Sharmila asks federal govt to immediacy support Sindh for its fight against coronavirus.

KARACHI -- PPP Leader Ms Sharmila Farooqui said on Saturday that the federal government should come forward with concrete measures to fully and immediately support the Sindh government for its fight against coronavirus, so that time may not run out.

"Sindh government has adopted strong strategy to tackle coronavirus, which has been applauded not only in the country but also in other parts of the world. The federal government should monitor the steps being taken in the world countries like China and Italy. It should also learn lessons from these countries," she said in a statement issued today.

She said that Sindh government had made a task force which was daily monitoring situation of coronavirus cases and taken steps to control the disease. The provincial government has decided to convert Expo Centre Karachi as Isolation Centre. It has also established Isolation Centre in Gadap, Larkana, Sukkur and other districts of Sindh. "The federal government should provide ventilators, kits, masks and other necessary equipment for these isolation centres besides providing other necessary support. The federal government also needs to launch country-wide awareness campaigns so that people could be able to learn preventive measures, she added.

The PPP leader said: "The cases in the country, particularly in Sindh, are rising fast, so hard measures are needed to contain the virus. The disease cases could go out of control if we make any late, because our healthcare system is not so large. Like Sindh government's effective steps against the coronavirus, all other provinces should also follow the suit. To achieve the desired goals against the disease, the federal government support is mandatory for all the province with immediate effect. We can defeat this pandemic with unity and firm resolve."

Referring to a report, she said: "Countries have two options: either they should fight hard to control the epidemic or they may suffer a massive epidemic. Spain, Germany, France and the US all have more cases than Italy, but it ordered the lockdown, while the US, UK, Switzerland and Netherlands have so...