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Covid positivity rate jumps to 20pc in Karachi with 1,314 new cases July 17, 2021 The positivity rate of Covid-19 cases reached up to 20.34 per cent in Karachi on Friday where 1,314 people tested positive for the infectious disease with 867 patients hospitalised at various health facilities, of whom 562 were on high flow oxygen and 177 on low flow oxygen. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah shared the information to this effect on Friday. He said another 25 people died of Covid-19 in Sin...

Over 1,100 test positive for Covid in Karachi in a single day July 16, 2021 Covid-19 claimed 25 more lives in Sindh during the previous 24 hours, raising the death toll to 5,672 in the province. In the meantime, 908 patients were under treatment at different hospitals of the province, of whom the condition of 836 patients was said to be critical with 59 of them shifted onto life support. In addition to 25 more deaths, another 1,466 cases emerged during the last 24 hours when 15,201 tests were...

Sindh govt imposes Covid curbs once again July 15, 2021 The home department of the Government of Sindh on Wednesday issued a fresh notification, through which the provincial authorities ordered the closure of schools, parks, beaches and cinemas until July 31. The notification reads: “In continuation and in partial modification of the home department’s orders of even number dated February 7, 2021 and July 9, 2021 (three orders), and in pursuance of the decisions taken in the Provincial Tas...

Amid a fourth wave The situation is particularly bad in Sindh province where the Covid-19 positivity rate has climbed to 7% July 15, 2021 The number of daily coronavirus cases in the country has more than doubled over the last two weeks — from 979 on June 30 to 1980 on July 13. Many an expert sees this rise as a strong indication of the onset of a fourth wave of the raging pandemic. Even worse, the cases involved those of the highly virulent Delta variant — one that has wreaked havoc in Ind...

• Asad warns of India-like situation • Sindh closes schools, indoor dining, cinemas, recreational places • NCOC launches portal to address public complaints KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: As active coronavirus cases across the country surpassed 40,000, with positivity rate reaching as high as 17.11 per cent in Karachi, federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar warned that Pakistan could face a situation similar to that in India if ‘right decisions’ were not ta...

Published July 9, 2021, 12:30 PM DAVAO CITY – A 63-year old male patient from Mati City in Davao Oriental province who died due to coronavirus disease on May 17 tested positive for the South African coronavirus variant. Citing reports from the Provincial Epidemiologic Surveillance Unit (PESU), the provincial government of Davao Oriental in a statement Friday, July 9, said the result of the swab specimen taken from the patient came in Thursday night (July 8). “The deceased patient, who was a...

After NCOC’s decisions, Sindh removes more Covid limits June 29, 2021 Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday said the provincial government would follow all the decisions taken by the National Command & Operation Centre (NCOC) regarding further relaxation in Covid-related restrictions imposed on different activities. During a meeting of the Provincial Task Force on Covid-19 he chaired at the CM House, Shah deplored the fact that the number of people dying due to the viral diseas...

Sindh decides to resume in-person classes for grades 6-8 from June 15 Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani  KARACHI: The Sindh government announced on Monday that in-person learning for classes 6-8 will be resumed from tomorrow (Tuesday). Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani said the Provincial Task Force on Coronavirus has decided to allow schools to start classes with 50% attendance. The minister added that if the COVID-19 condition improves further, primary classes will begin on June 21. �...

The minister says the government has greenlighted the decision to start classes with 50% attendance

Educational activities back on track Top Story June 7, 2021 KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Educational activities have been restored across the country from today (Monday) while COVID-19 restrictions have also been relaxed for trade activities in Sindh. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, while presiding over the meeting of Provincial Task Force on coronavirus on Sunday at the CM House, allowed shopkeepers to continue with their business activities from 5am to 8pm daily and also allowed the restau...