Security personnel arrive at a market to enforce an evening lockdown imposed amid rising COVID-19 cases in Karachi, Sindh province, southern Pakistan, on July 27, 2021. Pakistan confirmed 3,262 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. Considering the rising number of infections, the Sindh government re-imposed restrictions from Monday, placing a complete ban on all indoor and outdoor mass gatherings and dining at restaurants. The authorities only allowed general businesses, shopping malls, shops, and department stores to operate until 6 p.m. in the evening. (Str/Xinhua)
ISLAMABAD, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan confirmed 3,262 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday.
The NCOC said that the country's number of overall confirmed cases has risen to 1,011,708, including 928,722 recoveries.
The disease killed 39 people over the last 24 hours, increasing the overall death toll to 23,087, the NCOC said, adding that 2,722 are in critical condition.
Pakistan's southern Sindh province is the most affected region of the country with 369,245 infections followed by the eastern Punjab province which has reported 353,695 cases.
Considering the rising number of infections, the Sindh government re-imposed restrictions from Monday, placing a complete ban on all indoor and outdoor mass gatherings and dining at restaurants. The authorities only allowed general businesses, shopping malls, shops, and department stores to operate until 6 p.m. in the evening.
However, grocery stores, milk shops, bakeries, fruit and vegetable vendors and pharmacies are exempt from the new restrictions in the province. Enditem
Officials enforce an evening lockdown imposed amid rising COVID-19 cases at a market in Karachi, Sindh province, southern Pakistan, on July 27, 2021. Pakistan confirmed 3,262 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. Considering the rising number of infections, the Sindh government re-imposed restrictions from Monday, placing a complete ban on all indoor and outdoor mass gatherings and dining at restaurants. The authorities only allowed general businesses, shopping malls, shops, and department stores to operate until 6 p.m. in the evening. (Str/Xinhua)
Security personnel arrive at a market to enforce an evening lockdown imposed amid rising COVID-19 cases in Karachi, Sindh province, southern Pakistan, on July 27, 2021. Pakistan confirmed 3,262 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. Considering the rising number of infections, the Sindh government re-imposed restrictions from Monday, placing a complete ban on all indoor and outdoor mass gatherings and dining at restaurants. The authorities only allowed general businesses, shopping malls, shops, and department stores to operate until 6 p.m. in the evening. (Str/Xinhua)
A vendor wearing a face mask waits for customers in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on July 27, 2021. Pakistan confirmed 3,262 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)
People wearing face masks walk at a market in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on July 27, 2021. Pakistan confirmed 3,262 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)
