Pakistani stars stress on safety measures as third Covid wave grips the nation

As the third wave of coronavirus grips the nation, Pakistani celebrities are stepping forth to urge the public to take precautionary measures.

In a video message issued by the Ministry of National Health Services, 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.

“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,” urges Aziz.  

In the last 24 hours, the country lost 42 people to the deadly virus, taking the nationwide death tally to 13,799.

So far, 579,760 have recovered from the coronavirus after testing positive.

The surge in the positivity cases has alarm bells ringing in the country, as a day earlier Pakistan positivity rate stood close to 8%.