Coronavirus infected Deobandi cleric and six family members

Coronavirus infected Deobandi cleric and six family members while Islamabad administration sealed their Babul Islam seminary and mosque.

Government began search for the family after it posthumously tested elderly man buried in Battagram positive for Covid-19.

Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) finally found that elderly man’s son, a khateeb at a mosque in F-7.

Coronavirus infected Deobandi cleric

Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Hamza Shafqaat said seven members of a family tested positive in Islamabad.

He identified one of the patients as the khateeb (cleric) at a mosque in F-7 and a seminary attached to it.

Therefore, ICD administration immediately sealed the mosque and seminary while isolated all the patients.

Health staff is providing medical assistance to them and admin displayed a notice on the premises informing the public to stay away.

The healthcare department is also tracing other people who remained in contact with them during the last two weeks.

How Coronavirus is spreading

Coronavirus is spreading in Pakistan due to biased negligence.

First, the authorities concerned had exempted all coming from abroad to Pakistan from relevant test and quarantine.

They only detained Shia pilgrims at Taftan border with Iran.

Resultant;y, more than 800,000 people have come to Pakistan and now they are roaming in the society without any test and quarantine.

Pakistan should follow Turkey in preventing Coronavirus spread