KARACHI: The spike in Covid-19 cases has sent alarms bell ringing in the Sindh administration as health officials proposed on Monday immediate closure of primary schools, imposing a ban on indoor dining along with other restrictions fearing the fourth wave of the pandemic in the metropolis amid growing exposure of people due to approaching Eidul Azha.
The Sindh health department formally put its proposal to higher authorities warning that if the immediate measures were not taken the situation could further worsen and would ultimately lead to pressure on the health system.
They believed that the situation demanded a quick response from the authorities, which had assured to take up the proposals with the chief minister and decide the future strategy.
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COVID-19 and Pakistan
July 9, 2021
Every time we start putting the flags out over the flattened infection curve, a new wave is ready to pound down our door. Amid, slowly creeping confirmed cases, there are now talks of the fourth COVID wave, which is about to hit Pakistan.
Fears of a soaring positivity rate should have turbo-charged Pakistan’s inoculation drive to ensure we stop the virus in its tracks. To date, herd immunity remains the only viable solution to emerge victorious in this deadly battle. If countries like Canada are painting the town red despite the onset of the Delta variant, it is because they have rightly earned the right to do so. With the daily average dropping below the 500-mark and a drastic drop in hospitalisations, they are well on their way to returning to normal. 77.8 per cent of eligible Canadians have received at least one shot. Surprisingly, the Great White North has outdone even its southern neighbour, whose vaccination efforts have largely stalled a