Sindh needs stricter lockdown amid coronavirus: CM Murad

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah cautioned that there wasn’t much good news in the past 24 hours and thus the province needed a stricter lockdown amid coronavirus.

In a video released by his official Twitter account, CM Murad Ali Shah has announced that almost 20 percent of the coronavirus tests conducted in the past 24 hours came out positive.

CM Murad Ali Shah also announced that the province reported six new deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the provincial death tally to 28.

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CM Sindh further said that almost 104 new cases were reported in the province, adding that this takes the number of infections in the province to 1,318.

In this regard, the chief minister expressed worry over the ongoing situation and said, “This is greater than the world average at the moment.”

Commenting on the situation in Hyderabad, he said that the coronavirus cases were rising in Hyderabad forcing the authorities to enforce stricter measures

Earlier on Thursday (April 9), CM Murad Ali Shah hinted at an extension of lockdown in Sindh by a week beyond April 14.

Talking to journalists, CM Sindh called for a uniform policy to be implemented in all provinces across the country to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus.