Coronavirus Pakistan – Page 9

Senior pediatric surgeon Nizam-ul-Hasan dies of novel Coronavirus

November 5, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

Following the surge in positive Coronavirus cases in Pakistan, a senior doctor and founding director of National Institute of Child Health (NICH) passed away due to novel Coronavirus.

The deceased is Pakistan’s senior-most pediatric surgeon Nizam-ul-Hasan who has succumbed due to the deadly pandemic.

“With deep sorrow and grief we want to announce that Prof Nizam-ul-Hasan, who was the founder of the Child Aid Association and its chief patron, lost the battle against the coronavirus on Wednesday,” said Dr Tariq Shafi, the association’s current president.

He added that the late professor’s wife, who is also a physician, is infected with the coronavirus as well and being treated at private hospital.

Moreover, Professor Hasan was around 85 years old and survived by his wife, three sons, and a daughter. He added that the late professor’s funeral prayer was offered at a mosque in Defence Phase-VIII and later buried in a graveyard in the same area.

567 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Pakistan during 24 hours

October 18, 2020 by Muhammad Usman

On Sunday, Pakistan reported 9,296 active cases as 567 more people were tested positive during the last 24 hours for the deadly coronavirus.

According to the latest update issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 16 corona patients died, out of whom 15 were under treatment in the hospital, and one at home.

In the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Balochistan, no corona affected patients were on a ventilator. On the other hand, in different cities of the country 74 ventilators were occupied out of 1884 allocated for COVID-19 patients.

Earlier on October 4th, The Prime Minister Pakistan Imran Khan had urged masses to strictly follow the health protocols devised to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

He tweeted,

“Compared to some other states, Allah has been kind to us in Pak & spared us the worst effects of COVID-19.”

The Prime Minister added that,

”There is a fear onset of winter could result in 2nd wave.”

Imran Khan in addition to this said,

“I urge everyone to wear face masks in public to avoid a spike. All offices & ed institutions must ensure masks are worn.”

Compared to some other states, Allah has been kind to us in Pak & spared us worst effects of COVID-19. There is a fear onset of winter could result in 2nd wave. I urge everyone to wear face masks in public to avoid a spike. All offices & ed institutions must ensure masks are worn

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) October 4, 2020

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Mini lockdown to be imposed in Islamabad from Sunday

October 10, 2020 by Muhammad Usman

The district health office on Saturday said that a “mini” lockdown will be imposed in certain areas of Islamabad from Sunday. A notification was issued which stated that the federal capital’s areas including G-9/4, G-10/4, I-8/2, and NPF will put under a “mini” lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus. The district health urged the … Read more

Pakistan reports 671 new COVID-19 cases, death toll spiked up to 6,558

October 10, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

Pakistan has reported six more coronavirus-related deaths during the past 24 hours, taking the death toll surged to 6,558.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), as many as 33,365 samples were tested during this period, out of which 671 turned out to be positive.

The number of Covid-19 cases across the country has reached 318,266 with the addition of 671 new cases. There are 8,646 active Covid-19 cases as 303,061 patients have recuperated from the disease.

Coronavirus Tests And Recoveries

More than 3.8 million tests have been conducted in the country so far. 475 of the patients under treatment at various hospitals across the country are said to be in critical condition.

Coronavirus Province-Wise Details

So far, Sindh has reported 139,910 cases of the coronavirus, Punjab 100,484, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 38,273, Balochistan 15,498, Islamabad 17,210, Gilgit Baltistan 3,900, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir 2,991.

Earlier, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar tweeted that indoor restaurants and marriage halls are emerging as high contributors to the COVID-19 spread.

“NCOC today has directed all provinces and federating units to crack down on sop violations in these places. We must not allow the irresponsible behaviour of some to put the health of everyone at risk.”

Micro-smart lockdown imposed in Karachi’s Malir area after rise in virus cases

October 4, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

A micro lockdown was imposed in Karachi’s Malir area on Saturday after a quick spike in Coronavirus cases.

The micro lockdown has been imposed in the district till October 15 in accordance with the powers conferred by Section 3(3) of the Sindh Epidemic Diseases Act 2014.

The deputy commissioner ordered a lockdown after taking into consideration the recommendations of the Malir district health officer.

Twelve active coronavirus cases have been reported in the Jafar-e-Tayyar Cooperative Housing Society, 11 in the Malir Cantonment, five in a house in Askari-V, five more in Malir Colony, four in the Port Qasim area, three in the Bin Qasim area, three more in Gulshan-e-Hadeed, two in Saeedabad, and one each in Shadman Town and Sherpao Colony.

Over 140 restaurants sealed for violating COVID-19 SOPs

From September 30 to October 2, 146 restaurants in Karachi were fined Rs0.7 million and sealed for violating the coronavirus SOPs, according to the commissioner.

Ten grocers, pharmacies and factories were sealed and fined over Rs1.8 million during the three days. Four educational institutions and nine wedding halls were also sealed. In District South, 62 wedding halls were inspected and fined Rs20,000.

Thirty restaurants were inspected in District East, 14 in District Malir and 12 in District West. Nine were also inspected in District Central, where five were issued with warnings and two were sealed. Forty were inspected in District Korangi, where 10 were issued with warnings and seven were sealed.

Twelve educational institutions were inspected in District South, where four were sealed. Twenty-five were inspected in District West, where nine were issued with warnings. Six were inspected in District Central and three in District Malir, where all of them were issued with warnings.

Sindh govt imposes lockdown in Creek Vista Apartments, Askari III

Earlier, the Sindh government had imposed a mini smart lockdown in district south. The Creek Vista Apartments and Askari III areas in Karachi were placed under lockdown after seven active cases in each area were reported.

Coronavirus: Pakistan reported more casualties; death toll soars to 6,507

October 3, 2020October 3, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

More eight Coronavirus related deaths reported in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, pushing the death toll from the disease to 6,507.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), as many as 35,071 samples were tested during this period, out of which 553 turned out to be positive.

The number of Covid-19 cases across the country has reached 313,984 with the addition of the new cases.

There are 8,884 active Coronavirus cases as 298,593 patients have recuperated from the infection.

Coronavirus Tests and Recoveries

More than 3.6 million tests have been conducted in the country. 511 of the patients under treatment at various hospitals across the country are said to be in critical condition.

Coronavirus Province-Wise details

So far, Sindh has reported 137,783 cases of the coronavirus, Punjab 99,665, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 37,908, Balochistan 15,323, Islamabad 16,713, Gilgit Baltistan 3,816, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir 2,776.

Earlier, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar tweeted that indoor restaurants and marriage halls are emerging as high contributors to the COVID-19 spread.

“NCOC today has directed all provinces and federating units to crack down on sop violations in these places. We must not allow the irresponsible behavior of some to put the health of everyone at risk.”

Govt. will decide about resuming of primary classes today amid pandemic situation

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

The government on Tuesday (today) will decide about the reopening of primary schools following Coronavirus pandemic precautionary measures.

Earlier on September 15, universities and colleges and 9th and 10th-grade students had resumed on-campus learning, however, students of classes 6th, 7th and 8th returned to schools on September 22 after the six-month break.

Sindh had delayed the recommencement of middle classes by a week but allowed the schools to reopen after reviewing the pandemic situation. The students of primary and pre-primary classes are scheduled to return to schools from September 30.

Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood said about 1% COVID-19 rate has been witnessed in educational institutions and that was satisfactory for the government, adding that institutes were being re-opened with strict implementation of SOPs.

The minister said the government’s action against the COVID-19 outbreak was being appreciated internationally. Earlier, the government had decided to close schools, colleges, and universities in March in order to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Sindh, however, had suspended educational activities in the province on February 27 after the detection of the first COVID-19 case in Karachi.

Pakistan conducts highest number of COVID-19 tests in one day

September 24, 2020 by Web Desk

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Federal Minister of Planning Asad Umar said on Thursday that the highest number of tests of the novel coronavirus was carried out in the country in one day. Taking to his official twitter handle, he wrote: “Around 42,299 tests were carried out yesterday which is by far the highest ever,” he said in a tweet … Read more

Secondary schools reopened in Punjab, Balochistan & KP from today

September 23, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

Secondary schools in Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir reopened today (Wednesday) after nearly six months.

However, in Sindh, the secondary schools will start from September 28.

According to SOPs issued by the government, masks have been made mandatory for all teachers and students, while educational institutions are required to ensure the availability of sensitizers at their entrances.

Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood had on Tuesday evening formally announced the decision to start secondary classes in schools.

He, however, said that the Sindh government had decided to further review the COVID-19 situation during this week and resume on-campus classes for six to eight graders from September 28.

NCOC Permits To Reopen Schools

Earlier, the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) had allowed reopening of secondary schools across the country from September 23.

According to the details, the NCOC had permitted to open educational institutions in the second phase. The meeting on the opening of educational institutions was attended by Federal Minister Asad Omar, Educational Minister Shafqat Mahmood and Interior Minister.

After the first phase, a total of 35 educational institutions across the country were closed after coronavirus cases surged.

With COVID-19 cases being reported in Sindh’s educational institutions, the provincial government had extended the date for opening schools from sixth to eighth grade by one week.

Alos, Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas announced all public and private schools will be allowed to resume classes from six to eight from September 23.

He took to twitter and wrote:

“All Public & Private Schools will be allowed classes 6 through 8 starting September 23rd. It is imperative for everyone to follow SOPs issued by School Education Department Punjab. All of us have to play our part to make this successful InshAllah.”

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Education Minister Shahram Khan Tarakai had also announced to reopen all government and private schools across the province from September 23.

Coronavirus: 645 new cases reported in 24 hours

September 19, 2020 by Komal Fatima

Seven more patients have lost the battle against the coronavirus pandemic in Pakistan, the death toll reaches 6,415. As per the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 645 more confirmed cases have been reported. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases is 305,031. Out of the confirmed cases, around 292,044 patients … Read more

Pakistan coronavirus active cases toll down to 5795

September 11, 2020 by Web Desk

After more people recovered from the novel coronavirus in Pakistan, the active cases toll now stands at 5,795 with 6,370 deaths. According to the latest statistics of the 29534 coronavirus tests carried out over the last twenty-four hours, 548 people tested positive. Five people died from the virus during the last twenty-four hours. So far … Read more

Coronavirus: Pakistan Active Cases toll down to 6794

September 9, 2020 by Web Desk

After more people recovered from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours in Pakistan, the active cases toll has dipped to 6794. According to the latest statistics by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 286,506 patients have recovered from coronavirus in Pakistan. Nine new deaths have also been reported from the virus during … Read more

Coronavirus claims five more lives in Sindh during past 24 hours

September 8, 2020 by Muhammad Usman

Five more people lost the battle against coronavirus and 162 people got infected by the novel virus in Sindh during the past 24 hours. Sindh Chief Minister said in a statement on the COVID-19 situations that five people have lost their lives due to coronavirus, taking the death toll to 2430 in Sindh. He further … Read more

Coronavirus: Pakistan active cases toll now stands at 6,726

September 8, 2020 by Web Desk

After more recoveries from the novel coronavirus reported in Pakistan, the country’s active toll now stands at 6,726 with 6,350 deaths. According to the COVID-19 portal, 286,157 patients have recovered from coronavirus in Pakistan. There are 6726 active coronavirus cases in the country. Of the 23,521 coronavirus tests carried out over the last twenty-four hours, 330 … Read more

Reopening of Schools: Final decision to be made today

September 7, 2020 by Web Desk

The Government of Pakistan will make the final decision today regarding the reopening of schools across the country from September 15. According to the details, the decision will be made in an inter-provincial meeting of education ministers. Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood will chair the meeting which will also be attended by officials of the … Read more

“Reopening of Schools: Final decision on September 7”

September 4, 2020 by Web Desk

Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood has said that the final decision on the opening of the schools will be taken on September 7. Addressing press conference along with State Health Minister Dr Faisal Sultan in Islamabad, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood said the children’s education suffered to a great extent due to lockdowns. He said … Read more

Coronavirus: Pakistan Active cases toll down to 8,909

September 4, 2020 by Web Desk

After more recoveries from the novel coronavirus reported in the country, the active cases toll now stands at 8,909. According to the government’s COVID-19 portal, 282,268 patients have recovered from Coronavirus in Pakistan. Of the 23,218 coronavirus tests carried out over the last twenty-four hours, 498people tested positive. Seven new deaths have also been reported … Read more

Coronavirus: 281,459 patients recovered in the country

September 2, 2020 by Web Desk

As many as 281,459 patients have now been recovered from the novel coronavirus in Pakistan. According to the latest statistics by the government’s COVID-19 portal, there are now 8,813 active coronavirus cases in the country. Of the 20480 coronavirus tests carried out over the last twenty-four hours, 441 people tested positive. Eighteen new deaths have … Read more

Karachi needs a long time planning to overcome issues

August 29, 2020 by Web Desk

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Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Karachi needs a long time planning to overcome the problems especially sewerage issues. Addressing media on Saturday, Qureshi said that people are very much aware that looted the resources of the country and added that federal governments want to resolve the sewerage problem of the country’s economic … Read more

Pakistan Active COVID-19 Cases toll down to 8,748

August 29, 2020 by Web Desk

After more people recovered from the novel coronavirus in the country, the active cases toll is now dropped to 8,748. According to the government’s COVID-19 portal 280,340 patients have recovered from Covid-19 in Pakistan. Of the 22,434 coronavirus tests carried out over the last twenty-four hours, 319 cases surfaced. Only one new death has been reported … Read more

Re-Opening of Schools: Decision to be taken on Sept 7

August 27, 2020 by Web Desk

Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has said that the final decision regarding the reopening of educational institutions will be taken with consensus on September 7. According to the details, Shafqat Mahmood in a meeting of the National Command and Operation Center in Islamabad here today emphasized that the educational institutions must ensure compliance with … Read more

Major Chunk of Pakistanis think Coronavirus Pandemic overvalued

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 by Web Desk

Pakistan, without any doubt; is in the list of one of those countries who battled tirelessly with the coronavirus pandemic for the survival. Although the country enjoyed fruitful results by ensuring timely lockdowns and strong precautionary measures to curb the spread of the dread virus; however major chunk of the people here think that the … Read more

KP announces opening of educational institutions from September 15

August 25, 2020 by Aizbah Khan

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has completed preparations to open government schools from September 15. Director Education Ibrahim said that in view of the decision of the federal government, schools under SOPs would be temporarily reopened from September 15. It may be recalled that on August 16, the provincial government had permitted to open colleges under … Read more

Six people died of coronavirus across Sindh in last 24 hours

August 24, 2020 by Muhammad Usman

Sindh reported 172 new corona virus cases and 6 deaths over the last 24 hours resulting in the number of infections in the province to 128,456 and fatalities to 2,373. As many as 7,426 test were conducted during this period, out of which 172 turned out to be positive and 266 patients recuperated stated Sindh … Read more

Pakistan Coronavirus Active Cases toll down to 10,000 Mark

August 23, 2020 by Web Desk

As the country is witnessing speedy recovery in novel coronavirus patients, the active cases toll is now down to 10,000 mark. According to the government’s Coronavirus portal, after 519 more people recovered from the dread virus, the active cases are now down to 10,694. Moreover, a number of confirmed infections in the country spiked to … Read more

Pakistan Coronavirus Active Cases Toll down to 11,790

August 21, 2020 by Web Desk

After ten more fatalities reported in the country due to the novel coronavirus, the country’s death toll has spiked to 6,219. According to the Government’s COVID-19 portal, 630 new infections and ten fatalities were reported across the country over the last 24 hours. The number of confirmed cases reported across the country has jumped to … Read more

Pakistan Coronavirus Active Cases Toll falls below 12000 mark

August 20, 2020 by Web Desk

Pakistan is witnessing a speedy recovering among coronavirus patients as the active cases toll fall below 12,000 after more patients recovered. According to the Government’s COVID-19 portal, 513 new infections and eight fatalities were reported across the country over the last 24 hours. Furthermore, 6,209 people have died from complications related to the contagion with … Read more

“Future of the country is in the rule of law”

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Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Riyasat-e-Madina was a unique Riyasat, in which uplifting the downtrodden segment of society was the foremost priority. According to the details, in a recent interview, Imran Khan said the government is committed to providing cheap electricity to people and several steps have been taken in this regard. Prime … Read more

Coronavirus Tests And Recoveries

Coronavirus Province-Wise Details

Over 140 restaurants sealed for violating COVID-19 SOPs

Sindh govt imposes lockdown in Creek Vista Apartments, Askari III

Coronavirus Tests and Recoveries

Coronavirus Province-Wise details

NCOC Permits To Reopen Schools

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