Coronsvirus threat: CM Balochistan summons high level meeting

Dunya News

Chief Secretary Balochistan and heads of other concerned department will attend the meeting.

QUETTA (Dunya News) - Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan has convened a high level meeting to meet today (Wednesday) to review prevention strategy to deal with spread of deadly coronavirus after first case was reported in the province

Chief Secretary Balochistan and heads of other concerned departments will attend the meeting. The meeting will also review the situation arising after returns of pilgrims from Iran where a total of 291 people have now died of the novel coronavirus.

According to provincial government, a 12-year-old boy, who arrived in Pakistan from Iran, has contracted the viral disease. Medical Superintendent (MS) of Fatima Jinnah Hospital said that parents of the boy are uninfected.