Pakistan among top 10 countries reporting most cases: WHO

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Pakistan has been ranked among the top 10 countries in the world reporting the highest number of cases of Covid-19, WHO said.

The global health body advised the government to enhance daily testing capacity to 50,000 to assess the actual prevalence of coronavirus across the country. In a letter to the four provinces, WHO also alerted Pakistan to its high positivity rate, underlining seriousness of the Covid-19 situation and poor efforts of the government in this regard.

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