Syed Nasir Hussain Shah says Sindh Government adopting all basic protective measures to control Corona virus, PM yet to contact CM.

KARACHI -- Sindh Minister for Information, Local Government, Housing and Town Planning, Religious Affairs, Forest and Wildlife Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that so far, 198 people had been tested for the Coronavirus, out of which 14 people were found affected by the virus. Provincial Minister for Information said that the meeting of the task force was being presided over by Sindh Chief Minister on a daily basis at Chief Minister's House to conduct a detailed review of the situation arise after spread of the Coronavirus. He said this while addressing a press conference on Thursday. Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said that Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah was personally monitoring the situation related to the Coronovirus. The Minister said that People coming from abroad were were being screened, while people coming from Taftan had been tested.

He said that 1500 people were contacted by the government in Sindh and anyone suspected of them was tested for the Coronavirus. Syed Nasir Hussain Shah made it clear that the Coronavirus was not spreading in the province; rather it was found in people coming from abroad. Referring to the Pakistan Super League's matches in Karachi, the provincial minister said it was the choice of every person whether he wanted to watch the match or not, the government had completed all its arrangements. He said that decision regarding schools closure would be taken at a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Education Department. Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said that Prime Minister Imran Khan should had convened a meeting of all four chief ministers on the situation arising from the Coronavirus. The provincial Minister for Information said that the Prime Minister had not yet contacted the Chief Minister Sindh in this regard. Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said that all countries were making excellent arrangements to...