Sindh Pakistan January 4, ANI Sindh Government on Sunday said that the Omicron cases have reached up to 50% in the province, especially in Karachi. The data collected by the provincial authorities shows that Pakistan is in the grip of the Omicron variant.
A total of 351 samples of Covid 19 positive cases were collected and analysed, the data is worrisome as 175 of these samples were of Omicron variant, the provincial health authorities confirmed.
Syed Murad Ali Shah, chief minister of Sindh, discussed the deteriorating health situation in Sindh with the health authorities. A few of 175 omicron samples had travel history, and it was confirmed that there was a chain of spread. The meeting was attended by Minister of Health, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, Adviser Law Murtaza Wahab and Parliamentary Secretary on Health Qasim Soomro, Acting Chief Secretary Qazi Shahid Pervez, Secretary of Health, Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Dr Bari of Indus Hospital and others.
There has been an increase in the number of cases over the past 30 days, which is a key concern. On December 3, last year, a total of 261 new cases were detected which increased significantly and reached a total of 403 until January 2, 2022.
The Chief Minister has urged the health officials to increase the number of vaccines and testing. He urged the people to adopt Covid-appropriate behaviour, failing which strict rules will be put in place.