his/her family members agree”. However, a patient can be shifted to an isolation centre if they fail to observe the standard operating procedures explained by healthcare providers.
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Health Department has shared new statistics for coronavirus in the province, according to which nine more people have succumbed to the deadly virus, bringing the death toll to 203.
A patient at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital succumbed to the virus in Islamabad. The number of patients who have lost their lives to the virus at PIMS hospital has reached 14. The deceased was from Gilgit-Baltistan and was brought to the hospital on April 20.
The government of Sindh has decided to pay pension and salary for the month of May to its employees before Eid-ul-Fitr, falling on May 24 and 25.
Meanwhile, Special Assistant to the Sindh chief minister Rashid Rabbani has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Provincial health authorities in Sindh reported 451 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 8,640.
Authorities added that nine more people succumbed to the virus in the province.
Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman says the lockdown will be relaxed with conditions. He said in order for the lockdown to be eased, it will be mandatory to wear face masks, gloves and take other precautionary measures.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has allowed restaurants and eateries in the province to remain open for take away and home delivery beyond the earlier time limit of 4pm, according to a notification issued by the KP relief department.
Five more coronavirus cases have been reported in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
According to local authorities, three cases have been reported from Kotli and one each from Bagh and Muzaffarabad districts. The provincial tally now stands at 76.
As Balochistan faces lack of testing kits for coronavirus due to a spike in infections, Chief Minister Jam Kamal ordered an increase in the Covid-19 tests up to 600 per day.
In Pakistan on Wednesday, the confirmed coronavirus cases reached 23,655 and with thirty more deaths the death tally moved to 545.
The province-wise tally of Covid-19 patients stands at 8,693 cases in Punjab, 8,640 in Sindh, 3,712 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1,663 in Balochistan, 386 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 485 in Islamabad and 76 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir after new cases have emerged. The virus has claimed at least 545 lives while at least 6,217 coronavirus patients have recovered.
The Punjab Health Department, in its daily report, has reported 560 new coronavirus cases taking the provincial tally to 8,693 and 12 more deaths to bring the toll to 156.
Meanwhile, the Sindh health department has issued an advisory for isolation of Covid-19 patients, according to which it is the patient’s choice whether to isolate at home or a government-run isolation centre. On the other hand Sindh has reported 451 new cases, and nine more deaths.
According to the advisory, no patient can be forcefully shifted to an isolation centre “if proper space is available at his/her home and
Virus claims 31 more lives, cases reach 23,655
