A worker fills oxygen cylinders for hospital use on Covid-19 coronavirus patients, at a factory in Peshawar on April 13. — AFP ISLAMABAD: While a record number of single-day deaths since June 2020 (118) was reported on Tuesday, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar warned that the new UK variant of coronavirus was spreading in southern parts of the country and said vaccination of the people between 50 and 60 years would start soon after Eidul Fitr Meanwhile, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on health Dr Faisal Sultan has revealed that Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the authorities to resolve the issue of three hospitals of Sindh as per the wish of the chief minister of the province.