![]() In response to a question, Shah said: "Trained personnel are going to meet people who have returned to Pakistan from Iran, ask them questions and test them for the virus, where needed." 'Those testing postive, will be isolated' Shah said the patient in Karachi had come from Iran and was travelling with a contingent of pilgrims. Not all 1,500 people and everyone they have been in contact with will be tested," he said. Shah explained that the first step was to check if the 1,500 individuals identified were manifesting symptoms of the virus. The chief minister added that according to their information, of the 1,500 individuals - 28 individuals may have been exposed to the virus in Karachi, and 5,000 individuals all across the country. Media, people urged to respect privacy of patientsĬM wants federal govt to stop flights from Iran Those being checked for symptoms should limit movement One hospital in Karachi to be designated for cases The second case was confirmed at PIMS in Islamabad.Īddressing a press conference after the emergency meeting, the Sindh chief minister said that about 1,500 people have been identified who returned from Iran or had come into contact with those coming from Iran and later entered Sindh in the past 15 days. The two cases confirmed in Pakistan included a 22-year-old male patient in Karachi who had travelled from Iran, where he acquired COVID-19. The task force headed by the chief minister will include the provincial chief secretary, health secretary, Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shallwani and other health officials. The decision was taken in an emergency meeting headed by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to chalk out a strategy to prevent the spread of coronavirus. She added, however, that the "family of the affected male was also cleared and released from isolation as their results were negative".Įarlier on Thursday, the Sindh government had decided to form a task force on coronavirus, a day after Pakistan confirmed its first two cases. She added that the patient, who had earlier tested positive for the virus, was still under quarantine at the hospital, refuting rumours of his release from the hospital circulating on social media. "There are no positive cases of coronvirus from today," said media coordinator to the health minister, Meeran Yousuf. The Sindh government on Thursday said that no new cases of the novel coronavirus had emerged in the province, a day after the country's first case was reported from Karachi. ![]()
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