report on The Express Tribune, Oct 28, 2020
ISLAMABAD: Fears of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic starting in the country have come true and the return of strict restrictions to curb the spread of the disease has become inevitable, the prime minister’s aide on health said on Tuesday.
Around 400 to 500 [coronavirus] cases were being reported in the country every day in the country a few weeks ago. This has gone up to 700 to 750 cases per day now,” Special Assistant to the PM on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said at news conference.
“The [Covid-19] positivity ratio has jumped to 2.5 to 2.75%. The death rate has also increased,” he added.
“Citizens are no longer taking precautionary measures even though the pandemic is far from over in the country.”
The SAPM said with the beginning of the second coronavirus wave, strict restrictions would need to be imposed again and a plan would for this purpose would be chalked out son……
The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on Covid-19 has recently disclosed that the average positivity rate of the disease had risen by 40%…….
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2270133/second-coronavirus-wave-has-begun-in-pakistan
