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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

The number of Corona virus-infected people has increased to 1872 in Pakistan while Punjab has become the most affected province in the country with 658 certified victims. According to officials, there are more than 15,000 suspected patients in the country

The number of Corona virus-infected people has increased to 1872 in Pakistan while Punjab has become the most affected province in the country with 658 certified victims. According to officials, there are more than 15,000 suspected patients in the country
Of the 25 killed in Pakistan, nine are from Punjab, seven are from Sindh, six are from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, two are from Gilgit-Baltistan and one is from Balochistan, while 58 are recovering.
Apart from the four provinces of the country, the capital Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir also have full or partial lockdowns while the army is deployed across the country.
Pakistan's government suspends international air operations in the country till April 4, while train operations across the country have also been stopped till March 31.
The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank have announced US $ 35m and the US $ 23m respectively to help Pakistan deal with the Coronavirus.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa patients include three foreigners
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa people who have so far been confirmed with the Coronavirus also include three members of the Tablighi group from Kazakhstan in Abbottabad.

District health officer Abbottabad Dr. Faisal Khanzada has told journalist Zubair Khan that five Kazakh men and five women present for preaching in the outskirts of Abbottabad were stopped in Quarantina a few days ago.

According to him, all those who were tested will be tested positive, three of whom are undergoing treatment while seven are still being quarantined.

According to Dr. Faisal Khanzada, all three foreigners in Corona are being looked after and their condition is good and there is no danger.

Balochistan Chief Secretary Fazil Asghar says corona tests of 1854 people were conducted in the province, of which 158 have come positive.

Remember that the number of certified victims was 154 in Balochistan and now, according to the authorities, the number has increased to 158 after the new surge of four patients. Fazil Asghar says 19 patients have been recuperated in the province so far while 139 victims are still under treatment.

Except for these 139 victims, all but one female patient are in critical condition. Balochistan has five coronavirus patients, while all the others are treated in Quetta.

Chief Secretary said that hundreds of thousands of masks will reach Balochistan next week, while 60,000 security kits for doctors' protection will soon arrive in the province.

Currently, 2,000 security kits, masks, and sanitizers have arrived in the province, he said. He said that over the past few days, more than 100 people have been arrested for entering unconventional routes in the province.
According to the Human Rights Ministry in Pakistan, domestic violence against women and children may increase during lockdown and quarantine.

A helpline has been introduced in this regard.

Helpline number 1099

Whatsapp number 03339085709

In addition to the harassment complaints in Pakistan, domestic violence complaints have increased during the lockdown, social activist Nihagat Dad says

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