Pakistan’s coronavirus cases rise to 1,836

ISLAMABAD: The confirmed coronavirus infection cases in Pakistan rose to 1836 on Tuesday, according to government data.

These include 651 cases in Punjab, 627 in Sindh, 221 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 152 in Balochistan, 51 in Islamabad, 128 in Gilgit Baltistan and six cases in Azad Kashmir.

Twenty deaths have been reported from the disease so far while fifty seven patients have recovered.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the nation to get united to make the fight against coronavirus successful.

In his address to the nation on Monday, the Prime Minister said the world is fighting against the coronavirus according to their capacity. He said the only country that has remained successful so far in this struggle is China that put 20 million people under lockdown to overcome the killer bug. He said if Pakistan had similar situation like China, he could have shut down the whole cities. However, twenty five percent of our population lives under the poverty line and additional twenty percent is on the borderline.

Imran Khan said no lockdown can be successful if people become unemployed and have nothing to eat. He said corona virus does not distinguish between rich and poor and everyone will have to play their role in its success.

The Prime Minister said we have to fight this war with wisdom and sagacity.