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Selfie With Covid 19 Patient In Pakistan
At least six Pakistan government officials have been suspended for taking selfie with their colleague who tested positive for coronavirus.
The incident was reported in Khairpur district of Sindh province in Pakistan.
The deputy commissioner issued a notification ordering suspension of six tapedars (revenue officials) from different areas of the district who unknowingly held a close meeting with one of their colleagues who had returned from Iran and later tested positive for the deadly virus, reported Dawn.
Pakistan has imposed stringent measures to prevent spread of coronavirus as the cases jumped to 804 on Monday with six death across the country. Sindh province has been the worst-hit 352 COVID-19 cases. Sindh provincial government announced lockdown on Sunday for a period of two weeks.
“Due to the information received through social media regarding selfie by the revenue staff with Irshad Ali Rajpar, resident of Kot Diji, who recently returned from Iran and was reported as positive case of coronavirus, the following staff in the selfie are hereby placed under suspension with immediate effect,” said the notification naming all the six officials.
An official privy to the development said the six officials had in fact paid a visit to their colleague at his home as a goodwill gesture over his return from pilgrimage after almost a month.
“By that time, he was not showing any symptoms of the virus neither had complained about any unwellness. All the six colleagues and the host took a selfie. A few of them later posted that picture on their social media account. When the man tested positive a few days ago, all those who were in contact with him were being spotted and isolated,” he said.
SOURCE : GULFNEWS
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