Iraqi feminine pilgrims carrying protecting face masks at Imam Ali Shrine. PHOTO: REUTERS
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Secretary Captain (retd) Fazeel Asghar on Saturday acknowledged that roughly round 1,000 pilgrims can be crossing the Taftan border and coming into Pakistan from Iran.
Whereas talking to the media after attending the assembly of the Anti-Corona Core Committee within the Civil Secretariat of Quetta, Asghar mentioned, “At present, there are 500 people in Taftan, while another 1,000 are expected to come from Iran. Work on the establishment of an emergency health city on 50 acres has been started which can accommodate 2,000 people. NDMA is providing 600 containers for Taftan and 300 containers for Chaman, which will be equipped with all facilities. There is no lockdown in the province. However, transport has been banned and shopping malls have been closed so that people do not gather. They are all pilgrims coming from Iran who are placed in isolation wards of Quetta.”
Provincial ministers Zahoor Buledi, Zarmak Khan Achakzai, and spokesperson for the federal government of Balochistan, Liaquat Shahwani had been current on the event.
Relaying particulars of the second assembly of Anti-Corona Core Committee, the chief secretary mentioned the situation of coronavirus sufferers together with isolation and quarantine centres was mentioned.
Based on him, the variety of coronavirus circumstances in Balochistan has elevated to 104 and it’s extremely possible that the circumstances could improve. “They are all pilgrims from Iran and have been admitted in Quetta. There are 500 people in Taftan whereas 1,000 more people are expected to come from Iran and those who have not been diagnosed with the virus have been repatriated.”
Asghar went on so as to add that individuals have been suggested to take precautionary measures and prevented from assembly with others for 15 days. “Sometimes the symptoms of the virus even reflect after a month. We are buying appliances, medicines and building a one-room set for the patients that will have a bed and a bathroom.”
He additionally mentioned, “At present, we have a facility to treat over 450 patients but we are also buying more equipment. Work has also been started on the establishment of an emergency health city on 50 acres that can accommodate 2,000 people and where all the medical facilities will be provided. 600 containers for Taftan and 300 for Chaman have also been dispatched by the NDMA.”
Shedding mild on the situation of Quarantine facilities, the chief secretary mentioned that presently they aren’t being arrange in faculties and schools. “There are quarantine centers in RDA, PCSIR and Taftan. We are building quarantine centers only in provincial hospitals for now.”
In direction of the tip of his media speak, he mentioned, “The provincial government’s policy is that we wanted the border to remain closed but it was a matter decided by the incumbent federal government.”
Printed in The Specific Tribune, March 22nd, 2020.
