27 cases of local transmission of COVID-19 in Sukkur create panic

SUKKUR: As many as 27 cases of local transmission of COVID-19 in Sukkur have created panic and fear among the residents of Sukkur. Deputy Commissioner Sukkur Rana Adeel confirmed that COVID-19 was found positive in three employees of the Revenue Department, Sukkur, and also three doctors and two nurses of the Ghulam Muhammed Mahar Medical College Civil Hospital, Sukkur. Five family members of a victim of COVID-19 Roshan Ali and also five family members of the victim Shafiq Ahmed, resident of Adam Shah Colony, Sukkur were found positive. He said that also six more COVID-19 cases have been confirmed among the members of Tableeghi Jamaat quarantined in Yousuf mosque. Reports said that four more localities in Larkana have been sealed by the administration on Thursday after local transmission of coronavirus cases spiked in the city. However, Ali Goharabad, Samiabad, Samtia Road and Kafla Sirai have been sealed. Streets and roads coming to the said areas have been sealed by placing tents. Heavy contingents of police have also been deployed in the sealed areas to ensure complete lockdown. It is to be noted that three areas of the city Darri, Nawan Mohallah and Bakrani are already completely sealed due to the pandemic. Nobody is allowed to visit these sealed areas as the corona infected tally has climbed to 42. Respectively, in Khairpur, 12 coronavirus local transmission suspected cases were reported from Faiz Gunj town.