ISLAMABAD – The coronavirus caseload in Pakistan had reached 2,458 with 76new cases reported during last 24 hours, an official of Command and ControlCentre on Corona said on Friday.
Sharing the data, he said that total 35 deaths had been reported from thedisease so far while 10 patients were still in critical condition.
He said that 126 patients had been recovered while 783 cases were reportedfrom Sindh, 928 from Punjab, 311 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 169 fromBalochistan, 68 from Islamabad Capital Territory, 190 in Gilgit Baltistan(GB) and nine in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
He said that 11 deaths had been reported from Punjab, 11 from Sindh, ninefrom KP, three from GB and one from Balochistan. He added 65 patients hadbeen recovered in Sindh, 30 in KP, 17 in Balochistan, five in GB, six inPunjab and three in ICT.
He said that Higher Education Commission had initiated a call for proposalwith regard to innovation on COVID-19 by inviting proposals fromuniversities, technicians and researchers on individual basis or on behalfof organizations.
He said that these proposals were invited to have solution of coronavirusin the country.He added similar another initiative of establishing ‘hackathon’ had beenlunched jointly by Ministry of National Health Services and NationalIncubation Centre in coordination with 21 other organizations and companiesincluding UN establishments.He added under the program, individual Pakistanis living inside or abroadwill be invited to share their unique ideas or proposals to address thechallenges related with the Coronavirus in shape of services, products, newresearch or new idea.
He invited all such potential individuals with having any such idea andneed support to implement his or her plan.
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He added areas had been identified including getting true information,supply chain improvement, hygiene and sanitizer, cleaning of houses andcities, protection of health workers, availability of masks or gloves etc..He added other missing areas could also be included where they needfinancial or technical support.
He asked the individuals to reach the website www.nicpakistan.pk/hackathonfor further information and sharing their ideas before April 12.
He added scrutiny or shortlisting of ideas will be completed on April 13 toApril 14 while individuals will be informed about their ideas on March 15.He added mentors will be assigned by April 17 to April 19 for guidance onsubject and giving their help for further improving the ideas.
He said that final shortlist will be announced on April 22. He added afterfinalization every possible assistance will be given to successfulindividuals for development of such ideas in order to scale up at nationallevel.
