The SAPM was addressing media on the most recent figures associated to the pandemic, he was accompanied by SAPM on Nationwide Safety Moeed Yusuf and NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Mohammad Afzal.
Presenting the most recent statistics on the confirmed circumstances of the coronavirus in Pakistan, SAPM Dr Mirza mentioned that to this point there are 1,408 circumstances, with 11 deaths.
He mentioned that in accordance with the breakdown of the figures province-wise, Balochistan has 133 circumstances, Gilgt-Baltistan 107, AJK two, Sindh 457 and Punjab main with 490 circumstances.
Dr Mirza mentioned that 7,180 are in quarantine services to this point throughout the nation.
Internationally, he mentioned that greater than 600,000 circumstances have been confirmed with 133,000 restoration cases.
SAPM Dr Moeed Yusuf gave a briefing on the airports and borders. He mentioned that till April 4, the worldwide airspace will stay shut.
Starting March 29, a ban on all outgoing flights will turn out to be efficient until April 4, the prime minister’s aide on nationwide safety Moeed Yusuf mentioned.
“The eastern and western borders will also remain closed for two weeks,” he mentioned.
Dr Yusuf mentioned that relying on ‘case to case basis’ if any nation requests a flight to take again its residents then it is going to be mentioned.
He maintained that there’s nonetheless a ban on home flights.
Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Authority Chairman Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal mentioned {that a} flight carrying 15 ventilators from Wuhan will arrive in Pakistan tonight.
He assured the nation that extra ventilators, beside the 15 to reach tonight, may also quickly be made accessible.
“An order for 679 has been made,” he mentioned, including that 400 will seemingly arrive with the following two weeks.
Lt Gen Afzal mentioned that 5 ventilators have been despatched to Gilgit-Baltistan. He mentioned China had particularly despatched help for the area.
Lt Gen Afzal has mentioned that the Nationwide Institute of Well being has knowledgeable the authority that there’s a extreme scarcity of lab technicians.
To bridge this hole, NDMA will put out an commercial on Monday, inviting functions from molecular biologists. Chosen candidates will likely be inducted at Grade-14 of the federal government service stage and will likely be given contractual employment for 4 to 6 months.
Dr Zafar Mirza says 25 folks have recovered from coronavirus to this point
