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Protective Equipment Dispatched to 152 Hospitals: Dr Zafar Mirza

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza says protective equipment have been dispatched to 152 hospitals for one week to stop spread of Covid-19. 

Addressing to media briefing in Islamabad on Wednesday evening, he urged the paramedical staff and health professionals to rationally use personal protective equipment, which include N-95 masks, glasses, and protective kits.

The Special Assistant urged people to demonstrate seriousness and exercise utmost care under prevailing condition to stop spread of the virus.

Talking about overall coronavirus cases in Pakistan, Dr. Zafar Mirza informed that overall 4,462 positive cases of Coronavirus have emerged in the country with Islamabad 102, Punjab 2214, Sindh 1128, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 560, Balochistan 212, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 33 and Gilgit Baltistan 213.

He said death rate in Pakistan is 1.46 percent, which includes 85 percent people of over 50 years age.

The Special Assistant further said that 572 patients have recovered so far, 63 patients have died, while 31 are in critical condition.