WHO suggests two-week alternative lockdown to curb COVID-19 in Pakistan
COVID-19 cases in big cities of Pakistan are in large numbers, WHO said.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that novel coronavirus has spread in all districts of Pakistan, Dunya News reported on Tuesday.
According to details, the WHO wrote a letter to the Punjab government and said cases have increased due to relaxation in lockdown. “COVID-19 cases in big cities are in large numbers,” the letter stated.
“Pakistan should take all precautionary measures including quarantine, isolation, social distancing and contact tracing. It is necessary for the country to increase its testing capacity by 50,000 per day.
“Pakistan must follow six conditions before ending lockdown which include complete control over pandemic, diagnosis of every single case, tests, isolation, treatment and tracing, and minimum hotspot risks.
“Pakistan does not meet any of the aforementioned conditions at the moment and is among the list of top ten most affected countries. The WHO recommends Pakistan to observe lockdown for two weeks and give relaxation for two.”
Let it be known that Pakistan reported record 105 deaths by novel coronavirus in one day and the number of positive cases has surged to 108,317. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 2,172.
Punjab is the worst-hit province by the pandemic followed by Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Till now 40,819 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Punjab, 39,555 in Sindh, 14,006 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 6,788 in Balochistan, 5,785 in Islamabad, 952 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 412 in Azad Kashmir.
Furthermore, 773 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 679 in Sindh, 587 in KP, 58 in Balochistan, 52 in Islamabad, 14 in GB and 9 in Azad Kashmir.
