So a report has been confirmed that one more case of Coronavirus has been confirmed in Karachi and it appears that an elderly man has tested positive for the virus on Thursday evening. With the confirmation, the total number of cases from Sindh has jumped to three and overall six in the country. This latest development has been shared by the Federal Health Minister, Dr. Zafar Mirza, who shared this dreadful news on Twitter last night. According to Mirza, he says that the 69-year-old man had returned from Iran on February 25 and was among the patients who were under observation.
Now for strictly preventive reasons, the Sindh health department, on the directives of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah have in turn shifted the family members of the patient in an isolation ward. Those who were in contact with Iran-returned people are also being screened to avoid any further developments in the Virus in the country. This is a pretty critical situation and let’s hope that our medical industry is able to counter the virus with efficiency and effectiveness. Since the contagious disease attacks people who have a weak immune systems, like the elderly and children. Thus, for the safety of the students, all educational institutions in the province have been closed till March 13 and shall be reopened on the directives of the state.
