–Nearly 1,000 cases recorded in 24 hours, with most cases emerging in Karachi–Federal, provincial governments urge masses to take coronavirus threat seriouslyLAHORE/ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Pakistan on Sunday recorded nearly 1,000 new cases of coronavirus, the biggest one-day jump in cases since February 26, when the contagious virus first emerged in the country. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, in a video message, said that 3,077 of Sindh’s total number of coronavirus cases — 4,615 — had been reported from Karachi. Punjab Chief Minister Usmaz Buzdar shared additional 52 cases for April 25, taking the day’s total to 527 — the province’s highest so far. Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan said that he has observed “socialisation” in bazaars and appealed to citizens to maintain social distancing. The government on Friday extended until May 9 the ongoing lockdown aimed at stemming the fast-increasing coronavirus cases in the country.

Source: Pakistan Today April 26, 2020 14:26 UTC