More hot spots of coronavirus identified in Islamabad, surrounding areas
Zubair Qureshi
The federal capital on Monday reported 8,569 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 78 deaths. This shows an increase of 635 new cases and three deaths in last 24 hours.
On Sunday, the city reported 771 new cases, the single highest one-day number of the new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours.
Karachi Company, the erstwhile market that used to be bustling with customers, sectors G-9/2 and Sector G-9/3 are completely sealed while the Islamabad district administration has identified hotspots of coronavirus which include I-8, I-10, Ghauri Town, Sectors G-6, G-7, G-8 and Bhara Kahu.
It is worth mentioning here that the “Test, Track and Quarantine” strategy is aimed at identifying how the disease spreads and focuses on clusters and hotspots to enable targeted lockdowns and need-driven resource optimisation at all levels. The government has said that the TTQ strategy has been formulated to keep spread of the disease in check while different sectors open up. The TTQ strategy involves ramping up of testing, rapidly tracing the contacts of confirmed positive cases, and effective quarantining of positive and suspected cases.
Earlier, in the meeting National Command & Operation Centre (NCOC) was briefed in detail about operationalization of additional oxygenated beds and vents, including procurement of these critical healthcare equipment by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) as announced by the prime minister.
