Health officials have forced all pet stores selling hamsters to close, and anyone who bought a hamster since December 22 will be subject to testing
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Karachi reported a positive rate of 30.83 percent, Lahore 13.05 percent, Islamabad 10.75 percent, and Hyderabad 10.68 percent.
According to the NCOC’s statistics, 48,449 tests were conducted and the positivity ratio reached 7.36 per cent.
With the new infections, the overall tally has risen to 1.315 million, while seven more deaths, taking toll to 28,999 casualties.
Directorate of Anti-Quackery continued its campaign against illegal/fake quacks in Sindh province, posing risks to health of people
Dr Waqar Ahmed, a spokesperson for the District Health Authority in Rawalpindi, has asked for smart lockdowns in the Rawalpindi regions where the most cases have been recorded.
Asad Umar said that 60pc of Omicron cases were being reported from Karachi and Lahore, while the country’s financial hub had witnessed a 940pc increase in cases in just two weeks.
According to NCOC statistics, it Covid has infected 898 people in the last 24 hours, the most since Oct. 14 when 1,086 people were infected in a single day, and 652 people are currently in serious condition.