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ISLAMABAD : Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has urged the nation to take standard operating procedures (SOPs) for curbing the spread of the Coronavirus seriously once again in the face of rising positivity rate.
\n“National positivity of Covid cases was 2.37 per cent. This is the highest positivity rate in more than 50 days. The last time this level was seen was on August 23.”
\nUmar also highlighted an increase in virus deaths. “The average number of Covid deaths during the first four days of this week was 11 per day, the highest since the week of August 10. Unmistakable signs of the rise of Corona\u201d.
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