49 new Covid-19 cases surface
A man wears protective mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while he walks along a road in Karachi, Pakistan January 12, 2021. REUTERS
The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Wednesday said that approximately 49 new cases of Covid-19 were reported during the last 24 hours across the country.
As per the data shared by the NIH, the positivity ratio stood at 1.38 per cent while 24 patients were in critical condition.
No death was reported from the disease in the last 24 hours. In total, 3,562 Covid-19 tests were conducted during the last 24 hours, health officials said. As many as 437 tests were conducted in Lahore out of which, 16 cases were confirmed to be positive with a ratio of 3.66 per cent. Meanwhile, 520 tests were conducted in Islamabad out of which eight cases were reported to be positive.
Meanwhile, Minister for National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination Abdul Qadir Patel said the government has strengthened the role of Border Health Services to deal with any sub-variant of Covid-19.
The minister said a surveillance system is in place at all entry points of the country including airports and rapid tests and screening of passengers are being carried out at all airports.
He further said 90 per cent of the country’s population has already been immunised against Covid-19.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 6th, 2023.