ISLAMABAD: Pakistani celebrities are stepping forth to urge the public to take precautionary measures as the third wave of coronavirus grips the nation.
Ministry of National Health Services issued a video message where the acclaimed stars, Mahira Khan, Adeel Hussain, Bilal Abbas, and Iqra Aziz are pushing fans to build up the safety measures to curtail the spread of the virus.
“Let’s defeat corona together,” said the Humsafar actor in the video posted on Twitter.
کورونا کی تیسری لہر اور بھی مہلک ہوسکتی ہے۔
— Ministry of National Health Services, Pakistan (@nhsrcofficial) March 19, 2021
لہذٰہ تمام پاکستانیوں پر ذمہداری عائد ہوتی ہے کہ پہلے سے بھی ذیادہ احتیاط سے کام لیں اور حکومت کی بتائی گئی احتیاطی تدابیر پر عمل کریں۔
#اب_احتیاط_اور_بھی_زیادہ pic.twitter.com/YJWPncLPpv
“Let us vow to use face masks and sanitize our hands regularly.”
Hussain and Abbas tell fans.
“Maintain a six feet distance with each other and avoid going to crowded places.”
Iqra Aziz urges.
Pakistan lost 42 more people in the last 24 hours to the deadly virus, taking the nationwide death tally to 13,799. So far, 579,760 have recovered from the coronavirus after testing positive.
Earlier the positivity rate of Pakistan stood close to 8% which has alarm bells ringing in the country.
