Asif Shaikh
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has urged the people of the province to avoid social gathering and meeting with people. “You have to adopt volunteer isolation- this the only solution to contain coronavous,” he said. Reacting to a report presented by the commissioner, the CM said at a press conference on Monday that people were still thronging at restaurants, hotels, chai khan. “It is not acceptable and I request the people to adopt self-isolation, otherwise I would have no option but to close restaurants, hotels, chai khanas and such other facilities,” he said. Shah told the police and the administration to work out a plan to control crowds, otherwise give notice to restaurants and hotels to close their facility by 9 pm. “I’ll take final decision very soon,” he said. He summarised the virus situation in the province on Monday at the press conference and said there are no China-origin cases in Sindh so far. We tested 34 people and their tests all came back negative, he said. On February 26 we reported our first positive coronavirus case in Karachi and I held my first meeting on February 27, said Shah. He said the Sindh government has actively been sharing statistics with the media and monitoring the situation. He said 393 tests were done in Sindh before the pilgrims from Taftan arrived and 27 people tested positive. Two recovered and have gone home, he said. He said 25 people are under treatment and some are in isolation at home. They’re all doing fine, said Shah, adding that no one is in critical condition. Justifying that some people were isolated at home, he said there is no treatment for the coronavirus. The chief minister said your test being negative doesn’t mean you don’t have the virus. Someone could have it and show no symptoms at all and become fine themselves, he said, adding that it depends on your immune system.
