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• These restrictions will continue to be in effect from July 19th to 29th.
• Tourism-related activities are also suspended these days.
• The infection rate in Pakistan exceeded 4% for the second time in three days.

A notice stated that in view of the increasing number of coronavirus cases, the government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir imposed a 10-day limit on tourist attractions in the area on Wednesday.

The notice stated that these restrictions will continue to be effective from July 19 to July 29, and tourism-related activities will also be suspended during these days.

Earlier in the day, the Sindh provincial government also decided to close schools, once again banned indoor dining, and implemented several other restrictions across the province, as the number of COVID-19 cases continued to increase due to fears of the fourth wave of epidemics.

These measures were taken during a meeting of the Provincial Coronavirus Task Force led by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday.

During the meeting, the Chief Minister expressed concern about the deterioration of COVID-19 in Sindh. The positive rate in Sindh has risen sharply in the past few days.

Delta variants account for 50% of COVID-19 cases

This development comes after Dr. Nausheen Hamid, Minister of Health of the Federal Parliament, stated that the delta variant of the coronavirus that first appeared in India accounted for 50% of the total number of infections in Pakistan.

The legislator in his speech Geographic NewsThe plan “Pakistan Geography” stated that the COVID-19 vaccine being used in Pakistan is effective against the Delta variant.

Dr. Hamid emphasized that there is no vaccine in the world that is 100% effective against Delta variants, but if a person is vaccinated, the virus will not seriously affect their health.

The infection rate exceeded 4% for the second time in three days

On Wednesday morning, Pakistan’s coronavirus positive rate exceeded 4% for the second time in the past three days as the country’s daily number of cases continued to surge.

According to data from the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), on Sunday, Pakistan recorded the highest positive rate of coronavirus since May 30 of 4.09%, or 4.05%. Currently, the infection rate is 4.17%.

Data from the NCOC on Wednesday showed that 47,472 tests were performed in the past 24 hours, of which 1,980 tested positive for the coronavirus.

As the virus caused 24 new deaths, the national death toll rose to 22,642.

More than a month later, the number of active cases in the country exceeded the 40,000 mark. The current number of active cases is 40,862.

According to the official portal, the number of people who have recovered from the coronavirus in the country has reached 915,343, and the total number of cases has reached 978,847.

According to the breakdown of the provinces, so far, the total number of reported cases in Sindh is 349,586, Punjab 348,725, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 139,710, Islamabad Capital Territory 83,956, Balochistan 28,434 For example, Gilgit-Baltis Province.