KARACHI: In the middle of increasing criticism of Sindh’s lockdown and suggestions to pursue the ‘smart lockdown’ route instead, Sindh government spokesman Barrister Murtaza Wahab stressed on Sunday the significance of keeping pandemic restrictions as they were, pointing out that at least 182 children and 900 elderly people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the province so far.
He said people expressed diverse opinions on the subject, where some were inclined to the idea of implementing a smart lockdown and some were fully resistant to the notion of enforcing a lockdown in the first place.
“But here are the facts. 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. “And it is for this very reason that the government has repeatedly advised people to stay home.”
Wahab appealed to people to abide by lockdown regulations to keep their family members and themselves safe.
“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.
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