Islamabad: Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan has asked residents to wear face masks when going out in public to stay away from a spike in COVID-19 cases, stating there were worries that the “onset of winter” could bring about a second wave.
Despite the fact that when compared with its neighboring nation, India, Pakistan is revealing very fewer cases consistently yet the officials are concerned the number may ascend in the coming days with schools and universities resuming as of late. Plus, individuals also accepting that COVID-19 is gone have quit following the health rules.
On Sunday, he stated in a tweet: “Compared to some other states, Allah has been kind to us in Pakistan and spared us worst effects of Covid-19. There is a fear onset of winter could result in a second wave. I urge everyone to wear face masks in public to avoid a spike. All offices and educational institutions must ensure masks are worn.”
دیگرممالک کی نسبت پاکستان پر رب کریم کا خاص فضل رہا اور ہم COVID-19 کے بدترین اثرات سےمحفوظ رہے۔ خدشہ ہےکہ سرمامیں وباء کی دوسری لہر سر اٹھاسکتی ہے۔میری التماس ہےکہ وباء میں تیزاضافے سے بچاؤ کیلئےاچھی طرح منہ ڈھانپ کرنکلیں۔ تمام دفاتراور تعلیمی ادارےیقینی بنائیں کہ سب ماسک پہنیں۔
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) October 4, 2020
Pakistan revealed 632 new cases on Sunday, taking the nation’s total infection count to 314,616, as reported by The Express Tribune.
Six additional passing were furthermore reported in the nation, which expanded the complete fatalities to 6,513.
About 375 patients additionally recovered from the infection, taking the count for recovered patients to 298,968.
On October 3, the national body driving the nation’s COVID-19 reply additionally asked all regions and combining units to dispatch a crackdown on cafés, restaurants, and wedding function halls disregarding standard operative procedures (SOPs) outlined to control the spread of COVID-19 in the wake of a new extent in infections, especially in Karachi.
The Pakistan Medical Association has additionally given a new warning over the raising COVID-19 cases in the nation, saying that nation may be set out toward a second influx of the disease.
In an announcement, the doctors’ representative body cautioned that nations at present encountering a subsequent wave were confronting a more serious type of the disease.
It communicated worries over the chance of a comparative circumstance in Pakistan.
The PMA noticed that individuals had quit following COVID-19 SOPs in Sindh and advised that the circumstance could deteriorate if quick advances were not taken to address the issue.
