191 people kept in quarantine at Sukkur Civil Hospital cleared.

KARACHI: Sukkur Civil Hospital Medical Superintendent (MS) Dr Tasleem Akhtar Khamisani on Wednesday said that 191 people kept in quarantine have been declared fit and healthy after spending more than 14 days.

Earlier, 302 people were moved from the Taftan border to Sukkur's quarantine facility on March 14, he said and added that out of the 191 tested positive for coronavirus while the same amount of people tested negative.

In this connection, Commissioner Sukkur, Shafique Ahmed Mahesar said that the batch of people will be put through a final test for coronavirus which will determine their future, if tests come out negative, everyone could go back home.

He said that the mosque and seminary in Sukkur, which were already sealed to enable the screening of suspected coronavirus carriers, was turned into a temporary quarantine centre.

Meanwhile, Additional Inspector General (AIG) Sukkur Police Dr Kamran Afzal, Wednesday visited a quarantine centre established at Labour Colony and different sealed areas in the Sukkur and Khairpur districts regarding of suspected Covid-19 patients and distributed cash rewards among police officials deputed in these areas.

The AIG along with SSP Sukkur, Irfan Ali Samo and other senior police officials visited different areas of Sukkur and Khairpur districts sealed following the suspects of Covid-19 patients and distributed cash rewards among...