Volunteers disinfect church, area in Islamabad

A non-profit organization was on Saturday disinfecting streets and churches in Islamabad, as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the Pakistani capital.

The Alkhidmat foundation has been disinfecting impoverished areas in the city, as well as mosques and other community prayer centres, over the past days.

Alkhidmat president Hamid Athar Malik said their plan was to sanitize all churches in Islamabad ahead of Easter Sunday.

All entrance and exit points in Islamabad have been cordoned off by the police and military in view of rising numbers of patients in the vicinity of the federal capital and adjoining garrison city.

Federal health authorities in Pakistan reported the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 was increasing, raising the country's total number of confirmed cases to 4,788.

They also reported another death of a man in the country's commercial hub, Karachi, increasing the death toll to 71.

It is reported that 762 people have recovered.

For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks.

For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.

The vast majority of people recover.

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