Pakistan reports 67 deaths from coronavirus, 4,744 infected cases

So far, 727 patients have recovered from disease in the country while 45 are in critical condition.

LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan on Friday has reported 67 deaths from novel coronavirus while the total number of cases has surged to 4,744, Dunya News reported on Friday.

According to details, 2,336 patients have been tested positive for the epidemic in Punjab, 1214 in Sindh, 620 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 219 in Balochistan, 215 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 107 in Islamabad and 33 in Azad Kashmir.

So far, 727 patients have recovered in the country while 45 are in critical condition.

PM extends deadline for registration of Tiger Force till April 15

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday extended deadline for registration of Corona Tiger Force till April 15, Dunya News reported.

PM Imran, in a video message, also appealed to the youth, especially those associated with health sector, to register themselves with Corona Relief Tiger Force.

PM Imran said the country needed more volunteers, doctors and paramedics in this testing time to fight this battle against the pandemic. He expressed his gratitude to the youth and paid tributes for taking keen interest to become part of the Corona Tiger Force.

He said a total of 850,000 persons had signed up to the volunteer force to assist the government in its relief efforts. He said the government wanted to increase number of the volunteer force so that the whole nation face this pandemic with unity.

PM Imran seeks input from provinces to ease countrywide lockdown

Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the decision about easing the countrywide lockdown will be taken after seeking inputs from all the provinces on April 14.

He said that the consultation is underway and the decision regarding which sectors to open will be taken on April 14.

The prime minister said that the whole country has been affected by the ongoing lockdown, but as the level of poverty in Balochistan is much higher than other parts of the country.

I have come to Quetta to discuss with the provincial government as to how we can help the poor people in the province, he said.

Dr Zafar urges people to exercise care to stop spread of COVID-19

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza said that the federal and provincial governments have taken concrete measure to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Dr Mirza urged people to demonstrate seriousness and exercise utmost care under prevailing condition to stop spread of the virus.

"The restrictions imposed by the government on large gatherings and social contact had an effect on the infection rate," he said and added if people think we don t need those preventive measures and we don t need social distancing, it would be a very big mistake.

He also warned that the country could see a sharp rise in the number of cases and deaths if people were not careful and started going out.