41 new cases have been confirmed on Monday, of Corona-Virus in Sindh, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the province to 76 and the national tally to 94.
It is rising massively in the country today.
Advisor to Sindh chief minister on Information Murtaza Wahab, tweeted on Monday that 50 people who returned form quarantine Taftan had tested positive for COVID-19
Further he said that 25 out of 76 patients belong to Karachi including one from Hyderabad, “Out of these 76 patients, 2 have recovered & the remaining 74 are being kept in isolation,” he added.
However, confusion remains as there is no provincial focal person to give a tally of confirmed cases in Sindh. The number of total cases may be revised as facts become clearer.
Action taken by PM:
On Friday, Imran Khan chaired a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) to gather and discuss the outbreak.
The group was attended by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt-Gen Faiz Hameed provincial chief ministers, top advisors and cabinet members.
It was decided to close borders with Iran and Afghanistan, allow only three airports – Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore – to operate international flights in limited numbers while other airports will see domestic flights, and ban public gatherings.
The Pakistan Day parade on March 23 has also been cancelled.
The Sindh government has banned public gatherings, shut down educational institutions, postponed religious celebrations and closed shrines, marriage halls, cinemas, gyms, social clubs etc. Punjab government is said to have made a similar decision.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the education institutions have been closed till April 5 and suspended wedding activities around the province.
Balochistan has also limited activities and closed educational institutions till the end of March.
