KARACHI: Another 30 deaths have been reported in Pakistan due to the coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,923.
According to the National Command and Operations Center, 1,376 new cases of coronavirus were reported across the country and the total number of affected people has reached 340,251.
In Pakistan, 317,086 coronavirus patients have recovered and 16,242 are undergoing treatment. The number of coronavirus cases in Islamabad has reached 20,967. Around 105,856 cases have been reported in Punjab, 148,343 in Sindh, 40,148 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 16,033 in Balochistan, 4,332 in Gilgit-Baltistan, and 4,572 in Azad Kashmir.
The coronavirus has killed 2,390 people in Punjab and 2,664 in Sindh. The death toll in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has risen to 1,287, in Islamabad 231, in Balochistan 152, in Gilgit-Baltistan 92, and in Azad Kashmir 107.
The National Command and Operations Center has made it mandatory to wear a mask to prevent coronavirus in Pakistan. Citizens must wear masks when leaving their homes. Masks will be required for those working in government and private sector offices.
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Provincial governments have been directed to make SOPs and masks mandatory in markets, shopping malls, public transport, restaurants. According to the NCOC, the coronavirus is spreading in 11 cities across the country. Eighty percent of coronavirus cases in Pakistan were reported from eleven major cities.
