Says most of them didn't step outsid­e homes, contra­cted virus from family­KARACHI:Amid growing criticism of the lockdown in Sindh and suggestions of going the route of a ‘smart lockdown’ instead, Sindh government spokesperson Barrister Murtaza Wahab stressed on Sunday the importance of maintaining pandemic restrictions as they were, pointing out that at least 182 children and 900 elderly have been infected by the coronavirus so far in the province. At least 182 children below the age of 10 years and 900 elderly above 60 years of age have been infected with the coronavirus in Sindh,” the spokesperson stated, adding that most of them hadn’t stepped outside their homes during the lockdown. “They did not contract the virus because they went out but via their family members who stepped outside, contracted the virus and later transmitted it to the elderly and children in their families,” he elaborated. “We need to save our children, elders and the entire society from the pandemic, which is only possible if we take [lockdown] instructions seriously, follow them properly and maintain social distance from others,” the spokesperson concluded. He also expressed hope that the coronavirus would be eradicated from Sindh, as well as the entire world, requesting people to pray for the pandemic to end during the holy month of Ramazan.

Source: The Express Tribune April 26, 2020 10:18 UTC