KARACHI: Sharing concerns over the worsening situation of Covid-19 in the country, the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on Wednesday urged the government to impose a full, countrywide lockdown to control the rising number of infections. PMA General Secretary Dr Qaiser Sajjad told a private television channel coming weeks can be tough for Pakistan given how the coronavirus is spreading. Dr Qaiser said the government should consider imposing a blanket lockdown to bring the number of cases down. Pakistan recorded more than two hundred Covid-19 deaths in a day for the first time since the start of the pandemic in February last year. A total of 5,292 new cases were reported on Tuesday, bringing the total cases to 810,231.

Source: Pakistan Today April 28, 2021 08:37 UTC