorrow to curb the spread of the virus till May 30.