Pakistan Coronavirus death toll rises to 66 while total cases reach 4601
Pakistan Coronavirus death toll rises to 66 while total cases reach 4601.
According to National Command and Operation Center, the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in the country rose to 4601.
Pakistan Coronavirus death toll
It further reported 2279 confirmed cases in Punjab, 1128 in Sindh and 620 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Moreover, NCOC reported 219 confirmed cases in Balochistan, 215 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 107 in Islamabad Capital Territory and 33 in Azad Kashmir.
727 people have so far recovered from the virus whilst the death toll stands at 66.
Meanwhile, Pakistan government is also working hard to ensure an organized and careful repatriation of the Pakistanis stranded abroad.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said this in a video message addressed to the overseas Pakistanis.
He said the prime minister has constituted under him a committee.
And the committee has framed recommendations to ensure an organized and careful repatriation of these Pakistanis.
He assured them of duty of the government to ensure the safe return of expatriates in the ongoing situation.
He mentioned that as the government took a tough decision to suspend flight operation, a large number of Pakistanis got stranded at airports abroad.
Furthermore, he said Pakistanis stranded at Dubai, Doha, Istanbul, Tashkent, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.
He also mentioned other tourists, students, religious groups from Pakistan facing with same situation.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister is conducting visits of provinces to review ongoing operation.
He has visited DG Khan, Lahore, Quetta and now reached Peshawar.
He has assured to provide protective equipment to the doctors and paramedical staff to fight the coronavirus challenge.
Prime Minister Imran Khan said this while talking to the medics during his visit to Hayatabad Medical Complex.
He said the entire Pakistani nation stands by the health professionals.
The KP high officials briefed the Prime Minister about the coronavirus situation.
They also apprised him of the steps which the provincial government have taken so far to stem its spread.
The Prime Minister will also visit Hayatabad Medical Complex.
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