No need to panic, situation is under control, says CM as coronavirus tally hits 15 in Sindh

Murad Ali Shah says his govt is making all-out efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 outbreak

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has said the provincial government is making all-out efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, the mysterious viral pneumonia-like disease caused by the novel coronavirus, after two more cases surfaced on Tuesday raising the tally to 15 in the province and 18 in the country.

Shah, while chairing the meeting of coronavirus task force at CM House in Karachi, vowed to expedite efforts to counter the endemic.

He said all patients who have been tested positive arrived from other countries and an indigenous case was yet to be reported. “There is no need to worry [about the disease] in Sindh… the situation is in our control,” he assured.

CM Shah however appealed public to adopt precautionary measures as suggested by the health experts to remain safe from the contagion.

Two new coronavirus cases emerge in Sindh as Pakistan’s tally rises to 18

The chief minister was briefed on the latest developments with regards to the precautionary measures adopted by the government to contain the contagion, that has infected over 110,000 and killed over 4,000 people, mainly in China since its discovery in December last year.

Ministers and high-level medical and security officials attended the meeting.

The chief minister was informed that a total of 162 people were tested in the Sindh, of them 15 have been tested positive and these all are “imported” cases.

Therefore, the total number of confirmed cases has risen to 15 in Sindh – 14 in Karachi and 1 in Hyderabad. One patient has already recovered and discharged from the hospital in Karachi.

CM Shah was also informed that out of 13 patients currently getting treatment in Karachi, one has recovered and will soon be discharged from hospital, while others are recuperating well in different hospitals.