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ISLAMABAD / RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi district administration on Wednesday sealed seven shrines whereas it informed its caretakers and mystic malangs to go house.
Following orders from the provincial authorities and consistent with the well being pointers issued by the World Well being Organisation (WHO), the district administration within the garrison metropolis has ordered the closure of playgrounds, gyms and bodily health centres, swimming swimming pools and youngsters play areas for 3 weeks as a precautionary measure to cease the unfold of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
A notification issued by Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner Anwarul Haq learn all of the shrines of the district will stay closed for public for a interval of three weeks. Subsequently, Metropolis Assistant Commissioner Ambreen Chaudhry on Wednesday raided institutions positioned within the neighborhood of Tipu Street within the Sadiqabad space and sealed a bodily coaching centre.
District Civil Defence Officer Talib Hussain sealed 4 gyms and 4 play areas for youths which provide digital rides for kids for defying the ban. These institutions had been positioned alongside the Chakri Street and Adiala Street respectively.
In the meantime, officers of district and tehsil administrations sealed seven shrines which had not complied with the closure discover.
The closures got here as Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Wednesday directed to impose a ban on gatherings of 5 or extra individuals beneath Part 144 of the Felony Process Code (CrPC).
15 isolation wards arrange
The Rawalpindi District Well being Authority has arrange seven quarantine centres and 15 isolation wards to display and deal with sufferers suspected of coronavirus.
Rawalpindi District Well being Officer Dr Ehsan Ghani mentioned that the quarantine centres have been established in all of the seven tehsils of the district together with on the Fatima Jinnah College, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agricultural College hostel and designated locations in Taxila, Gujjar Khan, Kallar Sayyedan, Kotli Sattian and Kahuta whereas isolation wards have been arrange on the seven THQ hospitals and eight rural well being centres.
All 22 quarantine centres have been outfitted with protecting kits, medicines, medical doctors and paramedical workers.
Dr Ghani additional mentioned that as many as 10 passengers, who had returned from Iran through Taftan, have been shifted to the quarantine facility in DI Khan although that they had examined adverse for the coronavirus.
He mentioned these individuals hail from Rawalpindi and have been quarantined as per the set procedures for all passengers coming from Iran.
Extra passengers find yourself in quarantine
One other eight passengers and an Airport Safety Power (ASF) official have been shifted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) after they displayed signs of COVID-19.
Sources mentioned {that a} non-public flight carrying Umrah pilgrims from Saudi Arabia arrived on the Islamabad Worldwide Airport (IIA) on Wednesday.
In the course of the screening, eight passengers, together with 4 males, two ladies and two youngsters hailing from Rawalpindi, Abbottabad, Mianwali, Azad Kashmir and Attock had a excessive temperature.
Following commonplace operational procedures (SOPs), these passengers had been separated from others and shifted for additional analysis to the isolation ward in Pims.
ASF Constable Muneer Ahmed deployed on the airport was additionally shifted to the isolation ward of Pims after he was discovered operating a fever.
In the meantime, there was panic on the airport for a couple of minutes as officers of the ASF tried to search out two passengers who had tried to slide away after displaying fever throughout thermal scanning.
Sources mentioned that the passengers, who had arrived from Dubai and Sharjah respectively, had proven signs of fever and flu and had been due to this fact separated from the remainder of passengers for switch to the isolation ward at Pims.
Nevertheless, each males quietly slipped away, apparently, in a bid to keep away from being quarantined. The disappearance of suspected coronavirus contaminated individuals brought about ASF officers to panic. The 2 absconders, although, couldn’t get very far and had been quickly discovered within the parking zone.
The 2 maintained that they wished to go journey to Pims of their vehicles. Nevertheless, they had been quickly despatched to the isolation ward for additional assessments.
Social distancing urged
Parliamentary Secretary, Nationwide Well being Providers Laws and Coordination Nausheen Hamid Wednesday urged the general public to guard themselves and others from the coronavirus by taking “common-sense precautions” reminiscent of washing fingers steadily and sustaining social distance.
Folks ought to observe social distancing pointers and keep away from pointless conferences to curb the unfold of novel coronavirus, she burdened.
She mentioned anybody who has travelled overseas in current weeks ought to observe self-isolation and may keep away from public gatherings or bodily contact with different individuals for at the least two weeks.
Any symptom must be reported instantly to the federal government on the given helpline in order that medical help could be offered at their doorsteps, she added.
It’s time for the residents to remain vigilant and take all precautionary measures to remain protected. Sadly, we now have restricted diagnostic kits which aren’t ample to check everybody, she suggested.
Consciousness drive
In connection to Clear Inexperienced Pakistan Marketing campaign, the communication groups of Rawalpindi Waste Administration Firm (RWMC) and Albayrak carried out an consciousness marketing campaign in Fauji Colony in Union Council eight to conscious the individuals concerning the precautionary measures wanted to be taken for stopping the virus from spreading.
The cleanliness companies insisted that the general public strictly observe hand hygiene and flu etiquettes together with sustaining a social distance of a metre or six toes at the least.
Children and ladies had been made to understand the significance of handwashing as a saviour from many deadly ailments together with Coronavirus.
Printed in The Specific Tribune, March 19th, 2020.
