MULTAN: The divisional and district administration officials, police and civil society members received more than 1,000 coronavirus suspects who had arrived from Iran via Taftan, Dera Ghazi Khan to Multan on Friday.
Commissioner Shanul Haq, Regional Police Officer Wasim Ahmed, DC Amir Khattak and CPO Zubair Dreshak received 1,270 suspected pilgrims came on 33 buses at Sher Shah Bypass. Later, they were shifted to Pakistan’s biggest quarantine centre set up at Workers Welfare School in Industrial Estate. All the buses which brought the suspects were washed with antiseptic water before their departure.
First, all the pilgrims were registered at 10 desks established before their arrival than they were allocated separate rooms. Deputy Commissioner Amir Khattak distributed breakfast among the pilgrims. Speaking on the occasion, Commissioner Shanul Haq said that the divisional administration was establishing shelter homes for daily wagers and labourers affected due to closure of business due to corona pandemic. All the offices in Multan, Vehari, Khanewal and Lodhran are instructed to set up information desks about shelter homes outside their respective offices. All the offices would provide hand sanitisers at the entrance of offices.
The divisional administration has ensured screening of citizens at all bus stands, entrance and exit gates in the division. The divisional administration has launched a crackdown on black marketers of face mask and hand sanitisers, he said. Deputy Commissioner Amir Khattak met with corona suspects. He said that pilgrims from Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan were also a part of 1,247 pilgrims arriving from Taftan. A large number of male, female students studying in Iran were also a part of corona suspects, he told.
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