I am sick of misleading media reports about Zairean from Taftan spreading virus. This campaign- directed against a minister, against a religious sect & against Iran-is fuelled by sectarian & political bias.This thread explains why pilgrims- who are quarantined- are not spreading
Virus but those people who are coming back by air through airports from UK UAE KSA etc are spreading it. There are more than 1400 cases in Pakistan of corona virus. Around 700 cases are among pilgrims who came from Taftan and are now quarantined in Sukkur, Larkana, DG Khan,DIKhan
Multan and Taftan. More than 4000 pilgrims are in all these 6 quarantines out of which 700 are positive cases. Others are kept in quarantine to complete their 14 days isolation period.Yesterday 600 people- different from 700 cases- tested negative after spending 14 days & sent to
their homes. As more people complete their 14 day isolation periods in the days to come and test negative they will be sent home. These pilgrims from Taftan are in quarantine and not roaming in the society. They are not roaming in the society- they are contained in 6 quarantines
On the other hand thousands of Pakistanis have come back in the last 3 weeks from KSA Europe UK UAE Turkey USA etc through airports- they did not undergo any tests and are roaming freely in society, transmitting virus to others. Tableeghi Ijtima has led to many cases. 1st death
Was of a person from Mardan who had come from Umrah, 12th death is of lady from Dir who had also come from Umrah; 2nd death was of a person who had come back from Turkey via Dubai. Rawalpindi’s first death was of a lady who had returned from UK. Other deaths have been due to
Local transmission- as Karachi just announced 2 deaths due to Tableeghi ijtima taking country’s total toll to 18. Only one death has been of a pilgrim from Taftan who was a lady in quarantine in D I KHan but she was in D I Khan quarantine and not meeting people in society.
Please understand that it is misleading to say that Taftan pilgrims are spreading virus in society. Those pilgrims are in quarantine in 6 cities and not meeting people from outside. People who have locally transmitted are those who have come via airport from Europe KSA UK UAE etc
