Coronavirus: 10 more patients recover, total recoveries in Sindh stand at 51

Adviser to Chief Minister of Sindh on Law, Anti-Corruption Establishment, and information Murtaza Wahab stated that another 10 patients have recovered & their COVID-19 test has come negative and the total number of recovered patients in Sindh stand at 51.

Murtaza Wahab also urged people to maintain social distancing and said “People should learn that isolation or social distancing is the only cure to corona virus.”

It is pertinent to mention here that the confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan has reached 1,865, according to the National Command and Control Centre.

There are 652 cases in Punjab, 625 in Sindh, 221 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 153 in Balochistan, 58 in Islamabad, 148 in Gilgit Baltistan and 6 cases in Azad Kashmir.

The number of patients recovered from the virus stands at 57.

Whereas, 25 Pakistanis lost their lives and 11 remain critical in different hospitals, according to the national dashboard.

61 new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) detected in Sindh on Tuesday morning.

Sindh Minister for Health and Population Welfare Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho said so far 294 cases of COVID-19 have been tested positive in Karachi, with 45 new cases.

57 in Hyderabad and two cases reported in Jamshoro and one in Jacobabad.

The minister said out of 627 cases 41 have fully recovered and discharged from the hospitals.

The province has conducted a total of 5,945 tests.

Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced establishment of youth force and public fund during his address to the nation to battle with coronavirus pandemic across the country.

PM Imran Khan said the world is fighting a war against coronavirus pandemic and Pakistan is also resisting the spread of the virus by utilising all available resources.

PM Khan said Corona Relief Tiger Force will comprise of young doctors, drivers and people from any field which would utilize to provide food and essential commodities to the areas likely to face lockdown.

The force will also guide people for self-isolation inside their houses.