New Delhi (NVI): Pakistan will begin lifting some restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the new coronavirus from May 9, Prime Minister Imran Khan today said, according to media reports.
He further added that the shutdown will be lifted in phases, urging people to act responsibly.
Pakistan is witnessing a rapid increase in the positive cases of coronavirus with more than a 1,000 cases being reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total cases to 24,648 with at least 585 fatalities being recorded so far.
Looking at the breakdown of cases, Punjab province has reported 9,195 coronavirus cases, highest among all the provinces, while Sindh has 9,093 positive cases.
On the other hand, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has recorded 3,712 cases, Balochistan is at 1,663, Gilgit-Baltistan at 388, Islamabad at 521 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is at 76 cases so far, according to Geo News.
So far 232,582 tests were conducted, including 10,178 in the last 24 hours.
