The ratio of the novel coronavirus infections in the province has surged from 1.7 per cent last month to a whopping 6.7 per cent, confirming that along with winter, the province is now facing a second wave of the pandemic. This was disclosed by Special Assistant to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) chief minister on Information and Higher Education Kamran Bangash and Health Minister Taimur Jhagra on Monday during a news briefing. The officials warned that the second wave of novel coronavirus can prove to be more dangerous than the first. Meanwhile, the traders have demanded that the provincial government reconsider its policies for containing the second wave of the virus. The Khyber district administration sealed a private school after 17 Covid-19 cases were reported in the educational institution.

Source: The Express Tribune November 17, 2020 05:48 UTC