15 new Covid-19 cases reported across country: NIH.

ISLAMABAD -- Country's health authorities on Friday confirmed that 15 persons tested positive for Covid-19 across the country in the past 24 hours.

According to the latest figures shared by the National Institute of Health (NIH), around 17 critical patients have been admitted to various hospitals.

Around 4,023 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, out of which 15 persons tested positive for the disease. The positivity ratio was recorded at 0.37 percent. No death was reported from Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Meanwhile, Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Abdul Qadir Patel said that the government had strengthened the role of Border and Health Services in Pakistan to deal with any sub-variant of Covid-19.

The minister said that there was a surveillance system at all entry points of the country, including airports. He said that there would be rapid tests and screening of passengers at all airports.

He said that the situation was completely...