COVID-19 recoveries almost twice the number of new cases in Pakistan

Pakistan yesterday reported 6,595 recoveries from Covid-19, an all-time high, in a period of twenty-four hours showing a decline in virus situation.

With the latest recoveries in the last 24 hours the total number of Pakistan’s cumulative recoveries is 1,055,467.

According to the National Command & Operation Centre (NCOC) after 59,745 tests conducted in past 24 hours, the COVID-19 positivity rate also dropped from 6.65 per cent to 6.33 per cent.

Meanwhile, the Punjab government and the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) have decided to close schools as per decision of the NCOC۔

The premiere body monitoring Coronavirus situation in the country on Friday decided to enforce a number of additional non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in districts with high coronavirus prevalence in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Islamabad, including shutting down educational institutions for a week.

In a notification, the NCOC said the restrictions would be applicable from Sept 4 to 12 in 15 districts of Punjab--- Rawalpindi, Lahore, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Khushab, Mianwali, Bhakkar, Khanewal, Multan, Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan — eight districts of KP — Peshawar, Swabi, Malakand, Swat, Haripur, Abbottabad, Mansehra and Dera Ismail Khan and Islamabad.

Under the new restrictions, all types of outdoor and indoor gatherings and intercity public transport will be banned while indoor gyms and educational institutions will remain closed.