First coronavirus case confirmed in Quetta

Not surprising coronavirus cases have doubled over last 24 hours: Dr Zafar Mirza

QUETTA: First coronavirus case was confirmed by the Medical Superintendent (MS) of Fatima Jinnah Hospital in Quetta 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.

Urging people to do their part in the fight against coronavirus, special assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza said some precautions which were necessary to ward off the coronavirus.

“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.

Dr Mirza said on Tuesday that it was not surprising that coronavirus cases have doubled in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, as 11 new cases of the infection emerged from Sindh in two days.

Zafar 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.

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