Coronavirus: Sindh health official recommends making masks, social distancing mandatory again

Karachi (HRNW)  Sindh health officials have recommended the provincial government to make masks, social distancing and other covid SOPs mandatory as the positivity rate in the province soars past 6%.

Data released by the national and Sindh health authorities showed that as many as 2,949 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours in Sindh. Out of these, 180 have tested positive taking positivity rate to 6.10%.

In Karachi, 1,060 people tests were conducted in the province in last 24 hours. 168 people were confirmed Covid-19 positive taking the city’s positivity ratio to 15.85%.

With the covid cases rising in Karachi and Hyderabad, the health officials have raised an alarm.

Over 309 new coronavirus cases have been reported from across the country in the last 24 hours.