Well done Sindh government
Sindh government is leading the fight back against coronavirus
There is no
doubt that Sindh government’s respond to coronavirus has been laudable. The
Sindh government has done much more to save the people from coronavirus compare
to the other governments. The Sindh government is leading from the front.
CM Sindh Murad
Ali Shah has been proactive rather than reactive in the fight against
Coronavirus in Sindh province. The Sindh government has taken all the necessary
measures steps to contain the virus.
With an
alarming number of more than 174 cases being tested positive for coronavirus in
Sindh- the Sindh government is doing everything it can, in its capacity to help
contain and fight the virus.
Sindh government
has established world's largest Coronavirus emergency care & cure center
with isolation wards & approx 2000 beds at newly constructed Labour Colony
flats in Sukkur. Earlier China converted Stadium into hospital with 1,000 beds
in 10 day in Wuhan.
The infected people are kept in isolation for quarantine. The Sukkur facility is following the standard procedures of WHO.
Sindh
government also decided to provide rations to the families of those who are in
quarantine. Murad Ali Shah said that "Do not worry about your families
back home, we will take care of them, I am here to serve you and look after
your families. "Your breadwinners are in isolation, you must be worried
about daily income," Shah said. "Don't worry about those in isolation
centre; focus on your health instead."
The Sindh
leadership would not let you go hungry, he added, stressing to the local
government minister that the rations should be delivered to the pilgrims'
residences without any media coverage.
The Sindh
government has established special fund for coronavirus affected people.
The
provincial cabinet was informed that so far 2,301 people, who recently returned
from Iran, have been traced. The cabinet was told that nine isolation wards
with 118 beds capacity have been established as a precautionary measure to
treat coronavirus patients. As part of the measures against the epidemic, the
provincial government said that 5,000 testing kits have also been imported.
The Sindh
government also has imposed a ban on academic, social, and cultural activities
as a measure to prevent coronavirus from spreading. A notification issued by
the Sindh government read that the government wanted the ban on all sorts of
congregations and ceremonies to be observed in letter and spirit.
“All
educational institutions i.e. schools, colleges, medical colleges, technical
and vocational institutions, universities (both public and private), coaching centers,
and madaris (religious seminaries) shall remain closed till 31st of May, 2020,”
the notification read.
It added
that all the examinations being conducted or to be held shall be rescheduled
accordingly. Similarly all marriage halls, banquet halls, marquees, and cinemas
shall remain closed with immediate effect till the decision is reviewed after
three weeks.
“All
religious and social congregations and ceremonies shall remain restricted till
further orders. All gathering at shrines shall remain suspended for the next 3
weeks. Meetings with prisoners shall remain restricted till further orders. Any
other public gathering of any type shall remain postponed till further orders.
PSL matches will be played without crowds. All hospitals should restrict
visitors and curtail visiting hours,” the notification read.
The
government also specified that all the functions and gatherings at clubs,
hotels, halls, and auditoriums have also to be cancelled or postponed with
immediate effect. The government would review the ban on functions after three
weeks.
All those
who had come from Taftan had reached Sukkur and their blood samples were being
taken for tests. He said the chief minister had sent his helicopter for the
shifting of these samples to the laboratories in Karachi. The government traced every person that returned from Iran and scan them all.
The Editor
Well in time ,corrective action initiated
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