<p>Pakistan's coronavirus cases on Monday crossed the 72,000-mark with 2,964 new patients while the death toll climbed to 1,543 after 60 people lost their lives in the last 24 hours, health officials said.</p>.<p>According to the Ministry of National Health Services, 2,964 new infections surfaced over the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally of coronavirus to 72,460.</p>.<p>The death toll reached 1,543 after 60 more deaths were reported during the last 24 hours.</p>.<p><b data-stringify-type="bold"><a aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-da7ca05a-113a-41e8-8865-3293c3b5d6c5" data-sk="tooltip_parent" delay="150" href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-live-updates-today-lockdown-50-maharashtra-karnataka-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bangalore-delhi-bengaluru-kolkata-chennai-covid-19-news-world-narendra-modi-843634.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Track live updates on coronavirus here</a></b></p>.<p>According to the ministry, 28,245 cases have been diagnosed in Sindh, 26,240 in Punjab, 10,027 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 4,393 in Balochistan, 2,589 in Islamabad, 711 in Gilgit-Baltistan, and 255 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.</p>.<p>The ministry showed that 26,083 patients have been recovered so far from the virus. The authorities have conducted 561,136 tests, including 14,398 in the last 24 hours.</p>.<p>The month of May registered nearly 52,000 new coronavirus cases as the tally surged from 69,474 to 17,699 cases, while the death toll rose from 408 to 1,483.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair a crucial meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) which is expected to decide the future strategy to deal with the increasing threat of the pandemic on Monday.</p>.<p>The meeting will discuss different options, including lockdown which was eased about two weeks ago. However, a minister said that increasing restrictions on people was not under active consideration.</p>.<p>“Lockdown option is always on the table, but it is not under active consideration,” Minister for Planning Asad Umar said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Umar heads the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) which recommends measures for the consideration of NCC and also implements its decisions.</p>.<p>On May 9, Pakistan began easing the month-long lockdown despite a steady rise in the number of the coronavirus cases.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Khan had said that Pakistan would begin easing its nationwide lockdown in a phase-wise manner by allowing various businesses to open up, citing the economic crisis due to the shutdown, which was enforced in the country in March end.</p>.<p>Pakistan on Friday announced the resumption of outbound international flights from Saturday, over two months after the services were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic</p>
<p>Pakistan's coronavirus cases on Monday crossed the 72,000-mark with 2,964 new patients while the death toll climbed to 1,543 after 60 people lost their lives in the last 24 hours, health officials said.</p>.<p>According to the Ministry of National Health Services, 2,964 new infections surfaced over the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally of coronavirus to 72,460.</p>.<p>The death toll reached 1,543 after 60 more deaths were reported during the last 24 hours.</p>.<p><b data-stringify-type="bold"><a aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-da7ca05a-113a-41e8-8865-3293c3b5d6c5" data-sk="tooltip_parent" delay="150" href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-live-updates-today-lockdown-50-maharashtra-karnataka-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bangalore-delhi-bengaluru-kolkata-chennai-covid-19-news-world-narendra-modi-843634.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Track live updates on coronavirus here</a></b></p>.<p>According to the ministry, 28,245 cases have been diagnosed in Sindh, 26,240 in Punjab, 10,027 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 4,393 in Balochistan, 2,589 in Islamabad, 711 in Gilgit-Baltistan, and 255 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.</p>.<p>The ministry showed that 26,083 patients have been recovered so far from the virus. The authorities have conducted 561,136 tests, including 14,398 in the last 24 hours.</p>.<p>The month of May registered nearly 52,000 new coronavirus cases as the tally surged from 69,474 to 17,699 cases, while the death toll rose from 408 to 1,483.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair a crucial meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) which is expected to decide the future strategy to deal with the increasing threat of the pandemic on Monday.</p>.<p>The meeting will discuss different options, including lockdown which was eased about two weeks ago. However, a minister said that increasing restrictions on people was not under active consideration.</p>.<p>“Lockdown option is always on the table, but it is not under active consideration,” Minister for Planning Asad Umar said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Umar heads the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) which recommends measures for the consideration of NCC and also implements its decisions.</p>.<p>On May 9, Pakistan began easing the month-long lockdown despite a steady rise in the number of the coronavirus cases.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Khan had said that Pakistan would begin easing its nationwide lockdown in a phase-wise manner by allowing various businesses to open up, citing the economic crisis due to the shutdown, which was enforced in the country in March end.</p>.<p>Pakistan on Friday announced the resumption of outbound international flights from Saturday, over two months after the services were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic</p>