248 Coivd-19 patients under treatment in Okara

At least 248 Covid-19 positive cases in the Okara district currently, out of which seven are being treated at the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital and DHQ Hospital South City, while 241 others have quarantined themselves at their homes.

This was stated by a spokesperson for the district administration and focal person for anti-corona programme, Deputy Director Khursheed Jilani, in a statement, issued to the media, on Thursday.

He appealed to people to follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for their protection and cover their faces with masks and use sanitiser while leaving their homes.

He said people must follow health experts’ advice and wash their hands with soap several times a day to protect themselves from germs and the pandemic.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 16^th, 2021.