50% Of Coronavirus Cases Due To Local Transmission. Fatality Rate 1.7% in Pakistan
In the recent press briefing in Islamabad, special assistant on health Dr Zafar Mirza maintained that out of the total confirmed corona cases, 5,038 in Pakistan, half were the result of local transmission.
In the last 24 hours alone, over 250 new cases have surfaced with Sindh leading with 104 followed by Punjab with 89 and KPK with 45 and Baluchistan with 8 new registered cases. 6 cases have been reported in Islamabad while 1 in AJ&K.
Out of 1, 440 currently hospitalized, 37 are in critical condition meaning that they are on ventilators.
In the last 24 hours, 14 deaths have been reported. The fatality rate has increased to 1.7% in Pakistan. It is worth noted that by the end of March, the corona death rate was around 0.7%. The Global fatality rate, as of today, is 6.1%.
Out of the 17,332 quarantined across Pakistan, 2,684 – about 18% – have tested positive for coronavirus, told the SAPM Zafar Mirza.
He concluded by stressing on the people to take precautionary measures seriously which have been repeatedly advertised through media.
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Seeing the non-serious attitude – “Jisko hona hai, ho hi jana hai”, “qismat m ho ga to ho jaye ga”; if its God’s will, I will have corona. Why bother, let it be as it is.
This depicts how immature we are to act responsibly. Reminds me of Immanuel Kant’s words that large prorpotions of men would gladly remain immature for life. Immaturity – self-incurred, self- inflicted – impedes enlightenment. It bars public insight and unification of collective will, and reason; without reason there is no freedom. We think we are free, as indicated from easy going attitude, WE ARE NOT. This kind of attitude makes u coward; coward to understand, to act with courage than
hiding away under safety blanket of immaturity.