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Fumigation, spray underway to contain Coronavirus

By Mukhtar Alam
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

The Sindh Minister for Information and Local Government, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, said that, in an attempt to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, campaigns of germicidal spray have been launched across the province. 

“In the first phase, spray campaign has been started in Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Sukkur and Larkana,” the minister added, saying directives have already been issued for the commencement of spray campaigns in other districts as well. 

Meanwhile the Mayor of Karachi Wasim Akhtar reviewed a fumigation drive in the Central district of Karachi, directing the KMC officers to ensure expeditious fumigation activities, especially around food streets of Burns Road, Boat Basin, Sindhi Muslim Housing Society, Muhammad Ali Housing Society, Hussainabad and Tower.

In the meantime, District health Officer, Malir, confirmed detection of three Covid-19 positive cases in Gulshan-i-Hadid Union Council-5&7 following which all out-patient departments and sections in public and private hospitals have been closed from April 3 until further order. 

A government handout said that the provincial minister for Human Settlements and Special Development Ghulam Murtaza Baloch ordered the immediate closure of OPDs at a meeting of civil and health administration officers, held at the office of Malir Deputy Commissioner. 

The DHO Malir, Dr Ahmed Ali Memon, informed the meeting that five corona positive cases have been detected in Malir, two patients in Landhi and three in Gulshan-i-Hadid. 

The Minister urged the people to stay in homes and adopt social distance in the wake of reports about increase in the cases of coronavirus from local transmission in Karachi.
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