The airport authorities have adopted measures to stem the spread of the new corona variant.

According to the 24Newshd TV channel, the disinfectant spray drive is underway as per the NCOC instructions.

The disinfection process is ensured especially after international flights

The disinfection process is going on in all lounges as well. 

A random sampling of 2 per cent of the passengers of every international flight is also underway.

The first death due to coronavirus in Karachi in 2023 was reported on Tuesday.

According to an official report, the case surfaced in the last 24 hours. The victim was brought to a private hospital and died in 24 hours.  

Moreover, three patients are on ventilators in SUIT, Trauma Center and private hospital. A total of 33 cases surfaced in a week in the Sindh capital. 

The National Command and Operation Centre denied the existence of the dreaded coronavirus strain, BF.7 in Pakistan. However, 6 new cases of XBB and XBB.1 were reported in Karachi. The National Institute of Health (NIH) has earlier confirmed the existence of Omicron’s subvariant XBB in the country.  

Clarifying the news circulating in a section of media about the new COVID variant, the NIH spokesperson said that such news was not accurate as the reported variant in some areas of the country is XBB which is an old variant of Omicron. Based on observations,