Pishin prepared for coronavirus: official

With a state of emergency declared in the district to combat the disease

QUETTA: Municipal Corporation Chief Officer Zafar Iqbal said Tuesday that, on the special directives of Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani and Pishin Deputy Commissioner Qaim Lashari, efforts were being accelerated and fumigation initiated to quell the spread of the coronavirus in Pishin, adding that all arrangements had been finalised and a state of emergency declared in the district to combat the disease.

He also said the cleaning of the district’s main markets, national highways, various streets and other areas as well as the collection of garbage were being expedited, and he emphasized to the public that they must cooperate with Municipal Corporation personnel to maintain a clean environment and thus help control the coronavirus.  

Published in The Express Tribune, March 19^th, 2020.