Pakistan on Friday further extended ban on domestic and international flight operations up to April 21 as the country stepped up efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has infected 4,695 people in the country, authorities said.
According to the Ministry of National Health Service, so far 54,706 tests have been conducted, including 2,478 in the last 24 hours. While 727 people have recovered so far, 66 died and 45 are in critical condition.
Punjab registered the highest number of 2,287 infections, followed by Sindh at 1,214, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) 620, Balochistan 219, Gilgit-Baltistan 215, Islamabad 107 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) 33.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Peshawar to see the efforts of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government to contain the spread of the disease.
He visited Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar and was briefed about the situation in the province.
Khan expressed satisfaction over the steps being taken by the provincial Government.