Sindh Health Minister makes shocking revelations about COVID-19 variants after testing the latest samples [VIDEO]
Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho confirmed that the UK, South African, and Brazilian variants of Covid-19 had been found in Sindh.
The Sindh Minister for Health and Population Welfare, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, recently took to Twitter to educate people about the necessary precautions that need to be taken to deal with the new variants of Covid-19. The Minister posted a short video from the Health and Population Welfare Department of Sindh’s Twitter account talking about these precautions and coronavirus variants.
Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho confirmed that the UK, South African, and Brazilian variants of Covid-19 had been found in Sindh.
According to reports, The Agha Khan University (AKU) Hospital performed a genomic study on 13 different samples of Coronavirus. The UK variant was detected in 10 samples, while the South African and Brazilian virus types were detected in 1 sample each. The original strain of Covid-19 was detected in 1 sample.
Here’s the video message by the Sindh Health Minister:
South African & Brazilian variant of COVID-19 found in samples taken by AKU. This is an emergency as these variants are not vaccination responsive either. Therefore it is important for everyone to take all necessary precautions & take this seriously. #SindhHealth pic.twitter.com/F6IRNDTyBQ
— Health and Population Welfare Department, Sindh (@SindhHealthDpt) April 30, 2021
Terming the latest Covid-19 developments ‘alarming’ in a video message, Dr. Azra said:
These variants have high transmissibility and fatality rates. These strains are not vaccine responsive either because efficacies of Covid-19 vaccines against these variants have not been determined yet.
Concluding the video, the Health Minister said:
I request the public to avoid crowded spaces, social distancing, and unnecessary travel and adhere to Covid-19 SOPs; otherwise, a humanitarian crisis similar to India can erupt in the province as well.
Covid-19 in Pakistan
The country has entered the third wave of the pandemic, and the situation is worsening day by day. The government struggles to adopt a balanced policy where the spread of the virus can be prevented and where the poor man and the country’s economy are least affected.
According to data, 157 people lost their battle against the deadly virus in a single day (the 24th of April 2021)– the highest number ever recorded since the coronavirus was first detected in the country in Feb 2020. The NCOC also revealed that 5,908 more people contracted the virus in a single day, which is the second-highest figure in the current year.
Although a smart lockdown has been imposed in the major cities of Pakistan, critical care facilities continue to be overwhelmed as cases are rising at an uncontrollable rate.
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