ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani woman infected nine people with COVID-19 at awedding ceremony in Karachi.
It was reported that the nine people are all part of the same family. Theyhad attended a wedding where the woman was also in attendance.
“we will be able to control the pandemic.”
The woman had travelled from Saudi Arabia and was diagnosed with the deadlyvirus.
During the wedding, she met with the family, subsequently infecting all ofthem.
After the function ended, the family members started displaying symptoms ofCoronavirus. They underwent testing and the results came back positive.
The family has now been taken to hospital for treatment.
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The authorities explained that other family members are self-isolating athome, adding that they were searching for all the people who had attendedthe wedding as they could be potential carriers of COVID-19.
Repeated calls for social distancing have been made. In a bid to stop thespread, partial lockdownslinkincertain areas have been imposed.
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s aide on health, Zafar Mirza said:
“I am very hopeful, if we practice social distancing, we will be able tocontrol the pandemic.”
