Sindh minister asks federal govt to waive utility bills: Screening of 794 Zaireen conducted

SUKKUR: The Minister for Agriculture and the focal person of Sindh Task Force on Coronavirus in district Badin, Ismail Rahu, has asked the PTI-led government to waive off the utility bills for at least two months as all businesses were closed and the people were facing economic hardships.

Talking to the media, the provincial minister said though the number of coronavirus cases were on the rise in certain areas of the province yet the Sindh government has made foolproof arrangements in different hospitals, including Indus Hospital Badin and other healthcare units across the district. Rahu asked people not to panic or pay attention to rumour mongering regarding the outbreak of the virus. He said partial lockdown was decided in all the big and small towns of the district to avoid any further spread of the contagion.

Meanwhile, the screening process of 794 Zaireen brought to quarantine center of Labour Colony, Sukkur, from Taftan border was completed on Friday while their blood samples were sent to Aga Khan Lab. Along with the 794 pilgrims, 47 member staff of the 15 passenger buses used for transporting them from Taftan to the quarantine centre and Rangers personnel were tested for coronavirus. Furthermore, 83 Zaireen were processed at the quarantine centre at Arija Campus of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical University.