KARACHI: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has admired the provincial government for closing schools till the 14th March.
A PMA statement said this is an appropriate step taken at right time for the prevention of Corona Virus in Pakistan. Due to these timely efforts, the situation is under control.
According to the information 681 pilgrims had returned from Iran via Karachi and they have been quarantined for 14 days till 13-03-2020.
They will also be tested for coronavirus and if someone found positive will be kept in Isolation for treatment. PMA said parents are requested not to take their children to shopping malls during these holidays and avoid crowds and gatherings to keep themselves safe from coronavirus.
Hand washing is an essential preventive measure; people having flu and cough should put on masks and stay at home. They should also avoid crowds and gatherings.
Healthy people need not put on a mask but they must stay at least one meter away from the people coughing or sneezing because this is a droplet infection and transmitted between people through close contact and droplets.
If somebody is suffering from flu and cough he can contact the centers established for the prevention of coronavirus by the Sindh Government and Federal Government for a checkup to avoid any complication, it added.
PMA appeals to all the Pakistanis to play their due role for the prevention of the spread of coronavirus by adopting all the required preventive measures.
It further said especially people having symptoms of flu and cough should quarantine themselves at home and avoid going into crowds and gatherings.
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