President urges nation to strictly follow coronavirus related SOPs
Last updated on: 18 October,2020 01:13 pm
Government's smart lockdown policy yielded positive results in overcoming the pandemic: President
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - President Dr. Arif Alvi has urged the nation to strictly follow the corona related SOPs in view of the resurgence of Covid-19 cases in the country.
In his video message, he said we have won war against the pandemic to the significant extent and soon the coronavirus pandemic will completely be overcome.
The President emphasized the need for wearing masks in mosques and bazaars keep washing hands properly and observing social distancing so that Pakistan could fully contain the COVID-19.
He said the government’s smart lockdown policy yielded positive results in overcoming the pandemic.
On the other hand, Pakistan records highest Covid-19 death count in six weeks. Pakistan has reported 16 deaths in last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 323,019. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 6,654.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 567 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours.
Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad.
Till now 141,713 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 101,559 in Punjab, 38,598 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 17,996 in Islamabad, 15,669 in Balochistan, 3,437 in Azad Kashmir and 4,047 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Furthermore 2,579 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Sindh, 2,298 in Punjab, 1,265 in KP, 147 in Balochistan, 194 in Islamabad, 90 in GB and 81 in Azad Kashmir.