The Sindh Bar Council (SBC) wrote a letter to registrar SHC and requested to the chief justice to ban entry of public in courts in wake of the spread of coronavirus. The SBC in its application said that thousands of people come in courts on a daily basis which could lead to the outbreak of coronavirus in courts. It also appealed for an awareness campaign against coronavirus besides it requested the court to ban on shaking hands in courts. The SBC also said in its application that fever level of citizens who come in courts must be examined properly. Later, the SHC registrar issued a circular which directed irrelevant and unnecessary people should not enter the courts.

Source: Pakistan Today March 13, 2020 16:30 UTC