NCOC issues new guidelines amid surge in coronavirus cases
Pakistan
NCOC issues new guidelines amid surge in coronavirus cases
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) on Saturday issued new guidelines amid increase in cases of coronavirus across the country.
The NCOC said the guidelines would be effective in preventing the spread of corona and reduce pressure on the health sector. It further said that the people whose temperature is 37.5 degrees Celsius or higher and if the Covid test is positive, they must follow the guidelines. The patients with Covid and symptoms should quarantine for 5 days.
According to the guidelines, the Covid positive patients should avoid leaving the house and keep as much distance from others as possible. The people with fever should stay at home, talk to the doctor on the phone, keep in touch with others by phone or email and also tell your doctor if you have a fever, cough, or difficulty breathing.
The NCOC had conducted a meeting to review coronavirus situation across the country and decided to implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) in mosques and other worship places.
According to details, only fully vaccinated people will be allowed to offer prayers in mosques while wearing facemasks has also been made mandatory.
The management had also been directed to remove carpets from the floor and ensure six-foot distance among the individuals to avoid the spread of the virus. The people should perform ablution at home and then visit mosques.
Arrangements should be made to carry out prayers in open places while windows and doors of the worship places should also be left open. Moreover, NCOC has also directed to keep Friday sermon brief.
On the other hand, Pakistan on Saturday reported 12 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,360,019. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 29,077.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 6,540 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Province-wise Details
Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Till now 13,100 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,730 in Sindh 5,969 in KP, 975 in Islamabad, 749 in Azad Kashmir, 367 in Balochistan, and 187 in GB.
Furthermore 520,415 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 460,335 in Punjab 183,865 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 115,939 in Islamabad, 35,130 in Azad Kashmir 33,855 in Balochistan and 10,480 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Tests and Recoveries
Pakistan has so far conducted 24,474,618 coronavirus tests and 58,902 in the last 24 hours. 1,267,598 patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,055 patients are in critical condition.
Positivity Ratio
The COVID-19 positivity ratio was recorded at 11.10 percent.
Vaccine Statistics
So far, 102,975,552 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 286,593 in last 24 hours. 78,860,543 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 470,601 received their second dose in last 24 hours.
The number of total administered doses has reached to 170,711,868 with 786,027 in the last 24 hours.
