06 Jan 2022 By Know Muslim
The country had reported 1,086 cases on October 14, 2021.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre, the positivity rate has risen to 2.32 per cent.
The countrywide breakdown of cases and deaths for the last 24 hours:
Sindh: 578 cases, 1 death
Punjab: 360 cases
Islamabad: 104 cases
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 36 cases, 3 deaths
Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 6 cases
Balochistan: 1 case, 1 death
Gilgit-Baltistan did not confirm any new infections or deaths.
The rise in cases is being driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus which has brought a fifth wave of the disease to the country.
Warning of the possibility that the public health system may come under considerable stress, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said that provinces had been advised to make arrangements such as ensuring the availability of ample oxygen to deal with any such situation.
Pakistan had placed a complete ban on Nov 27 on travel from six south African countries — South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Botswana and Namibia — and Hong Kong in the wake of the variant's discovery.
This travel ban was later extended to nine more countries — Croatia, Hungary, Netherlands, Ukraine, Ireland, Slovenia, Vietnam, Poland and Zimbabwe.
Additionally, the National Command and Operating Centre placed 13 countries comprising United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, Azerbaijan, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Russia, Thailand, France, Austria, Afghanistan and Turkey in category B.
All passengers from these countries need to be fully vaccinated, while everyone above the age of six must possess a negative PCR test report issued not more than 48 hours before boarding.
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