Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho said that she is in favour of imposing a Rs1000 fine on those who do not wear face masks in public in light of the rising number of reinfection cases of Covid-19. The fine was first proposed by Karachi Administrator Iftikhar Shallwani in March, and he has recently filed the petition for this fine again. “Rashid Rabbani, 68, had been brought to the Ziauddin Hospital with Covid-19 re-infection last week and his condition was very serious. He had to be shifted to the ventilator but unfortunately, his condition continued to deteriorate and he passed away today evening,” Dr Ziauddin Hospital Chairman Dr Asim Hussain had told a local news outlet on Thursday. He had also said that the cases were rising throughout the country and that most people required ventilator support.

Source: Pakistan Today October 18, 2020 13:46 UTC