Increasing COVID-19 cases: Citizens asked to strictly follow SoPs in offices, markets
Published On 14 March,2021 08:08 pm
COVID-19 is a deadly virus but we can control it just as we controlled it by following the SoPs
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on Sunday urged the citizens to strictly follow COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) in offices and markets to prevent the disease in the wake of a sudden increase in the number of infections in the country.
“COVID-19 is a deadly virus but we can control it just as we controlled it by following the SoPs during the first wave. The government is seeking your full cooperation in adhering to the SoPs,” an official of the ministry said.
Upward trend continues in Islamabad as 402 new cases emerge
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RAWALPINDI: While the upward trend in Covid-19 cases continued in Islamabad with 402 more infections, the Punjab government imposed a micro-smart lockdown in four localities of Rawalpindi and issued new standard operating procedures (SOPs) for bazaars and public places.
The areas sealed in Rawalpindi are: Street 4 Sadiqabad, Allama Iqbal Colony, Azizabad and Dhoke Paracha.
Under the micro-smart lockdown, localities such as one building with multiple units or small neighbourhoods would be sealed.
Deputy Commissioner retired Capt Anwarul Haq said the home department had issued a notification under which the four localities were sealed for two weeks.
Islamabad: COVID-19 positivity rate in Pakistan has jumped to 6.5 per cent and by Friday the tally of cases across the country had reached 600,198.
According to the data shared by the National Command & Operation Centre (NCOC) Pakistan’s number of cases had gone beyond 500,000 on Feb 1, 202.
It is only during the last forty-five days that more than 100,000 cases were reported.
Meanwhile, Pakistan reported 54 deaths in the last twenty-four hours which took the number of overall mortalities caused by COVID-19 to 13,430.
Similarly, Friday happened to be another day with more than 2,000 new cases reported in one day.
According to the NCOC portal, 2,701 new infections were reported after 41,133 tests conducted during the last twenty-four hours.
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