The special assistant to the Prime Minister of Health, Dr. Zafar Mirza, warned citizens on Sunday to take preventive measures against the coronavirus pandemic seriously, warning that "what happens in the coming days depends on our actions, whether let's take preventive measures or not. "
Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, he said: "The last 24 hours were heavy, 14 people died. We warned you that this would happen," adding that this is why the government was emphasizing the importance of social distancing. home and ensuring proper hand hygiene.
"Coronavirus is a preventable problem and its spread can be stopped if we take the appropriate preventive measures," he said.
Speaking about the coronavirus situation in the country, Mirza said that almost half of Pakistan's cases were transmitted locally. It revealed that some 17,332 people were present in quarantine centers across the country, of which 18 percent tested positive.
SAPM said the death rate for the new coronavirus in Pakistan had risen to 1.7 pc after the deaths on Saturday, while the overall death rate for the virus was 6.1pc.
Mirza expressed his disappointment at the "misuse" of the N-95 masks and said that "those who do not wear them completely (N-95 masks) also use them."
He said the National Command and Control Center (NCOC) was preparing an awareness video that would be released soon, but urged people not to spread misinformation on the basis of "incomplete information."
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