Tourists barred from entering GB without Covid-negative report

GILGIT, Mar 20 (DNA): Amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country,
tourists visiting Gilgit Baltistan have been directed to carry a
Covid-negative report while entering the federally administered area.

According to a notification issued today and carried by the state
television, the decision was made by the Gilgit Baltistan authorities
while keeping in view the prevailing situation which saw a surge in
COVID-19 cases in the country.

The tourists will only be allowed to enter the Gilgit Baltistan region
if they will be carrying a COVID-negative report, the notification said.
It is pertinent to mention here that coronavirus has claimed 42 more
lives in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, taking the overall death
toll to 13,799 on Saturday.

The latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre
(NCOC) showed the COVID-19 has claimed 42 more lives and 3,876 fresh
infections were reported during the period. The total count of active
cases is 29,576. The positivity ratio was recorded at 9.46 percent
during the past day.

A total of 40,946 tests were conducted across the country during this
period. Since the detection of the first COVID-19 case in the country,
overall 9,732,033 tests have been conducted so far.

2,122 patients are in critical condition across the country, whereas,
1,446 people recovered from the deadly disease during the last 24 hours.
Overall 579,760 have regained their health from the COVID-19

Sindh remains top on the list with 262,796 cases reported in the
province so far, followed by Punjab with 195,087 COVID cases so far.

78,653 cases have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 50,843 in
Islamabad, 19,306 cases in Balochistan, 11,483 infections in Azad Jammu
and Kashmir and 4,967 cases have been detected in Gilgit Baltistan.

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