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To combat the "alarming" spike in Covid-19 infections in Karachi, the Sindh government has reestablished non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) rules.

The new NPIs include wearing masks, social distance at public gatherings, and reducing passenger occupancy in public transportation to 70%, according to the Director General Health Services Sindh.

Furthermore, vaccination card checks in high-risk sites like as shopping malls, shrines, and gyms will be restored. Marriage ceremonies will also be limited to 300 guests for indoor events and 500 people for outdoor festivities, according to the circular.

Sindh"s director-general of health services has also called for a growth in the number of Rapid Response Teams, Covid-19 testing, and a greater emphasis on booster immunizations.

These improvements came after health specialists warned of an increase in the number of positive samples if precautionary measures like social separation and carrying masks in public were not taken.

On Wednesday, Sindh health officials asked the public to exercise caution during the forthcoming Eidul Azha festivities.
Coronavirus infections are becoming more common

Over the last 24 hours, the national Covid-19 positive rate was 2.22 percent. The National Institute of Health (NIH) verified 309 new cases and stated that 13,941 tests were performed throughout Pakistan over the same time period. Eighty coronavirus patients remain in intensive care among the current cases.

Sindh had a positive ratio of 6.10 percent, which was over above the national average.

This is followed by Mardan, which has a positivity ratio of 4.76 percent, and Mirpur in Azad Kashmir, which has a positivity ratio of 2.38 percent.

Peshawar has 2.24 percent, Islamabad has 1.63 percent, Rawalpindi has 1.52 percent, and Gilgit has 1.42 percent.

It should be noted that Pakistan recorded the first case of the most recent sub-variant of Omicron in May of this year. The new sub-variant is to blame for the newest wave of Covid-19 infections worldwide. Following that, the prime minister reinstated the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), which had been dissolved a month before.

Pakistan"s response to the outbreak was praised internationally, and it was seen as one of the countries that dealt with the virus effectively enough to prevent the outbreak from spreading further.

Earlier this month, the United Nations Development Programme released a report that ranked Pakistan among countries that fared rather well in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic.

It was reported that by March 23, 2022, the cost of vaccinating 40% of Pakistan"s population will be 13.95% of the country"s current health spending.