30 employees of WAPDA House contract COVID-19, building closed
WAPDA House has been closed from June 13 to June 21.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Thirty employees of the WAPDA House have contracted novel coronavirus and the building has been closed for nine days, from June 13 to June 21, Dunya News reported on Saturday.
A notification in this regard has been issued by WAPDA secretary according to which all officers will work from home and will be available on telephone.
Furthermore, important meetings will be held at Sunny View office. The security and administration officials have been directed to get the office disinfected by spray.
On the other hand, Pakistan has confirmed 88 deaths by novel coronavirus in one day as the number of positive cases has surged to 132,405. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 2,551.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), record 6,472 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours.
Till now 50,087 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Punjab, 49,256 in Sindh, 16,415 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 7,866 in Balochistan, 7,163 in Islamabad, 1,044 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 574 in Azad Kashmir.
Furthermore, 938 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 793 in Sindh, 642 in KP, 80 in Balochistan, 71 in Islamabad, 16 in GB and 11 in Azad Kashmir.
Pakistan has so far conducted 839,019 coronavirus tests and 29,580 in last 24 hours. 50,056 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas many are in critical condition.
