Over 1,000 Covid-19 cases recorded in a single day
islamabad — As the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic hits major cities, more than 1,000 new cases were registered in a day on Friday.
Citing the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Dawn reported that 1,078 people tested positive for the virus on Thursday while 20 others died of the respiratory illness.
Dawn quoted Dr Faisal Sultan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health, as saying that the second wave of the virus has started in the country and the public was not following Covid-19 protocols to the extent necessary for curbing the spread of the virus.
Meanwhile, eleven courts in Islamabad have been sealed after judges and staff tested positive for novel coronavirus, the media reports on Friday.
Islamabad Bar Association Secretary Nabil Tahir Mirza told Dawn News the courts were ordered to remain closed for 14 days after 12 judges and staff were diagnosed with the disease.
The sealed courts are three courts of additional and sessions judge, the court of a senior civil judge and seven courts of civil judges, he said.
A notice issued by the bar association on Thursday said the situation has become dangerous because of violations of standard operating procedure (SOP), even though all members were repeatedly advised to follow these rules.
Islamabad reported 154 more cases of Covid-19 on Thursday as well as one death. There were 4,810 tests carried out in the last 24 hours. —