Record cases of Coronavirus were reported on a day in Pakistan. In one day, 3,876 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the country. In this way, the corona positivity rate in the neighboring country has increased to 9.4 percent. The Pakistani Health Ministry said that in this way the number of corona cases in the country has increased to 6,23,135. At the same time, the number of corona deaths has increased to 13,799 in the last 24 hours due to the death of 40 patients due to infection.
The major states of neighboring countries are most prone to corona. There are 2,62,796 cases in Sindh province, 1,95,087 cases in Punjab, 78,653 cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 50,843 cases in Islamabad, 19,306 cases in Balochistan, 11,483 cases in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and 4,967 cases in Gilgit-Baltistan. Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad Hamza Shafaqat tweeted that 747 new coronovirus cases were detected in the capital on Friday, the highest daily cases reported in the city so far.
Corona ban applied in many cities
Due to the increasing corona cases in the country, the government has also implemented lockdown and corona restrictions in many cities. Hamza Shafaqat said that strict action is being taken against the people for violating the Corona rules. The Islamabad district administration announced that the arrangement of indoor and outdoor dining in the restaurant of the capital has been closed after 10 pm. Also, other business activities will also have to end after 10 pm. At the same time, only essential things and chemists will be allowed to open. However, take away services have been allowed to keep the restaurant operational.
Pakistan is dependent on China for vaccine
These restrictions regarding Corona have been implemented at a time when Pakistan’s Imran Khan government is planning to import 10 lakh COVID-19 vaccines from China by the end of this month. Pakistan is completely dependent on China for the corona vaccine. Planning Minister Asad Umar said, the first batch of the vaccine will reach Islamabad by 25 March and the second batch by 30 March. More corona vaccine will reach the country next month. He said, Pakistan has tied up with two Chinese companies for the vaccine.