Pakistan records 89,249 cases of coronavirus

Pakistan has registered 3,985 new cases of the coronavirus, raising the country’s tally of cases to 89,249.

Prime Minister Imran Khan said restrictions remain largely lifted or ignored across the country.

Khan called for citizens to resume visiting tourist locations.

At least 73 people died from COVID-19 on Thursday, raising the country’s overall death toll from the coronavirus to 1,886.

Pakistan, like other South Asian countries, has seen a lower rate of deaths among confirmed cases of the coronavirus than in many European and North American countries.