The number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Pakistan rose to 36,736 and deaths on Thursday to 788, as buyers and traders’ utter disregard for the safety protocols gave the virus a free leash to infect and eradicate more.
The federal and provincial governments have set safety/health guidelines for the masses and urged the masses to adhere to the letter for their safety, but the people are floated over all these SOPs. With happy shoppers wearing no masks and standing close together, the markets and bazaars are bursting at the seams.
The highest number of 6,699 cases were reported in Lahore alone from the combined figure of ordinary people, prisoners and those isolated at quarantine facilities in Punjab, which has become an epicenter of coronavirus with 82 casualties and 178 new patients added in one day.
As per Corona Testing Room spokesperson at the Department of Primary and Secondary Healthcare, there have been 145,577 tests carried out in the province so far. Among them, 13,561 positively screened for the virus, he said.
Seven flights would air 1,750 Pakistanis from Qatar during the said time, while six flights were arranged in Saudi Arabia for the stranded nationals. Likewise, under the special repatriation operation, a small number of Pakistanis will be evacuated from the United Kingdom, China, the United States of America, and Oman. It may be mentioned here that Pakistan’s government’s efforts to repatriate its national are being hailed at both national and international levels.
In the aftermath of the coronavirus epidemic, leading to the suspension of international routine flight operations worldwide, a whopping number of nationals still remain trapped abroad. The silver lining, though, is that Pakistan’s government rose to the challenge and took the lead in launching relief flight operations to evacuate its people from multiple countries.
Extracted from City42 News
