Authorities in Pakistan on Monday implemented partial lockdown in some Corona sensitive areas of the capital Islamabad.
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Coronavirus cases are increasing rapidly in Pakistan. Due to this, the government’s concern is increasing. Pakistani authorities on Monday implemented partial lockdown in some Corona sensitive areas of the capital Islamabad. Apart from this, lockdown has been implemented in those areas of the country where corona cases have increased in recent times. Coronavirus’s positivity rate in the country has risen to 11 percent.
In the neighboring country, there has been a spurt in the pace of infection in recent times. Officials say that this is proving more dangerous than the corona outbreak that came out last year. Significantly, the neighboring country had to declare a nationwide lockdown last year amid growing Corona cases. On Monday, authorities in the eastern Punjab province also announced a two-week-long partial lockdown in high-risk cities from April 1, with the aim of stopping the spread of the virus.
A downturned economy is becoming a challenge for Pakistan
Pakistan’s decaying economy is becoming a cause of trouble for her. Actually, the government has no other option but to impose a lockdown to stop Corona. But he is also afraid of the fact that if this is done, then the fleet of the decaying economy will be lost. On Monday, 41 people died due to coronavirus in Pakistan. While 4,525 people were infected with Corona in the last 24 hours. So far 6,59,116 cases have been reported in Pakistan, while 14,256 people have died.
Corona vaccine is purchased from China
On the other hand, Pakistan has once again reached the China rate for vaccine. Pakistan will buy 7 million vaccine doses from China. Planning Minister Asad Umar said on Thursday that the first batch of the vaccine would reach Pakistan by the end of this month. Omar is also the head of the National Command and Operation Center (NOC). He said, We are going to buy Sinopharm and CanSino vaccine from China. Two batches of vaccine, including 10 lakh Sinopharm vaccine doses, will arrive in the country by the end of this month.
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