In Pakistan, coronavirus deaths near 150 a day even as government pushes ahead with reopening

The coronavirus is spreading in Pakistan at one of the fastest rates in the world, and its overwhelmed hospitals are turning away patients. But the government is pushing ahead with opening up the country, trying to salvage a near-collapsed economy where millions have already slid into poverty from pandemic restrictions.Further complicating the dilemma, many people are ignoring government calls to wear masks or obey social distancing rules.Millions crowd markets and mosques. Hardline clerics…

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