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Coronavirus in Pakistan

Though the tests/day has decreased considerably in last 4-5 days but still the positivity rate has gone down from around 23-25% couple of weeks back to 15-16% currently, which is still high but a very promising trend and in Punjab's case it has gone down to 10-12%
 
Pakistan Coronavirus cases

1 Feb 26
12,500 April 25
25,000 May 8
50,000 May 22
100,000 June 8
200,000 June 27
 
Pakistan's Covid-19 recoveries cross 92,000

Pakistan's Covid-19 recoveries have crossed 92,000 according to the government's database for coronavirus.

According to the database, 5,718 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 92,624.

Punjab reports 1,322 new coronavirus cases, 17 deaths

Punjab has reported 1,322 new coronavirus cases, taking the provincial tally to 74,202, according to the government's Covid-19 portal.

It has also reported 17 additional deaths, taking the total number of fatalities from the virus to 1,673.

More than 25,000 people have recovered from the virus in Punjab.

Islamabad, federal territories collectively report 219 cases

Islamabad, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir have collectively reported 219 new cases and three additional deaths from the coronavirus.

The breakdown is as follows:

Islamabad: 189 cases, two deaths
GB: Six cases, one death
AJK: 24 cases
 
Tests up to 25k after 21k the previous day.

Sindh with a big jump in the number of tests while Punjab declined.
 
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Arsal_AK said:
You are over estimating the deaths. It's not that much of a taboo that people in physical agony won't go to hospitals. It's not easy to watch anyone let alone your parents or children die in pain, fully knowing you can make it better. So no, it's not happening in any significant way.

Even if it is, it should be visible with all cause mortality going up, funeral business collapsing and just general news getting around. None of those things is happening.
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I pray you are right.
What I said is first hand experience from working at frontline in a tertiary care hospital.
 
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Another important factor is obesity.
According to studies, Obesity makes Virus develop more virulent strains and obese people shed off more virus.
Although worldwide patterns of obesity are changing but, In general, Obesity has not been prevalent in under developed countries.
 
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MRSN said:
kam tests kam positive cases
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Sindh are systematically reducing testing. Who is in the government in Sindh?????
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sindh sampled the highest tests on June 21, almost 14k. Since then: <br><br>21st – 30,520; Sindh 13,890 (45.5%)<br>22nd - 24,599; Sindh 9,841 (40%)<br>23rd - 23,380; Sindh 6,597 (28.2%)<br>24th – 21,835; Sindh 7,400 (33.9%)<br>25th – 21,041; Sindh 6,458 (30.7%)<br>26th - 21,033; Sindh 5,103 (24.3%) <a href="https://t.co/ylxtHPAdig">https://t.co/ylxtHPAdig</a></p>— Dαɴιyαl Aѕιм (@daniyal_asim) <a href="https://twitter.com/daniyal_asim/status/1276835141508313089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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Has testing for coronavirus reduced in Punjab?

This week, Punjab’s test numbers for the novel coronavirus registered a noticeable decline, but officials say the reduction is due to a change in policy and not caused by a decline in testing capacity.

In a press briefing on Friday, officials of Punjab’s Corona Expert Advisory Group, formed for decision-making about the virus, told reporters that the province can carry out 17,320 tests daily at the moment and this capacity will further rise by 1,000 in July.

Despite the capacity, Punjab recorded its highest daily tally of tests, 11,739, only on one day, June 17. After which, test numbers in the province have been on a downward spiral, dropping as low at 7,731 this week.

Nabeel Ahmed Awan, secretary at the ministry of specialised healthcare in Punjab, told Geo.tv that one reason for the recent reduction in testing was that the province has stopped testing incoming passengers.

“After testing flights, we found the positive rate to be less than 1%,” he said, “Looking at this rate, we realised that it was just a waste of resources.”

Another reason, he added, was the reluctance of citizens to be tested. “People were nervous about testing,” Awan explained, “Most people didn't want to take the test. After seeing this situation, we decided to test only those who have symptoms.”

The Group also told reporters that Punjab is continuing to conduct random sampling in areas that are under smart lockdown in the province and commercial markets, such as the Liberty Market and Anarkali in Lahore.

“Random sampling is being done in two ways,” an official of the Group explained. “Samples of 300 each are being taken in crowded markets and the same strategy is also adopted in smart lockdown areas.”

As for the decline in cases in the province, the secretary added that it was too early to comment on that.

“When the Corona Expert Advisory Group begins its day, the first thing we discuss is whether this [decline] is a real shortage or an artificially induced shortage,” he said. “According to epidemiologists, this is a real shortage. But for a complete and final answer, we will have to observe conditions for a few more days.”

https://www.geo.tv/latest/295127-has-testing-for-coronavirus-reduced-in-punjab
 
Islamabad had started random testing. I think they will do antibody tests too I'm the coming month or so. If so, we should get an estimate of how wide spread this thing really is.
 
sjahmed23 said:
Has it peaked in Pakistan? Will we see similar trajectory as europe?
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No. Of cases are dropping with each day, and so are the tests, from 30k tests 2 weeks back to 20k yday, but the positivity rate has dropped more than a few notches, which is a very encouraging trend, also Covid-19 patients inflow has dropped in hospitals, which is again a very good sign

https://www.dawn.com/live-blog#1566106
 
Pakistan records 2,825 new infections

Pakistan, one of the country's where the coronavirus continues to spread at a rapid rate amid an almost completely loosened lockdown, registered 2,825 new cases of the virus to take its tally to 209,337.

Last week, the country saw a reduction in average daily rises in cases that medical experts say is largely due to a reduction in daily testing. On Monday, testing remained low, with 20,930 tests carried out, far below the country's peak of 31,681 tests on June 19.
 
Pakistan reported 2,761 new Covid-19 cases on June 29 — the first time the countrywide tally went below the 3,000 mark since May 31.

On May 31, 14,993 tests were conducted, out of which 2,785 came back positive whereas 23,009 tests were conducted on June 29, of which 2,761 turned out positive.

The positive development, however, has enhanced the worries of the decision-makers, as they fear that people might stop taking precautionary measures against the highly contagious virus with the slight improvement in the situation.
 
Breakdown of Covid-19 recoveries across the country
The number of recovered patients in Pakistan has hit 100,802, taking the country's recovery rate to 47.2 per cent.

Here's a breakdown of Covid-19 recoveries recorded across the country:

Sindh: 46,824

Punjab: 27,488

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 13,067

Balochistan: 4,484

Islamabad: 7,261

Gilgit Baltistan: 1,128

Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 550
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/9Av0KxxR5i">pic.twitter.com/9Av0KxxR5i</a></p>— GOS-COVID19 (@19sindh) <a href="https://twitter.com/19sindh/status/1278298317856878592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Balochistan reports 132 new coronavirus cases

Balochsitan has reported 132 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the provincial tally to 10,608.

According to the health department, 121 persons have died from the virus in the province so far.
 
Pakistan records 3,892 Covid-19 recoveries in last 24 hours

Pakistan has recorded 3,892 coronavirus recoveries during the last 24 hours, according to the government's Covid-19 portal.

The total number of recoveries has reached 104,694.

Punjab reports 1,478 cases, 22 deaths

Punjab as reported 1,478 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the government's database on coronavirus. The provincial total has risen to 77,740.

The province has also reported 22 deaths from the virus, taking the total fatalities to 1,784. According to the portal, 28,266 people have recovered from the virus in the province so far.

Islamabad, federal territories collectively record 234 new Covid-19 cases

Islamabad, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir have collectively recorded 234 new Covid-19 cases and five additional fatalities.

The breakdown is as follows:

Islamabad: 170 cases, 1 death
GB: 22 cases, 2 deaths
AJK: 42 cases, 2 deaths
 
Sindh reports 2,430 cases, 31 deaths

Sindh has reported 2,430 coronavirus cases and 31 deaths during the past 24 hours, according to Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.

In a statement issued by the CM House, he said 9,436 tests were carried out in the province during the last 24 hours.

The provincial total has risen to 89,225 while the death toll is 1,437. The chief minister added that 36,072 patients are currently under treatment, while 754 are in critical condition.
 
MenInG said:
Sindh reports 2,430 cases, 31 deaths

Sindh has reported 2,430 coronavirus cases and 31 deaths during the past 24 hours, according to Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.

In a statement issued by the CM House, he said 9,436 tests were carried out in the province during the last 24 hours.

The provincial total has risen to 89,225 while the death toll is 1,437. The chief minister added that 36,072 patients are currently under treatment, while 754 are in critical condition.
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so out of 78 deaths, 31 were in Sindh? is that correct? so the rest of the country combined had 47 deaths in total?
 
the Great Khan said:
so out of 78 deaths, 31 were in Sindh? is that correct? so the rest of the country combined had 47 deaths in total?
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The situation is improving vastly throughout the country expect in Sindh, positivity rate has gone down to less than 5% in Islamabad and is hovering around 10-15% in Punjab(was less than 10% for couple of days). Sindh has a positivity rate of ~25% which is very alarming. If situation in Sindh improves, it can get better all around and active cases will also drop significantly, it has gone down from 6k/day on average couple of weeks back to 4k now with Sindh recording almost 60% of total cases in Pakistan daily. Also patients inflow into hospitals has decreased in last week or so.
 
Emirates resumes operations in Pakistan

The UAE based airline Emirates has announced to resume its flight operations in Pakistan. The air carrier will provide service in three cities of Pakistan namely Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.

"Following the receipt of relevant government approvals, Emirates has resumed passenger services to Pakistan. Customers can travel to and from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad if they meet the requirements of their destination," an Emirates spokesperson said, quoted Khaleej Times.

"The health and safety of our crew, customers and communities remains our top priority. Emirates has put in place a comprehensive set of measures at every step of the customer journey on the ground and in the air to minimise the risk of infection spread," added the statement.

Just days ago, Emirates announced to suspend its services in Pakistan, amid cases of coronavirus were found among the airline’s passengers.

"Following the announcement of positive Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong relating to certain passengers who travelled on our flights, Emirates has taken the decision to temporarily suspend passenger services from Pakistan, from June 24," the Dubai-based airline's spokesperson said in a statement.

The announcement was made in light of reports that 26 passengers on the Emirates flight to Hong Kong were tested positive for Covid-19.

https://www.brecorder.com/news/40002685/emirates-resumes-operations-in-pakistan
 
Abdullah719 said:
Overall.
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Don't you think it is way less?

My home city has done around 10k yesterday (positive numbers are increasing rapidly so tests are increased too).

It is unlikely that the peak for Pakistan has been reached this quick.
 
Itachi said:
Don't you think it is way less?

My home city has done around 10k yesterday (positive numbers are increasing rapidly so tests are increased too).

It is unlikely that the peak for Pakistan has been reached this quick.
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It is. The capacity is a lot more and should be further increasing.
 
Curve certainly flattening, yes testing has dropped off for some unknown reason but death rate has also reduced in the last 2 weeks so it is safe to say that things are getting better (despite the low testing). Hospitals have also reported a significant decline in people showing up with symptoms. I do hope the trend continues, however, Eid is coming and we may see another peak.

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Today twice as many people recovered than were declared positive.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This afternoon I felt a slight fever and immediately quarantined myself at home. I have now tested positive for Covid 19. By the grace of Allah, I feel strong and energetic. I will continue to carry on my duties from home. Please keep me in your prayers.</p>— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/SMQureshiPTI/status/1279039013534478342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
TrentDevil said:
The situation is improving vastly throughout the country expect in Sindh, positivity rate has gone down to less than 5% in Islamabad and is hovering around 10-15% in Punjab(was less than 10% for couple of days). Sindh has a positivity rate of ~25% which is very alarming. If situation in Sindh improves, it can get better all around and active cases will also drop significantly, it has gone down from 6k/day on average couple of weeks back to 4k now with Sindh recording almost 60% of total cases in Pakistan daily. Also patients inflow into hospitals has decreased in last week or so.
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That is good as I have followed the situation from the beginning. I have also noticed that the recovery numbers have risen week by week.

Sindh just seem to be mismanaging everything at the moment and I fear the govt may have to take things into their own hands which will cause further problems.
 
the Great Khan said:
That is good as I have followed the situation from the beginning. I have also noticed that the recovery numbers have risen week by week.

Sindh just seem to be mismanaging everything at the moment and I fear the govt may have to take things into their own hands which will cause further problems.
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So in last week or so Sindh government had reduced testing, refused to collect tax for federal government and yesterday announced they will not participate in the single nationwide curriculum (because obviously agar log parh likh gaye tou inko vote kaun dalayga). I think Sindh government is itself creating grounds for it to be dissolved so that they don't have to answer for 13 years of misrule and instead claim to be siyasi shaheed.
 
MRSN said:
kam tests kam positive cases
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Going by the numbers, this seems to be the case.

It will also give a false assurance to people that they may avoid testing/admission to hospital believing it is a seasonal flu (since corona positive numbers are decreasing so they are also less likely to be positive).

By the end of July, this will be clear I guess whether numbers are accurate or artificially brought down.
 
Itachi said:
Going by the numbers, this seems to be the case.

It will also give a false assurance to people that they may avoid testing/admission to hospital believing it is a seasonal flu (since corona positive numbers are decreasing so they are also less likely to be positive).

By the end of July, this will be clear I guess whether numbers are accurate or artificially brought down.
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I know you are in pain as to why things are improving in Pakistan, but less number of testing cannot hide deaths. Even daily deaths have halved from the peak.
 
Syed1 said:
I know you are in pain as to why things are improving in Pakistan, but less number of testing cannot hide deaths. Even daily deaths have halved from the peak.
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You clearly didn't understand the basics of my post. But it's ok. Carry on.
 
Syed1 said:
So in last week or so Sindh government had reduced testing, refused to collect tax for federal government and yesterday announced they will not participate in the single nationwide curriculum (because obviously agar log parh likh gaye tou inko vote kaun dalayga). I think Sindh government is itself creating grounds for it to be dissolved so that they don't have to answer for 13 years of misrule and instead claim to be siyasi shaheed.
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If that is all they have left then they are doomed. I was shocked they rejected the national curriculum. This will massively disadvantage Sindhis with regards to jobs but I suspect that is what they want. To cause a rift between Sindhis and the centre for their own ends. The federal govt needs to start publicising all of this and start putting pressure on the PPP via the media. i dont get why they are not doing so? They are ripe for the taking.
 
the Great Khan said:
If that is all they have left then they are doomed. I was shocked they rejected the national curriculum. This will massively disadvantage Sindhis with regards to jobs but I suspect that is what they want. To cause a rift between Sindhis and the centre for their own ends. The federal govt needs to start publicising all of this and start putting pressure on the PPP via the media. i dont get why they are not doing so? They are ripe for the taking.
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The problem is that media is owned by the very people that are in bed with this mafia outfit. Mrs James will find that keeping people uneducated worked for grandad, mum and dad but in the age of social media, it wont work for too long for him.
 
Itachi said:
You clearly didn't understand the basics of my post. But it's ok. Carry on.
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I shall carry on. You had no point. You were trying to sell the narrative that Pakistan is trying to 'fake' a sense of recovery by not testing enough. As I explained testing is down idk why, but testing has no correlation with death rate which has also halved. Yesterday recovered cases went above active cases for the first time since the outbreak.


All of this is dagger through your heart since pandemic is far from over in your country and therefore you are unable to accept that Pakistan might have gotten through it.
 
yet another low day of testing - 22k for last 3 days in a row, been low for just over 10 days,

yet someone said to me they will hit 100k test per day in mid july- i told that guy as we were testing between 28-32k per day -we wont hit that mark - it will be between 40-50k, going at this rate we will hit 30-33k per day in mid july
 
syed1 said:
i shall carry on. You had no point. You were trying to sell the narrative that pakistan is trying to 'fake' a sense of recovery by not testing enough. As i explained testing is down idk why, but testing has no correlation with death rate which has also halved. Yesterday recovered cases went above active cases for the first time since the outbreak.


All of this is dagger through your heart since pandemic is far from over in your country and therefore you are unable to accept that pakistan might have gotten through it.
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ok.
 
finalfantasy7 said:
yet another low day of testing - 22k for last 3 days in a row, been low for just over 10 days,

yet someone said to me they will hit 100k test per day in mid july- i told that guy as we were testing between 28-32k per day -we wont hit that mark - it will be between 40-50k, going at this rate we will hit 30-33k per day in mid july
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Since testing rate is going lower than previous month, the new active cases will become less than recovery case. This may manipulate the graph though. Just saying.
 
Itachi said:
Since testing rate is going lower than previous month, the new active cases will become less than recovery case. This may manipulate the graph though. Just saying.
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I see that you avoided my post and still stubbornly claiming to know what is going on. Comes with the territory of someone just posting out of agenda without facts and logic to back them up.



So if low testing means recovered cases have "artificially" increased more than active cases, then it can also mean that alot of the people who have already recovered aren't being tested so that they can be removed from the active cases and put in the recovered. I suggest you worry about your own country rather than poking your nose where it does not belong. Just today India witnessed close to 450 deaths compared to Pakistan's 80.
 
I heard covid 19 related situation is getting better, particularly in Lahore, true ?
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sindh's death rate third-lowest in the country <br><br>Follow our updates on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#coronavirus</a> here: <a href="https://t.co/vY4fVgAjuk">https://t.co/vY4fVgAjuk</a></p>— Dawn.com (@dawn_com) <a href="https://twitter.com/dawn_com/status/1279364469349593089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"Third lowest" :13:
 
Pakistan doing well Alhumdulilah

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Imperial College of London's study suggests that Pakistan's Re = 0.74<br><br>Re below 1 is considered ideal (endemic)<br><br>Ground situation:<br>Hospitalisation ⬇️ Infection Rate ⬇️<br>Suspects coming for tests ⬇️<br><br>So what will be the new excuse of our Lamestream Media for Lockdown? 🤔 <a href="https://t.co/tiJNkfO46Q">pic.twitter.com/tiJNkfO46Q</a></p>— Azhar (@MashwaniAzhar) <a href="https://twitter.com/MashwaniAzhar/status/1279413393510871040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>



<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">More numbers from the same study:<br><br>1) Pak has the lowest Rt in Asia - Pic1<br><br>2- Only country in Asia (excluding Russia) with estimates of transmissibility declining - Pic2<br><br>3- Deaths in 🇵🇰 will estimatedly decrease in the next week - Pics 3&4<br><br>study link: <a href="https://t.co/OPLGfgyfGI">https://t.co/OPLGfgyfGI</a> <a href="https://t.co/yC4yoUztAc">pic.twitter.com/yC4yoUztAc</a></p>— محمد صائم علی🇵🇰 (@saimali_2001) <a href="https://twitter.com/saimali_2001/status/1279425124731682822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Punjab doing particularly well. Unfortunately Sindh is ruled by Biloo David's party

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LockdownSuccess?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LockdownSuccess</a><br>Positive cases from Normal testing fell to 13% from 23% compared to early June <br>Decrease in number of patients in HDU & ICU Alhamdolillah.<br>Smart testing in Lahore showed decrease of positive cases from 5-6% to just 0.74% from last testing In early May <a href="https://t.co/6tCevFkYzS">pic.twitter.com/6tCevFkYzS</a></p>— Dr. Yasmin Rashid (@Dr_YasminRashid) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dr_YasminRashid/status/1279374278769676289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Wow Punjab recovery increased by 8 thousand in one day. Finally catching up to sindh.

Testing again was really low again today
 
Syed1 said:
Pakistan doing well Alhumdulilah

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Imperial College of London's study suggests that Pakistan's Re = 0.74<br><br>Re below 1 is considered ideal (endemic)<br><br>Ground situation:<br>Hospitalisation ⬇️ Infection Rate ⬇️<br>Suspects coming for tests ⬇️<br><br>So what will be the new excuse of our Lamestream Media for Lockdown? 🤔 <a href="https://t.co/tiJNkfO46Q">pic.twitter.com/tiJNkfO46Q</a></p>— Azhar (@MashwaniAzhar) <a href="https://twitter.com/MashwaniAzhar/status/1279413393510871040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>



<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">More numbers from the same study:<br><br>1) Pak has the lowest Rt in Asia - Pic1<br><br>2- Only country in Asia (excluding Russia) with estimates of transmissibility declining - Pic2<br><br>3- Deaths in 🇵🇰 will estimatedly decrease in the next week - Pics 3&4<br><br>study link: <a href="https://t.co/OPLGfgyfGI">https://t.co/OPLGfgyfGI</a> <a href="https://t.co/yC4yoUztAc">pic.twitter.com/yC4yoUztAc</a></p>— محمد صائم علی🇵🇰 (@saimali_2001) <a href="https://twitter.com/saimali_2001/status/1279425124731682822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Punjab doing particularly well. Unfortunately Sindh is ruled by Biloo David's party

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LockdownSuccess?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LockdownSuccess</a><br>Positive cases from Normal testing fell to 13% from 23% compared to early June <br>Decrease in number of patients in HDU & ICU Alhamdolillah.<br>Smart testing in Lahore showed decrease of positive cases from 5-6% to just 0.74% from last testing In early May <a href="https://t.co/6tCevFkYzS">pic.twitter.com/6tCevFkYzS</a></p>— Dr. Yasmin Rashid (@Dr_YasminRashid) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dr_YasminRashid/status/1279374278769676289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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If true which I don't believe any of the sub continent countries stats, Bangladesh which hasn't had the deagh rate anything over 60 for ages- they will be one of the first countries to get out of it
 
KP registers 337 cases, 18 more deaths from Covid-19

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's tally of coronavirus cases has risen to 27,843 with 337 new cases reported today, according to the KP health department.

Eighteen more people died from the disease in the province — six in Peshawar, four in Lower Dir, three in Abbottabad, three in Swabi and one each in Mardan and Swat. KP's death toll now stands at 1,020.


Balochistan reports 49 new cases, one death

49 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Balochistan, taking the provincial tally to 10,766, according to the Balochistan health directorate.

The province also registered one more death, with its death toll from the virus so far rising to 123.
 
Abdullah719 said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sindh's death rate third-lowest in the country <br><br>Follow our updates on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#coronavirus</a> here: <a href="https://t.co/vY4fVgAjuk">https://t.co/vY4fVgAjuk</a></p>— Dawn.com (@dawn_com) <a href="https://twitter.com/dawn_com/status/1279364469349593089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"Third lowest" :13:
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dawn and Bilawal <a href="https://t.co/pnC3Mi5yT7">https://t.co/pnC3Mi5yT7</a> <a href="https://t.co/j5DzRwISvu">pic.twitter.com/j5DzRwISvu</a></p>— Blue on Blue (@razzblues) <a href="https://twitter.com/razzblues/status/1279402385924710401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Abdullah719 said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sindh's death rate third-lowest in the country <br><br>Follow our updates on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#coronavirus</a> here: <a href="https://t.co/vY4fVgAjuk">https://t.co/vY4fVgAjuk</a></p>— Dawn.com (@dawn_com) <a href="https://twitter.com/dawn_com/status/1279364469349593089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"Third lowest" :13:
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Lol
 
After a very long time I came here to reduce the panic. AFTER being on duty in corona Isolation unit KTh I have observed decrese im admison rates of serious patients and positive cases as well. We have more space for new patiens now as as compared to previous two weeks we had 70 admitted patients now compared to 110 2 weeks ago. Same is the case in most of Kpk districts according to my colleagues working there.
 
Syed1 said:
I shall carry on. You had no point. You were trying to sell the narrative that Pakistan is trying to 'fake' a sense of recovery by not testing enough. As I explained testing is down idk why, but testing has no correlation with death rate which has also halved. Yesterday recovered cases went above active cases for the first time since the outbreak.


All of this is dagger through your heart since pandemic is far from over in your country and therefore you are unable to accept that Pakistan might have gotten through it.
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we are on the right path now. Very very encouraging news , you can see my post. I did not post here based on assumptions or fake numbers.
 
DRsohail said:
After a very long time I came here to reduce the panic. AFTER being on duty in corona Isolation unit KTh I have observed decrese im admison rates of serious patients and positive cases as well. We have more space for new patiens now as as compared to previous two weeks we had 70 admitted patients now compared to 110 2 weeks ago. Same is the case in most of Kpk districts according to my colleagues working there.
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That's great news, thanks for updating us doc
 
DRsohail said:
After a very long time I came here to reduce the panic. AFTER being on duty in corona Isolation unit KTh I have observed decrese im admison rates of serious patients and positive cases as well. We have more space for new patiens now as as compared to previous two weeks we had 70 admitted patients now compared to 110 2 weeks ago. Same is the case in most of Kpk districts according to my colleagues working there.
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Thank you for your update :) Seems like the government policies are paying off.
 
Itachi said:
Going by the numbers, this seems to be the case.

It will also give a false assurance to people that they may avoid testing/admission to hospital believing it is a seasonal flu (since corona positive numbers are decreasing so they are also less likely to be positive).

By the end of July, this will be clear I guess whether numbers are accurate or artificially brought down.
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True. Another issue is the no of recoveries being so high while tests being so low. I think they are not testing again to see if a person has cleared the virus but declare them recovered after the 14 day period, this is per the new guidelines from WHO.

But look at Islamabad to see a proper representation and to get a good idea of the trend in the country. They report recoveries after a month offollowups. For the rest of the country it's 14 days, which is in accordance with the WHO guidelines. That's why Islamabad had such a low recovery rate in the beginning.

They are also constantly doing 2000-3500 test per day, which is the highest test to population ratio in the country. And the positivity ratio has come down from around 20 to 5 percent which seems like good news somewhat (it's unclear how much it is due to the virus running its course and how much is due to smart lockdowns of heavily infected areas).

In any case we need to be testing more. If we are at 40-50 k by August and the positive cases are around 5 percent or lower, we will be doing good.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">*Important* new insight into rise in unexplained deaths in Pakistan during the coronavirus pandemic from official data we've obtained:<br><br>Lahore, June 2019: 1,744 registered deaths<br><br>Lahore, June 2020: 3,723 registered deaths<br><br>Lahore, June 2020 official Covid deaths: 487<br><br>w/<a href="https://twitter.com/uszahid?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@uszahid</a></p>— Secunder Kermani (@SecKermani) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecKermani/status/1279642115467812864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Caveat: An official told us some families hide their Covid death certificate from graveyard admin because of stigma, so it's likely more than 118 of those burials were of officially confirmed Covid deaths <br><br>There were approx 729 recorded coronavirus deaths in June 2020 in Karachi</p>— Secunder Kermani (@SecKermani) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecKermani/status/1279642118592638977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
SAPM Dr Zafar Mirza tests positive for Covid-19, says he has mild symptoms

Prime minister's aide Dr Zafar Mirza on Monday announced that he was isolating himself at home after testing positive for the novel coronavirus.

In a tweet, the special assistant to the prime minister on health said that he was experiencing "mild symptoms" and was taking all precautions. He also applauded the services of his colleagues, saying "Keep up the good work! You are making a big difference and I am proud of you."

Last week, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi also tested positive for the disease.

Several politicians, including members of the ruling PTI, have been diagnosed with the virus over the past few months as it continues to spread in Pakistan. More than 223,300 people have tested positive across the country since the first case emerged on February 26 while more than 4,500 deaths have been reported.

Prominent political leaders who have contracted the virus so far include National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, PPP leader Saeed Ghani and Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid, all of whom have recovered.

Former Balochistan governor Syed Fazal Agha, PTI Punjab MPA Shaheen Raza, Sindh Minister for Human Settlements Ghulam Murtaza Baloch, MNA Munir Khan Orakzai and PTI's Mian Jamshedud Din Kakakhel are among politicians who passed away after contracting the virus.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1567337/s...sitive-for-covid-19-says-he-has-mild-symptoms
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><327> I have tested positive for COVID-19. Under med advice I have isolated myself at home & taking all precautions. I have mild symptoms. Please keep me in your kind prayers. Colleagues, keep up the good work! You are making a big difference & I am proud of you.</p>— Zafar Mirza (@zfrmrza) <a href="https://twitter.com/zfrmrza/status/1280016074449326083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Abdullah719 said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">*Important* new insight into rise in unexplained deaths in Pakistan during the coronavirus pandemic from official data we've obtained:<br><br>Lahore, June 2019: 1,744 registered deaths<br><br>Lahore, June 2020: 3,723 registered deaths<br><br>Lahore, June 2020 official Covid deaths: 487<br><br>w/<a href="https://twitter.com/uszahid?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@uszahid</a></p>— Secunder Kermani (@SecKermani) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecKermani/status/1279642115467812864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Caveat: An official told us some families hide their Covid death certificate from graveyard admin because of stigma, so it's likely more than 118 of those burials were of officially confirmed Covid deaths <br><br>There were approx 729 recorded coronavirus deaths in June 2020 in Karachi</p>— Secunder Kermani (@SecKermani) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecKermani/status/1279642118592638977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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even if you take "other" deaths into account, Pakistan as a poor country has done a great job considering.
There is this need or almost a desire for certain sections of the world media to imply that because we are a poor country everything we say is fake or false.

But just think about it logically, if the death rate was the same as New York or the UK, i can guarantee you IK would be facing a massive problem. people would not stay quiet and teh opposition including Mrs James and co would be putting immense pressure on the govt.

I don't doubt that our death figure requires adjustment but you cannot hide the sort of mass deaths that covid causes. But alas even if Pakistan does a good job its just not good enough and Pakistan is a lieing etc.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The PM <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ImranKhanPTI</a> had a call with DG of WHO <a href="https://twitter.com/DrTedros?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DrTedros</a>. DG recognized the positive trend in disease curtailment in Pak. PM asked WHO to develop travel guidelines to be adopted by all countries to ensure that low income countries are not discriminated against in global travel.</p>— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) <a href="https://twitter.com/Asad_Umar/status/1280065675059437569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Serious question, how come only Pakistan cricketers and ministers seem to have a lot more % of COVID infection than the common folk? I mean in our part of the world you can’t go higher class than politicians and cricketers.

If a million $ organization affiliated to government like PCB is using faulty equipment that is giving wrong results than What about some remote lab in the country side?

People might get angry and start hurling abuses at me, but let me know if anything I have said defies logic. If you want to bring india in, there are other threads, suit yourself and go crazy there.

I am just saying is this a good example of herd immunity where the rich who live more secluded lives are getting hit while the poor seem to be doing ok? That was my point.
 
Local.Dada said:
Serious question, how come only Pakistan cricketers and ministers seem to have a lot more % of COVID infection than the common folk? I mean in our part of the world you can’t go higher class than politicians and cricketers.

If a million $ organization affiliated to government like PCB is using faulty equipment that is giving wrong results than What about some remote lab in the country side?

People might get angry and start hurling abuses at me, but let me know if anything I have said defies logic. If you want to bring india in, there are other threads, suit yourself and go crazy there.

I am just saying is this a good example of herd immunity where the rich who live more secluded lives are getting hit while the poor seem to be doing ok? That was my point.
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thats because your following twitter accounts and the average Pakistani doesn't have twitter account- and plus the media will always follow the rich
 
Another low day testing for Pakistan just again 22k, yesterday it was 25k.

Looks like Punjab testing has really gone downhill as the above graphs shows.
 
finalfantasy7 said:
thats because your following twitter accounts and the average Pakistani doesn't have twitter account- and plus the media will always follow the rich
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What I meant by that is out of a squad of 30, almost 1/3 guys tested positive. And out of those 1/3 there were debates on the validity of the testing. That’s a pretty big error rate don’t you think especially one would imagine an organization like PCB to have the best possible access to labs, doctors and equipment.

Similarly significant number of cabinet members seem to have contracted this too.

The ratio is way high compared to the common public. That’s what I was getting at.

Look this is not a cricket match to say you got 300 and my team has only 150 type debates. Human lives are human lives. So, my concern was on the validity of tests and testing capabilities. Pakistan May not be as populated as India but it is a hugely populated country as well and if things are not transparent or well managed it will not be good news for the entire world.
 
finalfantasy7 said:
Another low day testing for Pakistan just again 22k, yesterday it was 25k.

Looks like Punjab testing has really gone downhill as the above graphs shows.
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In Corona Ward of our hospital, we have less than 40% patients as compared to what we had 3 weeks ago. Imho, From Eid to End of June a lot of people with symptoms didn't tested themselves but did managed to isolate and have recovered by now.

I hope trend over last week is a true indicator and people are not hiding Covid. I also hope people don't mistake declining cases as Covid elimination and continue following SOPs during Eid Week.
 
last_knight said:
In Corona Ward of our hospital, we have less than 40% patients as compared to what we had 3 weeks ago. Imho, From Eid to End of June a lot of people with symptoms didn't tested themselves but did managed to isolate and have recovered by now.

I hope trend over last week is a true indicator and people are not hiding Covid. I also hope people don't mistake declining cases as Covid elimination and continue following SOPs during Eid Week.
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Punjab positive rate has fallen to 8% because of measures like this

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My parents' cook tested positive 3 days ago. Today a govt team turned up at their place and tested everyone at home in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lahore?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Lahore</a>. Ma said she was the most proud of voting for <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ImranKhanPTI</a> today 👏. This exact thing had already happened at my in laws house some weeks ago. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Covid19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Covid19</a></p>— Ravale Mohydin (@Ravale_Mohydin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ravale_Mohydin/status/1280193354454704128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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