PM Khan likely to visit Lahore on 13 June

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to visit Lahore on 13 June, sources said on Wednesday.

According to sources, during the visit, the Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair an important meeting on the coronavirus pandemic situation in Punjab.

The meeting will deliberate over the letter written by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to Punjab Health department regarding an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, sources said.

The meeting will brief the primer over the ease in lockdown restriction and SOPs. Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar will also brief PM Khan on the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2020-21.

The performance report of Punjab government minister will be presented to the prime minister during the meeting sources, added.

The prime minister will also be briefed the prime minister about the current situation and the steps taken by the authorities to stem the spread of the virus in the province.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan has surged to 110,851 in Pakistan today, while the death toll stands at 2,255.

According to the National Command and Control Center (NCOC), more than 5,385 cases of coronavirus were reported while 83 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours.

As many as 36,308 patients have recovered from the disease, while the country is still witnessing a consistent rise in the COVID-19 cases. As per details, 21 percent of the cases have foreign travel history while 79 percent of the cases are reported to be locally transmitted.

There have been 40,815 cases so far been detected in Punjab, 41,303 in Sindh, 14,527 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 7,031 in Balochistan, 5,785 in Islamabad, 974 in Gilgit Baltistan and 412 in Azad Kashmir.

Out of a total of 2,216 deaths, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported 610 deaths, Sindh 696, Balochistan 62, Gilgit-Baltistan 14, Punjab 773, Azad Kashmir 09 and Islamabad Capital Territory has reported 52 deaths.

Moreover, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has suggested Pakistan observe a complete lockdown every two weeks for fourteen days due to surging COVID-19 cases.

The WHO has listed Pakistan among the top ten countries in the world in terms of a spike in coronavirus cases.

In a letter written to the country, the organization has urged the nation to observe a complete lockdown in view of rising coronavirus patients and deaths.