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The 14-year-old boy, a resident of Skardu, was held at an isolation centre the place he examined constructive for COVID-19
The 14-year-old boy, a resident of Skardu, was held at an isolation centre the place he examined constructive for the mysterious viral pneumonia-like illness attributable to the novel coronavirus.
So far 20 Pakistanis have been examined constructive for COVID-19 with 15 of them belonging to Sindh, 4 in Gilgit-Baltistan now and one in Balochistan.
First coronavirus case surfaces in Quetta, elevating Pakistan’s tally to 19
On Tuesday, the primary coronavirus case emerged in the Balochistan capital. The 12-year-old affected person had arrived in Quetta alongside along with his dad and mom from Iran by way of Taftan border, head of a authorities hospital mentioned.
The household belongs to Dadu district in Sindh, mentioned the medical superintendent (MS) of Fatima Jinnah Hospital, including that oldsters, three siblings and paternal aunt of the kid are examined unfavourable.
One affected person has already totally recovered and was discharged from the hospital in Karachi final week.
Meanwhile, Dr Zafar Mirza, the de facto well being minister, has mentioned the federal authorities is wanting carefully on the altering scenario and new circumstances are being supplied with the most effective medical care.
“No want to fret… the scenario is totally beneath management. The federal and provincial governments are collectively making all-out efforts to guard the lots from coronavirus on conflict footing,” he wrote utilizing his official Twitter deal with.
Dr Mirza admitted that the coronavirus circumstances in Pakistan had doubled within the final 24 hours.
“This is no surprise. Disease has unfold in 106 international locations. All 19 circumstances have introduced this from overseas. All are secure. There is not any proof of native unfold as but. If we act responsibly we are able to keep away from unfold,” he wrote.
He additionally suggested the general public to look at hygiene by washing palms correctly, keep away from touching face and preserving distance with sick folks.
“The authorities is working exhausting to include the unfold, however all of us have to take our half on this combat,” he added.
All instructional establishments in Sindh and Balochistan have been closed until March 13 over worry of the contagious illness’s outbreak.
The mysterious COVID-19 virus, which originated in a vet market of the central Chinese metropolis of Wuhan late final 12 months, has since then unfold to greater than 110 international locations of the world, killing over 4,000 and infecting over 115,000 folks, principally in China to date.
But new outbreaks in Europe, the Middle East and in Asia have fanned fears of the contagion taking maintain in poor nations that lack the healthcare infrastructure to manage.
There are rising fears in Pakistan — sandwiched between China and Iran, each hotspots for the illness — over how the nation would take care of the outbreak.
