No evidence of local spread of coronavirus: Zafar Mirza

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza has said the number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan have now reached to 19 and all the patients had brought this from abroad.

In a tweet, he said all the coronavirus patients were stable and there was no evidence of local spread.

Dr Zafar Mirza said the most important to limit the spread of coronavirus was to ensure that we observe hygiene by washing hands properly, avoid touching our face and keep distance with sick people.

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He said that the government was working hard to contain the spread, but “we all need to take our part in this fight.”

243/ Cases in Pakistan have more than doubled in last 24 hours. This is not surprising. Disease has spread in 106 countries. All 19 cases have brought this from abroad. All are stable. There is no evidence of local spread as yet. If we act responsibly we can avoid spread.

— Zafar Mirza (@zfrmrza) March 10, 2020

244/ The most important to limit the spread of #coronavirus is to ensure that we observe hygiene by washing hands properly, avoid touching our face & keep distance with sick people. The govt is working hard to contain the spread, but we all need to take our part in this fight.

— Zafar Mirza (@zfrmrza) March 10, 2020

The first case of coronavirus in Quetta was confirmed on Tuesday. Fatima Jinnah Hospital’s Medical Superintendent (MS) said that a 12-year-old boy had the virus. The boy had travelled with his parents to Taftan, according to the MS.

The parents were screened and reported negative for the virus.