Murad says cases are on the rise since Eid; meeting mulls more restrictions
Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah: SCREEN GRAB
KARACHI:
The Sindh government decided on Saturday to retain the current restrictions in the province, amid a surge in the Covid-19 cases, for another two weeks.
The decision was reached at a meeting of the coronavirus taskforce led my Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.
Murad told the meeting that the highest number of 24,299 samples were tested in Sindh yesterday. As a result, 2136 new cases were reported.
At present the positivity ratio in Sindh is 8.8 per cent, the chief minister added.
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‘Too many nurses leaving jobs, country’
Seminar speakers urge advanced training for such professionals on World Nurses Day
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
Nurses are either moving abroad for better pay or leaving the profession, noted policymakers and prominent healthcare professionals.
During a seminar at the Aga Khan University on Tuesday, participants agreed that nurses and midwives played a pivotal role on the frontlines against the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The event was held ahead of World Nurses Day, which is celebrated on May 12 each year.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, the chief guest at the event, noted that demand for nurses worldwide was increasing. He said this was creating incentives for those practicing in Pakistan to move abroad.