Pakistan s total number of confirmed coronavirus infections passed 900,000 on Sunday after the country reported 3,084 new cases in the last 24 hours. The country s coronavirus positivity rate fell to more than two months low on Sunday, the Ministry of National Health Services said. The authorities detected 3,084 new cases after 62,061 tests in the last 24 hours, showing a positivity rate of 4.97 per cent, which is lowest than the 4.53 per cent recorded on March 9. The death toll rose to 20,251. The authorities have started vaccination of people of 30 years and above age from Saturday. So far over 5 million doses have been administered, according to Advisor on Health Faisal Sultan.
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed his solidarity with the people of India amid the "dangerous" second wave of COVID-19, adding that "we must fight this global challenge confronting humanity together".
Pakistan s Punjab govt extends smart lockdowns in COVID-19 hotspots ANI | Updated: Apr 13, 2021 20:46 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): In view of the incessant surge in daily COVID-19 cases, authorities in Pakistan s Punjab province on Tuesday announced the extension of smart lockdowns, enforced in COVID-19 hotspots, till April 26.
Citing the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, The Express Tribune reported that the cities with a positivity ratio of more than eight per cent would have a complete ban on outdoor weddings and all celebrations whereas shrines would also remain closed to visitors. Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Chiniot, Hafizabad, Kasur, Nankana Sahib, Pakpattan, Toba Tek Singh and Sheikhupura are among the cities with the positivity ratio of more than eight per cent, the department said.
Representative image ANI | Updated: Apr 13, 2021 17:51 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): The Pakistani government is facing double trouble as hospital beds are filling up amid a surge in COVID-19cases in the country and the vaccination program is progressing at a slow rate due to delayed deliveries and limited supplies.
Pakistan, which began its vaccination drive against COVID-19 in February, has failed to smoothly run the exercise as only one million people have been vaccinated so far. A huge percentage of the country s 238 million residents are still left waiting for the vaccine, according to official figures.
The country has so far reported 7,30,000 COVID-19cases and 15,619 related deaths.