KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Saturday has decided to close all marriage halls, shrines and cinemas for the next three weeks.
In addition, he directed officials to establish a quarantine room in each district to combat the spread of coronavirus, as the province reported another case of the virus.
Chairing a meeting of the provincial task force on COVID-19 on Saturday, the Sindh chief minister directed the Sukkur commissioner to begin screening Zaireens coming in from the Iran-Pakistan border at Taftan, adding that he was personally monitoring the situation and will stay in touch with the Sukkur commissioner over the matter.
Addressing the health department, the Sindh chief minister said there were a total of 853 Zaireens at the border. Therefore, more preparations were needed in this regard to prevent any untoward situation, he added.
Shah said he had sent his helicopter to Sukkur to bring back blood samples of the Zaireens arriving from the Taftan border.
Meanwhile, Sindh government spokesperson Barrister Murtaza Wahab added that the Sindh government had also decided to close all cinemas, marriage halls and shrines for the next three weeks.
Speaking to reporters in Karachi, Wahab said the first batch of Zaireens from the Iran-Pakistan border at Taftan had entered the province and a separate quarantine facility had been established for them in Sukkur.
He said: “A total 308 people were moved from the Taftan Border to the quarantine facility in Sukkur. They will be kept here for the next 14 days. If they test negative for coronavirus, they will be allowed to leave.”
Wahab said there were a total of 853 Zaireens at the Taftan Border, who will later be shifted to the quarantine facility, adding that the facility had the capacity to hold 2,048 people.
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