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Pakistan coronavirus cases surge past 25,000

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A worker sprays disinfectant during a lockdown of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA-EFE/ARSHAD ARBAB

 

Coronavirus cases in Pakistan surged past 25,000 on Friday, just hours before the government was due to lift lockdown measures, with the country reporting some of the biggest daily increases in new infections in the world.

Officials reported 1,764 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours on Friday, taking the total to 25,837. Deaths rose by 30 to 594.

Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced plans to begin lifting Pakistan’s poorly enforced lockdown from Saturday, amid fears for the country’s economy as it sinks into recession.

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