To keep the novel coronavirus at bay, health experts have advised people to use face mark and hand sanitiser.. PHOTO: AFP/FILE

Two shopkeepers arrested in Karachi for selling overpriced hand sanitisers

18 new cases have tested positive for the contagious disease, raising the tally in Sindh to 35


​ Our Correspondent March 15, 2020
KARACHI: As the police initiated a crackdown against shopkeepers selling hand sanitisers at inflated rates amid the coronavirus threat, they arrested two men during raids in Karachi on Sunday.

According to Clifton SP Irfan Ahmed, the police arrested a shopkeeper from Defence Housing Authority Phase VI for selling hand sanitisers at a higher rate.

Meanwhile, Boat Basin police also arrested a man for the same offence.

Cases have been registered against the arrested individuals on behalf of the state, while further investigation is underway.

Coronavirus in Pakistan: What do I need to know and what should I do?

As of Sunday, 18 cases, including 13 pilgrims who visited Iran recently, have tested positive for the contagious disease, raising the tally in Sindh to 35 out of which two have been discharged after full recovery. The province now has three locally transmitted cases.

So far Pakistan has reported 53 COVID-19 cases – 35 in Sindh, 10 in Balochistan, 4 in Islamabad, 3 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 1 in Punjab.

To keep the novel coronavirus at bay, health experts have advised people to use face mark and hand sanitiser.

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