Special
Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza said on
Tuesday that it was not surprising that coronavirus cases have doubled
in the last 24 hours. He said that there was no evidence that the
disease had spread locally, stating that all cases had been brought to
Pakistan from abroad.
Dr Mirza said that people should
not panic as all coronavirus cases had been brought from abroad. His
statement comes after a coronavirus case each emerged in Hyderabad,
Karachi, and Quetta on Tuesday.
"Cases in Pakistan have more than doubled in last 24
hours. This is not surprising. Disease has spread in 106 countries. All
19 cases have brought this from abroad. All are stable. There is no
evidence of local spread as yet. If we act responsibly we can avoid
spread," he tweeted.
Urging people to do their part in the fight against
coronavirus, he stated some precautions which were necessary to ward off
the coronavirus.
First coronavirus case from Quetta confirmed
Quetta's first coronavirus case was confirmed by the Medical Superintendent (MS) of Fatima Jinnah Hospital on Tuesday.A 12-year-old boy is said to have the virus. According to the MS, the boy had travelled to Taftan with his parents.
The parents were screened and were reported to test negative for the virus.
With the new case in Quetta emerging, the nationwide tally rose to 19.
Karachi has the highest number of cases, numbering 15. Gilgit-Baltistan has so far reported two and Hyderabad has reported one.
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