The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration on Saturday started disinfection spray in the residential sectors of the metropolis to control the spread of the COVID-19 after completion of spray in areas where some people were tested positive for coronavirus.
The ICT Administration along with Bahria Town management carried out disinfection spray in Sector I-10 and some other areas. Spray was earlier done in Shehzad Town and Bhara Kahu where some people were tested positive for coronavirus.
Similarly, the district administration Rawalpindi also continued disinfection spray in various parts of the city as well as at banks, the Utility Stores, and medical stores. The Rawalpindi administration decided to join hands with all the non-government organizations (NGOs) and welfare organizations, which have started distribution of ration to various households in Rawalpindi, to avoid the overlapping of efforts of the various groups, an official said.
Meanwhile, four coronavirus patients admitted at the Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology (RIC) recovered and were discharged from the hospital.
Usama Ijaz, 22, who recovered from the COVID-19, appreciated the efforts of the doctors and the paramedical staff for giving him the best possible treatment.
The number of coronavirus cases roses in the federal capital on Saturday to 75 bringing the country's tally of the COVID-19 infections to 2,708, according to the official data. According to the official data, Punjab has 1,027 cases followed by Sindh 839, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 343, Balochistan 175, Gilgit-Baltistan 193, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) 11. Till the filling of this report, 130 coronavirus patients have so far recovered, and 41 have died across the country.
Like other parts of the country, majority of the shops in the major markets in both the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi including Aabpara, Karachi Company, Peshawar Mor, F-6 and F-7, I-8, G-10 Markaz, Commercial Market, Raja Bazaar, Pindora as well as several other smaller markets remain closed. Shops including medical stores/pharmacies, bakeries, meat, milk, and grocery stores remained open. The public transport has been banned, however, taxi drivers as well as some pick-up drivers managed to run their vehicles on traditional routes.