Around 135 people tested for coronavirus in province, CM Sindh told.

KARACHI -- Around 135 people were tested in the Sindh province for the novel coronavirus of which only four people were found of carrying the virus while the others were cleared of it, Daily Messenger reported citing details from a task force meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah. During a briefing to the meeting, it was said that eight people linked up with the fresh coronavirus affected patient in the province had undergone the test and all of them have turned out to be negative. '19 more people related to him will undergo test for the virus,' the briefing said.

The chief minister was informed that out of the four coronavirus cases in the province, one of them was discharged while two out of the remaining three are in a stable condition. 'Around 230 people have been placed in quarantine at their homes after they have returned from Iran-that has become a majorsource of virustransmission to the country,' said the briefing to the CMled task force. The officials further said that 63 people were placed in quarantine and would be allowed to leave after completion of 14-day time. Yesterday, the spokesperson of the Sindh Chief...

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