Islamabad:
The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) was informed on Saturday that smart lockdowns were implemented in 1,292 districts across the country in the last 24 hours to prevent further spread of Covid-19.
The forum, which serves as the nerve center of the country’s unified efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, heard that a total of 308,600 people now remain under restrictions in different parts of the country.
A total of 10 areas in the Islamabad Capital Region, with a population of 60,000, have been placed under smart lockdown, the forum was told. Smart lockdowns were implemented in 844 districts of Punjab, resulting in 15,200 people being isolated.
Likewise, lockdown has been imposed in 414 districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with a population of 11,000, seven districts in Sindh with a population of 7,000, 12 districts in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and five districts in Gilgit-Baltistan.
I also learned that the federal and regional authorities are working to ensure adherence to health guidelines and instructions, especially with regard to workplaces, the industrial sector, transportation, markets and shops, in addition to following the track, trace and quarantine (TTQ) strategy.
The NCOC meeting, chaired by Planning Minister Asad Umar, was also informed that over 13,116 violations of health guidelines were observed across the country in the last 24 hours and punitive action was taken against 1,541 markets and shops, 33 industrial units and 1,429 vehicles.
Later, NCOC released details about the availability of ventilators and beds for Covid-19 patients across the country. According to a statement, 379 beds, 68 oxygenator beds and 43 ventilators have been provided in AJK. Although there was no patient on a ventilator there.
In Balochistan, 2,148 beds, 262 oxygenated beds and 36 ventilators have been provided for virus patients. She said that there were no Covid-19 patients in the governorate on a ventilator. There were 151 beds, 43 oxygen beds and 28 ventilators available in Gilgit, with one patient on a ventilator.
Islamabad had 514 beds, 262 oxygen beds and 90 ventilators, while 18 patients were on ventilators, the NCOC said, adding that 4,856 beds, 1,081 oxygen beds and 340 ventilators were available in Khyber Pakhwa province, where 85 patients were. On ventilators.
In the most affected provinces, 9,276 beds, 3,500 oxygen beds, and 387 ventilators were provided in the state of Punjab, where 233 patients were on ventilators, while 8,274 beds, 739 oxygen beds, and 368 ventilators were provided in Sindh, where 83 patients were on ventilators. Ventilators.
50,000 cases
Both Punjab and Sindh provinces, two of the most populous provinces in the country, crossed the grim mark of 50,000 coronavirus cases on Saturday, as the country suffered another day of more than 6,000 new infections amid a record surge in the pandemic.
During the past 24 hours, each of the two governorates recorded more than 2,000 new cases. According to official data issued on Saturday morning, the number of recoveries also exceeded 50,000. However, as the day progressed, more positive cases of Covid-19 were confirmed.
By midnight, the number of Covid-19 patients nationwide had reached 135,943, including 50,087 in Punjab, 51,518 in Sindh, 17,450 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 8,028 in Balochistan, 1,093 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 7,163 in Islamabad, and 604 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. . . The virus has so far claimed the lives of at least 2,597 people.
About 839,019 people have been tested so far, with nearly 30,000 tests conducted in the past 24 hours, the NCOC said. The data showed that the death rate in confirmed cases also rose to 2%, from 1.7% earlier, while the recovery rate also increased from 20% to 32%.
Widespread among medical teams
According to the data, 3,858 health workers treating Coronavirus patients have become victims of this epidemic. So far, the disease has claimed the lives of 36 health workers – 14 in Sindh, 7 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 5 in Balochistan, 6 in Punjab, 2 in Gilgit-Baltistan, and 2 in Islamabad.
According to the report, health workers affected by the Corona virus included 2,327 doctors, 476 nurses, and 1,055 other employees. Among them, 266 health sector workers are receiving treatment in various hospitals, including 3 on ventilators due to their critical condition. More than 1,450 have recovered so far.
(With input from the app)
