Coronavirus in Pakistan

[last_knight]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">کل ھماری فیملی کے ٹیسٹ ہوئے تھے اللہ کا شکر کہ تمام ٹیسٹ نگیٹیو آئے</p>— Syeda Shehla Raza (@SyedaShehlaRaza) <a href="https://twitter.com/SyedaShehlaRaza/status/1243138778501459969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Presumably there was a strong reason for the whole family to be tested? Since test kits are rather limited.

"Contacts" of Saeed Ghani should get tested.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Scores defy ban on congregational prayer and flock to one of Karachi oldest mosque, New Memon Masjd.<br><br>Despite police and officials urging people to stay home and closing the mosque entrance, over a hundred people prayed on the premises.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoronavirusPakistan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CoronavirusPakistan</a><br><br>Video via WhatsApp <a href="https://t.co/WJXU7T0UUi">pic.twitter.com/WJXU7T0UUi</a></p>— The Express Tribune (@etribune) <a href="https://twitter.com/etribune/status/1243494440360185857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
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[Abdullah719]

All shops including grocery stores to remain shut from 8pm to 8am: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has directed that all shops in the province including grocery shops remain closed from 8pm to 8am starting from tomorrow.

The chief minister has also ordered stricter checking of "coronavirus hotspots" in the province and identification and implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for "sensitive areas".

 

[Babar_the_Destroyer]

https://twitter.com/nailainayat/status/1243548012837822466?s=20
Tragic and inhumane

 

[Abdullah719]

https://twitter.com/nailainayat/status/1243548012837822466?s=20
Tragic and inhumane

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CM Punjab <a href="https://twitter.com/UsmanAKBuzdar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UsmanAKBuzdar</a> has ordered detailed inquiry of the death of the patient in Mayo Hospital. "Expert group on Corona" will investigate the cause of death. <br><br>"Strict action will be taken if anyone found guilty." - Chief Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/UsmanAKBuzdar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UsmanAKBuzdar</a></p>— Government of Punjab (@GOPunjabPK) <a href="https://twitter.com/GOPunjabPK/status/1243491196770672640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
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[MenInG]

 

[Syed1]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CM Punjab <a href="https://twitter.com/UsmanAKBuzdar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UsmanAKBuzdar</a> has ordered detailed inquiry of the death of the patient in Mayo Hospital. "Expert group on Corona" will investigate the cause of death. <br><br>"Strict action will be taken if anyone found guilty." - Chief Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/UsmanAKBuzdar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UsmanAKBuzdar</a></p>— Government of Punjab (@GOPunjabPK) <a href="https://twitter.com/GOPunjabPK/status/1243491196770672640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mir sb, according to our reporter patient made more than one attempts to run from hospital therefore they tied him up <a href="https://t.co/9DSa1grNSx">https://t.co/9DSa1grNSx</a></p>— Tariq Mateen (@tariqmateen) <a href="https://twitter.com/tariqmateen/status/1243518963528675332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[cricketjoshila]

Bhai please everyone stay at home. Close all religious places. God gave you brains to think. So please think.

 

[MenInG]

Bhai please everyone stay at home. Close all religious places. God gave you brains to think. So please think.

hear hear!

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Big salute to all the heroic Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics and medical staff at the front line fighting for us <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HumainTumSePyarHai?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HumainTumSePyarHai</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoronaVirusPakistan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CoronaVirusPakistan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhiteFlagInHonour?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WhiteFlagInHonour</a> <a href="https://t.co/lOPdhNnGUL">pic.twitter.com/lOPdhNnGUL</a></p>— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) <a href="https://twitter.com/wasimakramlive/status/1243524563889258504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
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[MenInG]

LAHORE: Punjab has decided to let go almost 20,000 of its 46,000 prisoners amid the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, sources at the interior ministry informed Geo News on Friday, as jails in Pakistan remain overcrowded.

Jail superintendents — who have reached out to the courts to approve the bail of prisoners handed sentences of seven years or less — took this step in light of special instructions, the sources said.

Bail requests were also filed for prisoners jailed for petty crimes, as well as the elderly, or criminals over 60 years of age, the sources added. Further, those with sentences ranging from seven years to 25 were being determined on a case-by-case basis.

In addition, bail requests were submitted for prisoners under trial for less serious crimes.

Jails in dire straits

Last week, the Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minullah had ordered for bails to be issued for prisoners facing trial for minor crimes in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. He made the decision while hearing a case of 1,362 incarcerated prisoners.

Related: IHC orders release of low-risk prisoners over coronavirus scare

Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Hamza Shafqaat had assured the court that no prisoner held at Adiala Jail was infected with the coronavirus. However, Justice Minallah was worried given that the coronavirus outbreak worsened in China after it spread among prisoners.

The top IHC judge had noted how prisons in Pakistan were in dire straits and that the situation would get out of control if any prisoner became infected.

The court had also ordered the release of suspects currently in police custody.

Similar measures are being taken around the world. Afghanistan on March 26 announced the release of nearly 10,000 prisoners — mostly women, juveniles, and sick people — in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus as the number of local cases rose and tens of thousands of Afghans returned from neighbouring Iran — one of the countries hit hardest by the pandemic.

Afghan Attorney General Farid Hamidi had said President Ashraf Ghani's decree was directed at women, young offenders, critically-ill patients, and inmates aged over 55. "The decree is not for those who have committed crimes against national and international security," he cautioned.

'Ticking time bombs'

Separately, on March 17, US defense lawyers had compared crowded jails to "ticking time bombs” and urged law enforcement officials to release more defendants on bail as they awaited trial — an approach that has already been adopted by San Francisco and Philadelphia.

The Federal Defenders of New York — which represents defendants who cannot afford a lawyer — had written in a letter that prosecutors should not engage in "business as usual” when deciding whether to recommend jail for defendants awaiting trial.

"Absent extraordinary circumstances, namely cases that involve an imminent threat of violence, it does not advance public safety to add more people to our local jails,” the organization’s director, David Patton, had said in the letter to federal judges and prosecutors in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

“I truly believe the jails are ticking time bombs,” Patton had said, telling Reuters that his office had filed several motions asking that incarcerated defendants be released because of the coronavirus.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/279491-punjab-to-let-go-20000-prisoners-over-virus-scare-sources

 

[Hermoine Green]

Now there are 3 confirmed cases in Kohat, and i can share reports of 2 patients, and shockingly both are young even one of them is 19 yrs old.

Reason, they attended a tableeghi jummat and from they got this virus
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[Hermoine Green]

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[DRsohail]

Now there are 3 confirmed cases in Kohat, and i can share reports of 2 patients, and shockingly both are young even one of them is 19 yrs old.

Reason, they attended a tableeghi jummat and from they got this virus
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Oh My God thablegh waalay hameen doob denngay.....

 

[DRsohail]

KARACHI/LAHORE/ISLAMABAD/QUETTA/PESHAWAR: All around Pakistan, people have come out to balconies, rooftops, parks, and other public places, waving white flags to honour the doctors, nurses, and paramedics — the nation's heroes — battling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Singing and swaying to the tune of musician Jawad Ahmed's "Humay Tumsay Pyar Hai [We Love You]" at 6pm, people raised their flags to pay tribute to the medics who are working tirelessly throughout day and night to fight the pandemic, which has so far killed 25,000 individuals around the world since December 2019.

More than 552,000 declared virus cases have been registered in 199 countries and territories.

Doctors and other paramedic staff have been at the forefront of the fight against the virus, which has infected over a 1,000 people in Pakistan.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/279499-white-flag-tribute-paid-to-doctors-fighting-coronavirus-in-pakistan

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Good way to energize us.Goose bumps here really [MENTION=1269]Bewal Express[/MENTION] .

 

[DRsohail]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mir sb, according to our reporter patient made more than one attempts to run from hospital therefore they tied him up <a href="https://t.co/9DSa1grNSx">https://t.co/9DSa1grNSx</a></p>— Tariq Mateen (@tariqmateen) <a href="https://twitter.com/tariqmateen/status/1243518963528675332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Lets see what comes out but my due hate for lefafaa wll be there.

 

[Abdullah719]

60 Pakistanis stuck at Bangkok airport to be flown home tomorrow: ministry

60 Pakistani nationals who are stuck at Bangkok airport in Thailand will be brought home tomorrow via a special flight, the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development has announced.

"All possible assistance is being extended to Pakistanis stranded abroad," said Zulfi Bukhari, special assistant to the prime minister.

 

[Bewal Express]

Good way to energize us.Goose bumps here really [MENTION=1269]Bewal Express[/MENTION] .

May Allah bless you all, the heroes of PK.

 

[last_knight]

A foreign news channel ran a ticker saying "Pak PM" Imran Khan has tested +ve for corona.
The channel actually wanted to write "UK PM".

 

[pakistanisgreat]

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no offense but should this be allowed?
I know he is trying to help people but is not we all suppose to be in our homes? Yet people complain about Mulana and tabligghi jammat.

 

[The Viper]

Coronavirus cases in Punjab now 490
D G Khan quarantine (Iran returnees): 207
Multan quarantine 46
Lhr 115
Gujrat 48
Gujranwala 9
Jhelum 19
Rwp 14
Multan 3
Fsd 10
DG Khan 5
Mandi Bahauddin 3
Sargodha 2
Nankana Sahib 2
Mianwali 2
Narowal, RYK, Attock, Bahawalnagar & Khushab 1 each

 

[Saj]

Pakistani courts have ordered the release of more than 1,200 prisoners as they seek to relieve pressure on overcrowded jails during the coronavirus outbreak.

The Islamabad High Court has ordered officials to screen and release 408 inmates, who are currently awaiting trial for less severe offences.

They are all currently housed in Rawalpindi’s Adyala Jail, which has an authorised occupancy of 2,174 individuals but is currently housing 5,001.

Sindh High Court has also ordered the release of 829 on-trial prisoners held in various jails of the province, and set up a committee to make sure no dangerous criminals get released in the process.

Neighbouring India earlier announced it was planning to release 14,000 prisoners.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

All shops including grocery stores to remain shut from 8pm to 8am: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has directed that all shops in the province including grocery shops remain closed from 8pm to 8am starting from tomorrow.

The chief minister has also ordered stricter checking of "coronavirus hotspots" in the province and identification and implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for "sensitive areas".

That makes no sense at all. Why close at night time hrs?

 

[treker747]

They should increase the hours so that more people could shop in the odd hours to avoid crowds. Also set separate hours for old and vulnerable so that they could buy essentials in peace. Probably too much to ask.

 

[MenInG]

 

[MenInG]

16 new coronavirus cases have been reported in Gilgit Baltistan, while 12 have been reported in Islamabad.

The government's official dashboard for coronavirus also reported that two more people have recovered from the virus.

This takes Pakistan's total tally to 1391.

 

[MenInG]

Punjab, which saw a huge spike in cases yesterday, has reported 7 new cases of coronavirus.

The new cases take the provincial tally to 497 and Pakistan's total tally to 1398.

 

[Abdullah719]

Foreign minister arrives at Islamabad airport to receive Chinese doctors

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived at Islamabad airport to receive the team of Chinese medical experts.

He said China has once again shown the world that they are friends of Pakistan.

“I am here to receive the medical team and we are grateful to China. This is a unique relationship. And such times tell us how close we are to each other,” he said.

 

[DRsohail]

پشاور میں افسوسناک واقعہ

‏‏خدا کا واسطہ ہے ڈاکٹروں کے ساتھ جھوٹ نا بولا کریں۔
پشاور Hayatabad ہسپتال میں ایک مریض نے ڈاکٹر سے جھوٹ بولا کہ اسکی باہر سے آنے کی کوئی ہسٹری نہیں ہے اور دل کے وارڈ میں داخل ہوگیا۔ گھر والوں نے بھی عمرہ چھپایا۔ جب مریض فوت ہوا تب حقیقت بتائی اور اب پورا وارڈ قرنطینیہ میں ہے ۔۔۔

‏ابتدائی اطلاعات کے مطابق اسی مریض کی رپورٹ مثبت آ چکی ہیں۔ اگر وہ مریض عمرہ کا بتاتا تو ڈاکٹر تشخیص بھی درست کرتے اور وہ مریض کسی کے لئے خطرہ بھی نا بنتا۔ شاید جان بھی بچ جاتی۔ ڈاکٹر آپ کی ہی مدد کیلئے ہیں۔۔۔

 

[MenInG]

People practise social distancing while awaiting turn at supermarket in Karachi

 

[MenInG]

پشاور میں افسوسناک واقعہ

‏‏خدا کا واسطہ ہے ڈاکٹروں کے ساتھ جھوٹ نا بولا کریں۔
پشاور Hayatabad ہسپتال میں ایک مریض نے ڈاکٹر سے جھوٹ بولا کہ اسکی باہر سے آنے کی کوئی ہسٹری نہیں ہے اور دل کے وارڈ میں داخل ہوگیا۔ گھر والوں نے بھی عمرہ چھپایا۔ جب مریض فوت ہوا تب حقیقت بتائی اور اب پورا وارڈ قرنطینیہ میں ہے ۔۔۔

‏ابتدائی اطلاعات کے مطابق اسی مریض کی رپورٹ مثبت آ چکی ہیں۔ اگر وہ مریض عمرہ کا بتاتا تو ڈاکٹر تشخیص بھی درست کرتے اور وہ مریض کسی کے لئے خطرہ بھی نا بنتا۔ شاید جان بھی بچ جاتی۔ ڈاکٹر آپ کی ہی مدد کیلئے ہیں۔۔۔

Rough English translation

Sad incident in peshawar

A patient in Peshawar Hayatabad hospital lied to the doctor that he has no history of travelling outside and entered a heart patients ward. The family also hid the fact that they had gone for umrah. When the patient died, and the truth was told - the whole ward is in quarantine.

According to the initial information, the report of two doctors of the same ward has come positive. If the patient has told docs about Umrah, then the doctor would have done the diagnosis and that patient would not even be a risk for anyone. Perhaps he would have survived.

 

[DRsohail]

And he is from lower dir village Talash.0

 

[DRsohail]

The whole village is under quarantine now.0

 

[Abdullah719]

17 new local transmission cases emerge in Karachi

17 new coronavirus cases of local transmission have been reported from Karachi, taking Sindh's tally to 457.

According to a spokesperson for the Sindh health department, Karachi so far has 181 cases of Covid-19 while 14 people in the province have recovered.

https://www.dawn.com/live-blog/

 

[Abdullah719]

KP reports 4th death from coronavirus

Adviser to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister on information Ajmal Wazir has confirmed a fourth death from coronavirus in the province.

The women belonged to the Lower Dir area and had recently returned from Umrah.

Her village has been put under quarantine.

 

[Abdullah719]

Karachi police register FIRs, detain prayer leaders for violating restrictions

Police in Karachi have registered 88 First Information Reports (FIRs) and detained at least 38 prayer leaders and mosque staff members across the city for violating the Sindh government's restrictions on congregational prayers.

The FIRs were registered under Sections 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 188 (omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance) and 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 4 of the Sindh Epidemic Disease Act, 2014.

Among those booked were mosque members of the New Memon Masjid in Bolton Market and Baitul Salam Masjid in DHA.

https://www.dawn.com/live-blog/

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PakistanPost?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PakistanPost</a> has started delivering pensions to 1.5 million people at their doorstep to protect them from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#coronavirus</a> by ensuring social distancing & staying-at-home. In 3 days PKR 3.1 bn were paid out to 200,000 pensioners. <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ImranKhanPTI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PakistanPMDU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PakistanPMDU</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PakPostOffice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PakPostOffice</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> <a href="https://t.co/0hKWeKDzLB">pic.twitter.com/0hKWeKDzLB</a></p>— UniversalPostalUnion (@UPU_UN) <a href="https://twitter.com/UPU_UN/status/1243545900405973001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
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[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We had announced to upgrade more of our labs to "Bio Safety Level 3" for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> tests. As of now, two more BSL-3 labs in Lahore (Jinnah Hospital and PKLI) are operational, Alhamdulillah.<br><br>8 more labs in Divisional Headquarters will be upgraded to BSL-3 within next few days.</p>— Usman Buzdar (@UsmanAKBuzdar) <a href="https://twitter.com/UsmanAKBuzdar/status/1243864150238990338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2020</a></blockquote>
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[MenInG]

Pakistan reports its 12th death from coronavirus - the 5th in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - a woman in Lower Dir who had recently returned from Saudi Arabia where she had gone to perform Umra

 

[The Viper]

Police in Hyderabad have sealed the city headquarters of the Tableeghi Jamaat after one of its members tested positive for coronavirus

 

[Saj]

Seems like there is a lot of blame on outsiders bringing the virus into Pakistan?

 

[MenInG]

Seems like there is a lot of blame on outsiders bringing the virus into Pakistan?

PESHAWAR: Pakistani authorities were unable to trace a large number of people who recently returned from Saudi Arabia, according to documents seen by Geo TV. The development comes as coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country with more than 1,400 confirmed cases.

According to official documents, 2,887 people were unaccounted for due to wrong data provided to the officials upon their return.

The documents revealed that 5,182 people returned from the kingdom in recent days, however, only 2,295 were traceable based on the data.

Authorities could not reach the remaining 2,887 people due to wrong entry of mobile/ contact numbers and addresses.

Among the thousands that made their way back into the country, 43 tested positive for the coronavirus.

The documents mentioned that those tracked are being screened for the virus.

Following the mismanagement, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan directed Pakistanis who recently returned from Saudi Arabia to contact the provincial government.

The helpline number is 1700 or the toll-free number is 080001700.

The CM KP requested people to cooperate with the officials to fight against the coronavirus.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/279655-co...gers-from-saudi-arabia-remain-unaccounted-for

 

[MenInG]

Pakistan's borders with India, Iran and Afghanistan will remain closed for two more weeks - flights will remain suspended until April 4: Special Assistant to the PM on National Security

 

[Saj]

Pakistan’s coronavirus cases rise to 1,427

Breakdown

Punjab 497
Sindh 469
Islamabad 39
Balochistan 133
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 180
AJK/Gilgit Baltistan 109

 

[Sirris]

Seems like there is a lot of blame on outsiders bringing the virus into Pakistan?

Since it's a new virus which originated in China it will always have been brought in from the "outside". Be they people returning from overseas visit or tourists. This is the case in the UK, Italy, Pakistan or any other country besides China.

 

[Bewal Express]

Reports of the poor on the streets in Sindh because the lockdown wasn't planned properly. Where is Billo to explain what's happening in Sindh. I urge IK to work with the crooks of Sindh to stop people starving because the PPP will only feed its supporters.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our <a href="https://twitter.com/FulbrightPrgrm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FulbrightPrgrm</a> alumni are doing great things around the world. Thank you Dr. Zia for all you are doing for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pakistan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pakistan</a>. <a href="https://t.co/dDwMViNmMX">https://t.co/dDwMViNmMX</a></p>— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1243538627889696771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
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[Poseidon]

sisters and brothers, i need to know some organization telephone number to contact for some ration for some relatives, they are white collared people, dont want to expose thre name infront of thre neighbours etc.

i have called saylani welfare, they are asking too many question and details as if these are a normal days.
people are in need of ration if someone can give me number of private organization like Hum Tv foundation or Shahid afridi foundation, so i can call them.

waiting for reply.

 

[Slog]

Ive always said tableeghi jamaat are **** of the earth and this crisis has been a prime exhibition of why I think so.

Don’t even need to go into the family experience on jummah because there’s enough incidents on the news.

 

[last_knight]

Where did this happen? Pakistan?

For re-confirmation, I'm trying to contact my colleague who was treating this patient. Will come back to this after talking to him.

 

[pakistanisgreat]

Reports of the poor on the streets in Sindh because the lockdown wasn't planned properly. Where is Billo to explain what's happening in Sindh. I urge IK to work with the crooks of Sindh to stop people starving because the PPP will only feed its supporters.

same thing is in punjb sir. my aunt is sick and medical store are closed, she can not get the medicine. who should we blame in punjab?

 

[Bewal Express]

same thing is in punjb sir. my aunt is sick and medical store are closed, she can not get the medicine. who should we blame in punjab?

The govt. You can't lockdown places without having a plan in place.

 

[Abdullah719]

 

[MenInG]

KARACHI: Four doctors and related staff at the top hospitals of Karachi, including the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) and the Liaquat National Hospital (LNH), have tested positive for COVID-19, reported The News on Saturday.

Three employees of the AKUH, including a doctor, a radiologist, and a staff member, have contracted the coronavirus, compelling the hospital administration to suspend public testing of the virus. The hospital is now screening and testing AKUH doctors, paramedics, and staff for the virus.

Similarly, a doctor working at the Radiology Department of LNH, who recently returned from a religious gathering in Raiwind, has also been tested positive for the virus, and put in isolation at his home, the hospital administration said.

“Three of our staff members, including a surgeon, a radiologist, and another staff member, have contracted COVID-19. They acquired the virus from ordinary patients who were not showing symptoms of the infectious disease,” an official of the AKUH told The News on Friday.

"Following the confirmation of the coronavirus infection among staff, especially those not dealing with suspected and confirmed virus cases, the hospital has suspended the screening and testing of COVID-19 at its main campus, and is focusing at testing the AKUH staff," the official said.

“It is the community transmission of COVID-19 that resulted in infecting some of our staff members. Now an extensive screening of employees is underway, and dozens of AKUH staff have been put in isolation to contain the spread of the disease,” the official added.

According to the official, every patient coming to the hospital is now being treated under the World Health Organization (WHO) and Center for Disease Control (CDC) protocols with regards to an epidemic. "Even doctors have been directed to take precautionary measures," he noted.

The Aga Khan University Hospital was the first private sector healthcare facility in Sindh that started screening and testing for the coronavirus back in February 2020 while first COVID-19 patient, a 22-year-old man who had returned from Iran, was also tested positive and treated here.

Sources within the hospital told The News that as many as 5-10 staff members had contracted the virus at the private health facility and by applying the contact tracing technique, the hospital administration has put around 150 people in isolation as a precautionary measure.

"In view of the emergent situation, the AKUH administration has suspended screening and testing of coronavirus at the Community Health Center in the main campus, and taken the decision to introduce a home testing service for suspected virus patients," a spokesperson of the AKUH told The News on Friday.

“We are establishing this service, and within a couple of days, people would be apprised of an access number where they can approach the testing service for collection of samples that would be tested at the labs and results conveyed online,” the spokesperson added.

Furthermore, after some AKUH staff members tested positive for the COVID-19, the hospital administration has been rapidly converting a disease treatment center at Karimabad into a COVID-19 isolation and treatment facility, AKUH officials said.

Hospital providing medical treatment to suspected, confirmed patients at par with international standards: AKUH
The AKUH spokesperson said that the hospital was providing medical treatment to suspected and confirmed coronavirus patients at par with international standards.

The spokesperson further said that while taking care of patients affected by a virus, the chances of the medical staff getting infected also increase.

The hospital further stated that it will conduct additional tests of coronavirus patients and provide additional facilities for those suffering from the virus.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/279575-fo...-top-karachi-hospitals-infected-with-covid-19

 

[MenInG]

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to resume international flight operations from April 5 to bring back stranded citizens from abroad as the coronavirus outbreak continues to affect overseas travel.

According to a notification by the Prime Minister's Office, the government has allowed resumption of international flight operations at Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Quetta and Peshawar airports from April 5.

The government had banned all international flight operations across the country and even suspended domestic travel as newer cases of the coronavirus emerge each day.

The notification further said that all passengers brought to the country will be screened and suspected patients will be quarantined at designated hotels.

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Dr Moeed Yusuf gave a briefing on the situation at airports and borders earlier today. He had said that until April 4, the international airspace will remain closed.

Beginning March 29, a ban on all outgoing flights will become effective till April 4, the prime minister's aide on national security Moeed Yusuf said.

“The eastern and western borders will also remain closed for two weeks,” he said.

Dr Yusuf had said that depending on ‘case to case basis’ if any country requests a flight to take back its citizens then it will be discussed.

He had maintained that there was still a ban on domestic flights.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/279701-pa...rom-april-5-to-bring-back-stranded-pakistanis

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So far 13,380 people have been tested for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> in Punjab, out of which 557 tested positive and 12,823 tested negative. 282/557 are cases of Zaireen from DGK & Multan quarantines.<br><br>We need cooperation of our public to avoid loss of lives and to control the spread of virus.</p>— Usman Buzdar (@UsmanAKBuzdar) <a href="https://twitter.com/UsmanAKBuzdar/status/1243963207489851393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2020</a></blockquote>
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[pakistanisgreat]

The govt. You can't lockdown places without having a plan in place.

exactly there was no plan what's so ever. Entire country is not on same page. everyone is doing what is feel like is best for them.

 

[Sirris]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So far 13,380 people have been tested for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> in Punjab, out of which 557 tested positive and 12,823 tested negative. 282/557 are cases of Zaireen from DGK & Multan quarantines.<br><br>We need cooperation of our public to avoid loss of lives and to control the spread of virus.</p>— Usman Buzdar (@UsmanAKBuzdar) <a href="https://twitter.com/UsmanAKBuzdar/status/1243963207489851393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2020</a></blockquote>
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I like the transparency so far. Hopefully the will remain being transparent as the numbers rise. He should also keep on communicating that there is no reason to be afraid of the virus nor of getting tested if asked to do so by the authorities.

 

[last_knight]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So far 13,380 people have been tested for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> in Punjab, out of which 557 tested positive and 12,823 tested negative. 282/557 are cases of Zaireen from DGK & Multan quarantines.<br><br>We need cooperation of our public to avoid loss of lives and to control the spread of virus.</p>— Usman Buzdar (@UsmanAKBuzdar) <a href="https://twitter.com/UsmanAKBuzdar/status/1243963207489851393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2020</a></blockquote>
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I think there must be a typo.
Sindh started testing many days ago and they have tested upto 4-5K.

I am surprised by this figure : 13.5k tests in Punjab. Really ??

 

[Sirris]

I think there must be a typo.
Sindh started testing many days ago and they have tested upto 4-5K.

I am surprised by this figure : 13.5k tests in Punjab. Really ??

The math adds up: 13'380 - 557 = 12'823 the number of negative results.

So highly unlikely there is a typo.

Though you raise a good point. The testing in Sindh needs to up the pace.

 

[Syed1]

Don't want to talk big, but when Pak had 300 odd cases Turkey had 600. Now Turkey has 7500 and we have 1500, so some part of me would like to think that our provincial and federal governments are doing something right. They have the occasional blunder here or there but thank God things are under control for now, I hope the continue like this. My Allah ease the problems of entire humanity and rid us of this disease. Ameen.

 

[PetroDollars]

Don't want to talk big, but when Pak had 300 odd cases Turkey had 600. Now Turkey has 7500 and we have 1500, so some part of me would like to think that our provincial and federal governments are doing something right. They have the occasional blunder here or there but thank God things are under control for now, I hope the continue like this. My Allah ease the problems of entire humanity and rid us of this disease. Ameen.

Turkey didnt get its first case till 3 weeks ago, as for numbers especially in pakistan you need to be wary, most people will never get tested, even for covid19 theres only a handful centers in the whole country of 190m people who can test it. Most cities dont have anything.

 

[Shazzam]

Don't want to talk big, but when Pak had 300 odd cases Turkey had 600. Now Turkey has 7500 and we have 1500, so some part of me would like to think that our provincial and federal governments are doing something right. They have the occasional blunder here or there but thank God things are under control for now, I hope the continue like this. My Allah ease the problems of entire humanity and rid us of this disease. Ameen.

Don’t think these numbers are fully accurate. There could be more numbers untested.

 

[Navdeep Srivastava]

Don’t think these numbers are fully accurate. There could be more numbers untested.

Agree that Pak should test more but seeing no of fatalities, I will say that number are not way off, you can hide the number of infection but not number of deaths

 

[Shazzam]

Agree that Pak should test more but seeing no of fatalities, I will say that number are not way off, you can hide the number of infection but not number of deaths

We are on the same page than. I was referring to the numbers of infected.

 

[IndianHero]

The first positive case in pakistan was on Feb 25th and today is March 29th i.e.. in 32 days pakistan has 1454 active cases

This means their cases growth is linear not exponential which means it is far better than western world & countries like Iran where there were thousands of cases in 3rd week itself


Well done till now pakistan ! From now on try reducing new cases every day

 

[Navdeep Srivastava]

Agree that Pak should test more but seeing no of fatalities, I will say that number are not way off, you can hide the number of infection but not number of deaths

[MENTION=150451]Shazzam[/MENTION] Agree with you on this point that India and Pakistan need to start testing more and more before it goes out of hand

 

[DRsohail]

The first positive case in pakistan was on Feb 25th and today is March 29th i.e.. in 32 days pakistan has 1454 active cases

This means their cases growth is linear not exponential which means it is far better than western world & countries like Iran where there were thousands of cases in 3rd week itself


Well done till now pakistan ! From now on try reducing new cases every day

It will be exponential very soon. Looks like.

 

[Shazzam]

[MENTION=150451]Shazzam[/MENTION] Agree with you on this point that India and Pakistan need to start testing more and more before it goes out of hand

Indeed, cases being high of infected is not bad. It gives a good idea of what a country is going through. It shows how serious they are to stop this.

 

[MenInG]

KP announces Rs32bn package

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minis*ter Mahmood Khan announced a relief package of Rs32 billion for the vulnerable segments of society in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

He also hinted at giving special incentives to employees of different departments, including health and rescue workers, police personnel and others who are fighting against the pandemic on the frontline.

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Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar announced a Rs10 billion relief package for financial support of 2.5 million families of daily-wage earners in addition to the financial support packages announced by the federal government. Each family will be given Rs4,000 financial assistance.

“The Punjab government is standing with the people who have lost their livelihoods in the wake of the coronavirus scourge,” he said.

 

[MRSN]

The first positive case in pakistan was on Feb 25th and today is March 29th i.e.. in 32 days pakistan has 1454 active cases

This means their cases growth is linear not exponential which means it is far better than western world & countries like Iran where there were thousands of cases in 3rd week itself


Well done till now pakistan ! From now on try reducing new cases every day

This has nothing to do with the administration level lol. We have a joke health system. Not even 10% of what they have in Spain, Italy or America.

There has to be some other reasons. May be the virus doesn't become effective enough to kill under certain environments. May be environment in Pak has to do with it or may be the variation of virus that got carried here is just not that deadly.

To be honest apart from some countries, the growth has been linear in most countries. Even India has not seen significant ratio of deaths to positive cases. May be we are saying this too early?

 

[Arsal_AK]

Too early to say it's linear and when we have so fee data points. The next week is critical. If it stays linear with increased testing (say around 5000 to 10000 daily) then it will be a sigh of relief.

The best way to deal with this is still mass testing, tracing and isolation. Done correctly it can eradicate the virus.

I hope some cheap, easy to implement test becomes available soon. That will be the game changer. We can test people and start isolating them and them we just might turn the tide against this virus.

 

[last_knight]

This has nothing to do with the administration level lol. We have a joke health system. Not even 10% of what they have in Spain, Italy or America.

There has to be some other reasons. May be the virus doesn't become effective enough to kill under certain environments. May be environment in Pak has to do with it or may be the variation of virus that got carried here is just not that deadly.

To be honest apart from some countries, the growth has been linear in most countries. Even India has not seen significant ratio of deaths to positive cases. May be we are saying this too early?

Too early to say.
There is a Malaria-vs-Corona map I posted in vavcine update thread.

 

[MRSN]

some very bad news coming from Gujrat and Faisalabad. If you belong to any of this cities please be careful and make sure your beloved ones don't go out.

 

[last_knight]

some very bad news coming from Gujrat and Faisalabad. If you belong to any of this cities please be careful and make sure your beloved ones don't go out.

"Bad News". Care to elaborate more ?

 

[MenInG]

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[MRSN]

"Bad News". Care to elaborate more ?

well apparently discovery of some unexpected covid patients. In Faisalabad it's about 10. Saw some posts on whatsapp about some areas given red alert.

in Gujrat things are looking bad because of tableeghi jamat. Many people have been in contact with them and reports of some people has come out to be positive while others is still in waiting. Local administration is asking people not to come into any contact with these tableeghis and stay inside.

 

[MenInG]

well apparently discovery of some unexpected covid patients. In Faisalabad it's about 10. Saw some posts on whatsapp about some areas given red alert.

in Gujrat things are looking bad because of tableeghi jamat. Many people have been in contact with them and reports of some people has come out to be positive while others is still in waiting. Local administration is asking people not to come into any contact with these tableeghis and stay inside.

LAHORE: A man tested positive for the virus has reportedly infected 27 others in Gujrat district, in yet another incidence of mishandling of confirmed Covid-19 patients and of increasing local transmission in Punjab.

In a related development, panic-stricken doctors of the Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore’s gynae ward withdrew their services after a pregnant woman who underwent C-Section at the facility on Thursday tested positive for the virus on Friday night.

The situation created further anxiety among the doctors and paramedics in the hospital when they came to know that the woman’s husband who was accompanying her was also a patient of Covid-19 and that test reports of another suspected patient under treatment at the hospital for the last five days showed he was positive for the virus.

The infected woman and newborn have been isolated at the Services Hospital where the doctors also sent swabs of the one-day-old baby for diagnosis.

In Gujrat the tally of confirmed Covid-19 patients jumped to 51 after 27 new patients were reported on Saturday, an official told Dawn.

Shaikh Zayed gynae unit doctors boycott duty after woman tests positive for virus

Initially, he said, only four patients had tested positive for the virus in the district (in Sara-i-Alamgir, Dinga and Shadiwal) who all had foreign travel history.

The health authorities were alarmed to find that one of these four patients had contacted at least 40 people,the official said, adding the officials had sent their samples for tests and out of them 27 turned out to be Covid-19 patients. After the confirmation, they all were isolated either at their homes, or the nearby hospitals, he said.

Given the worrying situation, the government has launched a high-level probe into the spread of virus in Gujrat directing the deputy commissioner to supervise its process.

About Shaikh Zayed Hospital situation, head of the gynae unit, Prof Dr Mohammad Ikran said the pregnant woman first visited the hospital in the morning on Thursday last and met an associate professor who was attending her as a private patient.

He said the gyne unit doctors were alarmed when the woman told them that her husband had recently returned from Iran.

Though the on-duty doctors sent her back, the official said the woman revisited the gyne ward in the evening the same day with severe labour pains and was immediately admitted by doctors given her condition. The woman underwent C Section and delivered the baby, he added.

Meanwhile, the doctors brought the matter to the notice of the hospital’s administration which sent swabs of the patient for tests that turned out to be positive, Dr Ikram said.

Initially, he said, five medics were traced who remained in direct contact with the patient and her husband, adding that they had been quarantined at their residences.

To a question, Prof Ikram said it was perplexing for the treating medics that the woman showed no symptoms of coronavirus.

He said direction had been issued to trace the other staffers of unit who had been in contact with the woman or her husband, adding that the panic-stricken doctors said they would not resume duties until they were provided with protective kits.

About the other male patient who tested positive for the virus, Dr Ikram said initial inquiry unveiled that he first visited the emergency ward of the hospital where doctors provided him initial treatment and then referred him to the rheumatology department from where he was sent to the medical unit for admission.

During his stay at the hospital, Dr Ikram said, the patient might have contacted several people, including medics, staff nurses, paramedics, security guards etc. exposing them to the virus.

The focal person for coronavirus patients and deputy administrator of the SZH, Dr Ajmal Tahir, said the two patients who tested positive for the virus were isolated at the Mayo Hospital and Services Hospital, respectively.

About the medics’ complaints of not being provided protection gear, he claimed the institute had purchased 4,000 PPEs and these were being provided to the medics as per the set protocol.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1544552/single-covid-19-patient-infects-27-others-in-gujrat

 

[last_knight]

well apparently discovery of some unexpected covid patients. In Faisalabad it's about 10. Saw some posts on whatsapp about some areas given red alert.

in Gujrat things are looking bad because of tableeghi jamat. Many people have been in contact with them and reports of some people has come out to be positive while others is still in waiting. Local administration is asking people not to come into any contact with these tableeghis and stay inside.

Bro I'm an on duty medic in Faisalabad. Nothing to panic. Things are under control till now.
Out of 10 +ves, 5 are in one family and all 5 are asymptomatic.

 

[globalcitizen]

LAHORE: A man tested positive for the virus has reportedly infected 27 others in Gujrat district, in yet another incidence of mishandling of confirmed Covid-19 patients and of increasing local transmission in Punjab.

In a related development, panic-stricken doctors of the Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore’s gynae ward withdrew their services after a pregnant woman who underwent C-Section at the facility on Thursday tested positive for the virus on Friday night.

The situation created further anxiety among the doctors and paramedics in the hospital when they came to know that the woman’s husband who was accompanying her was also a patient of Covid-19 and that test reports of another suspected patient under treatment at the hospital for the last five days showed he was positive for the virus.

The infected woman and newborn have been isolated at the Services Hospital where the doctors also sent swabs of the one-day-old baby for diagnosis.

In Gujrat the tally of confirmed Covid-19 patients jumped to 51 after 27 new patients were reported on Saturday, an official told Dawn.

Shaikh Zayed gynae unit doctors boycott duty after woman tests positive for virus

Initially, he said, only four patients had tested positive for the virus in the district (in Sara-i-Alamgir, Dinga and Shadiwal) who all had foreign travel history.

The health authorities were alarmed to find that one of these four patients had contacted at least 40 people,the official said, adding the officials had sent their samples for tests and out of them 27 turned out to be Covid-19 patients. After the confirmation, they all were isolated either at their homes, or the nearby hospitals, he said.

Given the worrying situation, the government has launched a high-level probe into the spread of virus in Gujrat directing the deputy commissioner to supervise its process.

About Shaikh Zayed Hospital situation, head of the gynae unit, Prof Dr Mohammad Ikran said the pregnant woman first visited the hospital in the morning on Thursday last and met an associate professor who was attending her as a private patient.

He said the gyne unit doctors were alarmed when the woman told them that her husband had recently returned from Iran.

Though the on-duty doctors sent her back, the official said the woman revisited the gyne ward in the evening the same day with severe labour pains and was immediately admitted by doctors given her condition. The woman underwent C Section and delivered the baby, he added.

Meanwhile, the doctors brought the matter to the notice of the hospital’s administration which sent swabs of the patient for tests that turned out to be positive, Dr Ikram said.

Initially, he said, five medics were traced who remained in direct contact with the patient and her husband, adding that they had been quarantined at their residences.

To a question, Prof Ikram said it was perplexing for the treating medics that the woman showed no symptoms of coronavirus.

He said direction had been issued to trace the other staffers of unit who had been in contact with the woman or her husband, adding that the panic-stricken doctors said they would not resume duties until they were provided with protective kits.

About the other male patient who tested positive for the virus, Dr Ikram said initial inquiry unveiled that he first visited the emergency ward of the hospital where doctors provided him initial treatment and then referred him to the rheumatology department from where he was sent to the medical unit for admission.

During his stay at the hospital, Dr Ikram said, the patient might have contacted several people, including medics, staff nurses, paramedics, security guards etc. exposing them to the virus.

The focal person for coronavirus patients and deputy administrator of the SZH, Dr Ajmal Tahir, said the two patients who tested positive for the virus were isolated at the Mayo Hospital and Services Hospital, respectively.

About the medics’ complaints of not being provided protection gear, he claimed the institute had purchased 4,000 PPEs and these were being provided to the medics as per the set protocol.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1544552/single-covid-19-patient-infects-27-others-in-gujrat

Hope everyone is safe there.
This article confused me, Gujrat is a place in Pakistan and not indian state Gujarat.
Had to google to find out.