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KARACHI: Sindh police authorities have canceled leaves of all officers and personnel of Karachi police in the wake of coronavirus outbreak thread in the metropolis.
In a high-level meeting on Monday chaired by Additional IGP Karachi Ghulam Nabi Memon at DIGP South office decided to the deployment of young and fit personnel at 22 hospitals with isolation facility.
During the meeting, concerned police officers have been instructed to ensure deployment of the under-training staff also to deal with the coronavirus emergency situation.
In the meeting the officers were directed for stern action against violations such as functions at the marriage hall, holding of temporary bazaars across the province.
The police were also ordered to improve its intelligence network to check hoarding and the price of surgical masks.
Ghulam Nabi Memon also instructed DIGP South to cooperate with police Hospital Garden Headquarters for the formation of an isolation ward.
The high-ups of police assigned the task to DIGP South for contacting with Indus hospital to organize 1000 coronavirus kits against payment to test the Police Officers who are suspected to be infected with the diseases.
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