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its a fake news

Perhaps government is lying.

One person died in Lahore however government denied that news also and attributed cause of death to liver failure.

K-P reports second COVID-19 fatality, nationwide infections rise to 299
By Our Correspondents
Published: March 18, 2020
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The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has confirmed Pakistan’s first two COVID-19 deaths in Mardan and Peshawar, as total number of novel coronavirus infections, with five fresh cases in Punjab, rose to 299 in the country on Wednesday.

K-P CM’s Adviser on Information Ajmal Khan Wazir said the first deceased, a 50-year-old patient identified as Saadat Khan, had arrived from Saudi Arabia on March 9.

The deceased’s coronavirus test, he said, came positive yesterday (March 17). He hailed from Manga village, the adviser added.



The second patient, a 36-year-old man from Hangu, had arrived in the country from Turkey via Dubai, said Wazir. He was also tested positive yesterday, he added.

K-P Health Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra confirmed the two deaths on Twitter.

“Sadly, a second patient in LRH [Lady Reading Hospital] Peshawar, a 36-year-old, from Hangu, has also passed away, from coronavirus,” he wrote in a separate tweet later.

Jhagra also urged the masses not to indulge in social media debates as to which province beat the other in dealing with the coronavirus cases.

“There will be time to discuss which province beat the other. And to analyse every decision everyone has made. But today, none of that analysis will help the people of Pakistan do what they need to. Stay at home if you can. Protect the elderly. It’s time to show leadership,” he wrote.

Dr Zafar Mirza, the de facto national health minister, confirmed the first fatality from his official Twitter handle.

“With deep regret I confirm the death of first Pakistani due to #coronavirus. A 50-year-old male from Mardan recently returned from Umra, developed fever, cough & breathing difficulty and tested +ve for corona virus. Contacts are being screened. Our condolences to the family,” he wrote.

Earlier in the day, the Gilgit-Baltistan government had retracted report of a suspected coronavirus death.

The deadly pneumonia-like disease, which surfaced in China’s Hubei province late December 2019, has infected around 200,000 people globally with over nearly 8,000 deaths.

The G-B home secretary denied the death report after the government spokesperson Faizullah Faraq confirmed it, saying the patient belonged to Bunar area of Diamer district.

Faraq had said 13 COVID-19 patients are currently under treatment in the region.

The news came minutes after the state minister for health, Dr Zafar Mirza, tweeted that so far no death has been reported from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus, in Pakistan.

“There is no COVID19 related reported deaths so far in Pakistan. Allhamdolillah,” he wrote on his official Twitter handle on Wednesday while giving updates on the virus situation in Pakistan.

Dr Mirza said there are 247 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan. According to a breakup given by him, Sindh has 183 cases, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 19, Balochistan, 15, Gilgit-Baltistan, 13, Punjab, 9, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), 7, and AJK, 1.

However, according to The Express Tribune tally, the total number of COVID-19 cases stands at 294 with 208 cases in Sindh while Punjab has 33, K-P reported 19, Balochistan has 23, Islamabad two, Gilgit-Baltistan 14 and none in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, meanwhile, confirmed five new coronavirus cases in the province, pushing the provincial tally to 33.

“I can confirm that there are 33 confirmed #COVID19 patients in Punjab. 20 Zaireen quarantined in DG Khan tested positive & have been shifted to hosiptal. 6 patients in Lahore, 5 in Multan and 2 in Gujrat are also under treatment. Best possible facilities r being provided to them,” he tweeted.

Spokesperson to Sindh CM Murtaza Wahab confirmed 27 new cases among pilgrims returned from Taftan border, raising the provincial tally to 208.

As of now, he said, there are 151 confirmed cases in Sukkur (all in Taftan- returned pilgrims), 56 in Karachi and one in Hyderabad.

No COVID-19 related death so far in Pakistan: Dr Mirza

Dr Mirza, in today’s statement, said, “The federal govt, the provinces and all stakeholders are working on a war footing for safety & well-being of the people of Pakistan… all resources are mobilised and measures taken for prevention and mitigation.”

A day earlier, the Punjab government denied the first reported fatality of the novel coronavirus in Pakistan and urged people to “act responsibility during the testing times”.

“We have received test reports of Imran Ali, who lost his life in Mayo Hospital, and his cause of death was not COVID19. I urge everyone that these are testing times & we should act responsibly..,” Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said in a tweet from his official handle.

The death was announced on a web portal the federal health ministry launched on Monday to keep a track of the spread of the virus. The deceased patient was under treatment in Lahore.

Authorities in Pakistan have screened over 1,015,900 travellers since the virus was first detected in the country. At least 20,088 travellers have been screened in the last 24 hours.

Varying stats

The varying stats paint a dismissal picture of coordination between the federal and provincial governments. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s address to the nation late Tuesday paid a tribute to the Balochistan government and Pakistan Army officials for their part in containing the virus at the Taftan border.

However, Sindh government has come out criticising Centre for lack of foresight in quarantine arrangements in Taftan where over 9,000 pilgrims returning from Iran had been quarantined by the Balochistan government in a ‘tent city’.

After completing the 14-day incubation period, the pilgrims were allowed to travel back to their cities. However, Sindh and K-P sent the pilgrims to isolation facilities in Sukkur and Dera Ismail Khan and tested them before allowing further travel. So far 134 pilgrims tested positive in Sindh and another 15 in K-P.

The federal government maintained that health was a provincial matter under the 18th Amendment however Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) argued that border management falls under Centre’s domain.

Preventive measures

In its March 13 National Security Committee meeting, Centre formed a Novel Coronavirus Core Committee with daily meetings between federal and provincial authorities.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government tasked National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to coordinate with provincial governments and lead the fight against novel coronavirus.

The federal government also decided to ban public gatherings, close all educational institutions until April 5 and cancel Pakistan Day parade on March 23. It also sealed borders and limited international flights operations to Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.

However, the NSC decision on international travel was taken back on Tuesday when the government lifted restrictions on all airports except Gwadar and Turbat.

In Sindh, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government edged towards lockdown after it closed all restaurants, malls, shopping centres and imposed Section 144. Only grocery stores and pharmacies have been allowed to operate.

Sindh also changed its academic year dates after preponing summer vacations and shut down all goverment offices across the province.

Punjab banned all public gatherings under Section 144 of the CrPc.

Balochistan government banned public gatherings, suspended biometric attendance, limited activities and closed educational institutions.

K-P also banned public gatherings, closed educational institutions and directed police to ensure people were not arranging private events.

Follow The Express Tribune‘s live coverage of the Covid-19 outbreak in Pakistan and the around the globe here.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2178813/1-pakistan-reports-first-covid-19-death-g-b/

 

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While in Pakistan:

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My heart ache for these girls...

Stay strong my Pakistani sisters. We men stand right beside you.

 

[-blitzkrieg-]

Specific areas including Hazara town in Quetta need to be quarantined IMMEDIATELY.

 

[WebMaster]

There are two confirmed deaths in Pakistan for coronavirus.

 

[IceCold]

So how many more shitty pilgrims are yet to come from Iran with infection? How many who already arrived? This way one could make a rough assumption that with X numbers of A holes coming from Iran, We expect Y numbers to be infected.

 

[WebMaster]

Need some volunteers to raise public awareness to defend Pakistan from corona. Please contact me. This will be through facebook. Charts will work best.

 

[Indos]

My heart ache for these girls...

Stay strong my Pakistani sisters. We men stand right beside you.

Those medical staff, including doctors, are very busy particularly those working in treating coronavirus patients. Some of you guys need to supply them delicious food regularly so that they can concentrate on treating those patients. My relative is also organizing such effort and supplying medical team some food for hospital treating coronavirus in Jakarta.

 

[NeonNinja]

This is not a time to fight with each other.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

Those medical staff, including doctors, are very busy particularly those working in treating coronavirus patients. Some of you guys need to supply them delicious food regularly so that they can concentrate on treating those patients. My relative is also organizing such effort and supplying medical team some food for hospital treating coronavirus in Jakarta.

Forget Food brother Pakistan is a Weird Place right now on Our social media there is a campaign going against Docs and Health care workers because they are refusing to work until proper full body protection is provided to them. Our People have a habit of doing stupid things in times of crises this is just a consequence of that mentality.

 

[JackTheRipper]

341 cases reported in Pakistan; 2 dead, 3 recovered
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Pakistan’s 3, 4-star hotels to become coronavirus quarantine centres: NDMA
SAMAA | Abid Ali - Posted: Mar 19, 2020 | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

A photograph of one of the isolation wards set up by the Sindh government. Photo: Murtaza Wahab/Twitter

All three and four-star hotels in the country will be emptied and made into quarantine centres.

The National Disaster Management Authority has written a letter with this decision to the federal interior secretary and all four provincial chief secretaries.

In the letter, the NDMA has said it is necessary to take preventative measures against the coronavirus as per the WHO guidelines.






The hotels will be made into quarantine centres with one person to one room, said the agency.

The number of known coronavirus cases in Pakistan reached 301 as of Wednesday evening.

https://www.samaa.tv/living/health/...o-become-coronavirus-quarantine-centres-ndma/

Coronavirus: PCB Reveals Results Of Test On Players
by Samrat ChakrabortyMarch 19, 2020

Pakistan (Photo: AAP)




The novel coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a standstill and cricket events are a part of it. Most series are forced to be rescheduled with the Pakistan Super League (PSL) called off and Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 deferred from its original date of commencement.

Amid all this, as a precautionary measure, the PCB has conducted test on all its players, support staffs, match officials and PSL team owners.

Critical for credibility and integrity: PCB Chief Executive

The PCB has announced the dates for Australia, New Zealand series against Pakistan in the UAE. Image Courtesy: Getty
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Wasim Khan said it was important for all the players to undergo the test for credibility and integrity.

“It was absolutely critical for the integrity and credibility of the Pakistan Super League and the Pakistan Cricket Board that all players, support personnel, broadcasters and match officials, those who had decided to stay back till the end of the tournament, tested negative for COVID-19,” PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan said.

All players have been tested negative: PCB Chief Executive

(Credits: Twitter)
In a major relief, all the players participating in the PSL have been tested negative for coronavirus and have been advised to go home and stay with their families.

The PCB, however, said that it will continue to take precautionary measures to withstand the disease and safeguard its players.

“In this background, the PCB is pleased with the outcome of the results and happy that all these players and officials have rejoined their families without any health and safety doubts or concerns. The PCB will continue to put in place precautionary measures to better safeguard the health of its employees.

“I urge cricket fans and followers to exercise absolute caution and value their as well as others’ wellbeing. They can overcome this pandemic by maintaining hygiene, avoiding close physical contact like handshaking and hugs, staying away from gatherings, avoiding close contact when anyone who is experiencing cough and fever, and spreading awareness about safety measures.”


https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket/coronavirus-pcb-results-test-players/

 

[Maxpane]

78 in puniab

377 total cases

 

[litman]

the affording class of the country should give more sadqa and khairat to the poor so tha they can buy necessary food items for their families and stay at homes as much as possible.

 

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