Coronavirus: Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani tests positive
Last updated on: 23 March,2020 05:38 pm
He said that he has gone into isolation due to the positive test.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Sindh Education Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Saeed Ghani has been diagnosed with coronavirus.
The provincial minister shared a video message on Twitter, saying he had gotten his test done a day earlier which turned out to be positive.
— Senator Saeed Ghani (@SaeedGhani1) March 23, 2020The minister further clarified that he cannot feel the symptoms being told regarding the virus and he feels healthy.
The PPP leader said that he has gone into isolation due to the positive test.
Earlier, a 15-day lockdown had been imposed in Sindh province which has reported the maximum number of coronavirus cases in the country. The overall number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan increased to 824, including 352 from Sindh. The death toll currently stood at six.
The announcement of the lockdown was made by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Sunday and the measure took effect from Monday morning. "There is only one way to curtail its spread, as this virus transfers from one person to another very fast, so we need to minimise people s interaction," he said in a video message.
Shah further said that his administration will try to make sure food is supplied in shops, adding that they were trying to ensure that if someone wanted to step out to buy groceries, they would able to do so once in a two-day period.
Following Shah s announcement, the provincial government s home department shared a notice with details of the lockdown.
"There shall be a complete ban on movement of people including Intercity or Interprovincial travel or gatherings of any kind for social, religious, or any other purpose at any place, public or private, including all offices, public or private situated within the territorial limits of province of Sindh," the notification read.
Another late-night notification said that Karachi Commissioner Iftikhar Ali ShalÂwani has cancelled the exemption given for home delivery/takeaway of food items from restaurants.
"The kitchens of all restaurants/fast food chains shall remain closed," said the notification.
Following Shah s message, police officers in different areas of Karachi started patrolling the streets to announce the government s decision and to urge citizens to stay at home.