Observer Report
New York
The United Nations has commended Pakistan’s gains in the fight against the coronavirus but warned that complacency during the coming Islamic festival of Eid-ul-Azha could lead to a new surge in cases, foreign media reported.
The warning comes a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan said Pakistan was among the few countries in the world that have largely controlled the pandemic.
The outbreak hit the county of 220 million peoplein late February and the number of confirmed cases has since surpassed 275,000, including nearly 5,900 deaths. Almost 90pc of patients have recovered, and COVID-19 infections have considerably dropped over the past month.
On Tuesday, health officials said there were 936 new cases and 23 deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours, representing a decline of about 86%. Pakistan had a peak of 6,825 cases on June 14.
