NIH registered 17 new COVID-19 cases

• No death occurred due to coronavirus in last 24 hours.
• 4,462 tests have been conducted in the country.
• Condition of 10 patients affected is said to be critical.

ISLAMABAD: National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad has recorded 17 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours while no death has occurred due to corona.

According to the details, the NIH report has stated that 4,462 coronavirus tests have been conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, in which 17 new cases of corona have been reported and the rate of positive cases of the Covid is 0.38 percent. . While the condition of 10 patients affected by Coronavirus is said to be critical.

The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned that the threat of a new type of coronavirus continues, but the current situation regarding care management, vaccines and treatment is better compared to 2019.

In recent weeks, there have been reports of increased pressure on hospital admissions and health systems, particularly in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere where respiratory diseases, including influenza, are common.

The WHO director said it is important to highlight the importance of vaccines and food to prevent hospitalization, severe illness, and death.

He said that due to the huge population and their movement in China, the cases have increased a lot but they are unable to get comprehensive data.

He said that this data is very useful for WHO and the world. All countries are requested to share this data for a regular, rapid, and robust assessment of the current situation.

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