Karachi, 20th March: With the increasing number of people effecting from COVID-19 in Pakistan, many cities are going under lockdown, halting their activities and social gatherings.
According to the reports of Baaghi TV, the toll from the outbreak of the coronavirus that has started from Wuhan, a city in China, has increased up to 455 in Pakistan.
So far 245 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Sindh and 81 cases in Balochistan. 80 cases have been reported in Punjab, 23 cases have been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 21 cases of coronavirus in Gilgit-Baltistan and 1 case in Azad Kashmir, while 7 cases have been reported in Islamabad.
In Karachi today, the first patient died of coronavirus, the patient was 77 years old who was also suffering from cancer and diabetes.
Sindh Provincial Health Minister Azra Pechoho said, in Sindh, 241 patients are being treated in various hospitals, of which 93 are in Karachi and 151 in Sukkur.
Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah said yesterday, Rs 7.21 billion has been sent to the Health and Commissioner Sukkur Department, and all the funds will be spent on buying the equipment for the disease.
Sindh is the most affected province of the country so far. Markets, eateries and public gatherings, marriage halls all have been ordered to go into total lockdown for the next 15 days.
The famous places of the city are closed due to the threat of coronavirus. Even for Jumma prayers, people are advised to pray in homes rather than in mosques to avoid exposure.
Prime Minister, Imran Khan will convene a meeting of the National Coordination Committee today after in regards to the current situation of coronavirus in Pakistan. The meeting of the National Coordination Committee will be held in the Prime Minister House this afternoon.
Prime Minister Imran Khan will preside over the meeting, and the implementation of the decisions of the National Security Committee will be reviewed at the meeting. The meeting will also review the actions of the federal and provincial governments. Ministers from all four provinces will attend the meeting via video link.
