Coronavirus Selfie
Coronavirus Selfie
The selfie -- widely shared on social media -- pictured a group of men around the apparent patient, several of them smiling broadly and none wearing face masks.
WorldAgence France-PresseUpdated: March 24, 2020 03:38 pm IST
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Pakistani Civil Servants Sacked For Selfie With Coronavirus Patient
The suspension comes as Pak continued locking down large swathes of the country to battle the contagion.
Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan has suspended six civil servants after they posed for a selfie with a coronavirus patient in a quarantine centre, an official said Tuesday.
The selfie -- widely shared on social media -- pictured a group of men around the apparent patient, several of them smiling broadly and none wearing face masks.
The picture was taken at a quarantine facility near Sukkur in virus-hit Sindh province, where 399 of the country's 892 COVID-19 cases have been recorded so far.
"Six of the government employees have been suspended and put into quarantine," Rana Adeel, deputy commissioner in Sukkur, told AFP.
The commissioner added the six -- employees of the provincial land department -- were visiting a local politician who was in quarantine after contracting the novel coronavirus during a visit to Iran.
The suspension comes as Pakistan continued locking down large swathes of the country to battle the contagion.
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Coronavirus cases spread across the globe
The coronavirus spread further on Saturday, with cases reported in new countries after the World Health Organization (WHO) raised its impact risk alert to “very high.” Soraya Ali reports.
Sindh police reported more than 700 people had been arrested in the bustling Karachi since Monday when the province announced its lockdown.
Pakistan has a history of failing to contain infectious diseases such as polio, tuberculosis and hepatitis. So far, authorities have confirmed six deaths from coronavirus.
The selfie -- widely shared on social media -- pictured a group of men around the apparent patient, several of them smiling broadly and none wearing face masks.
WorldAgence France-PresseUpdated: March 24, 2020 03:38 pm IST
by TaboolaSponsored LinksSponsored
Sumadhura Horizon, 3 BHK Spacious apartments, Kondapur, Hyderabad (Sumadhura Group)
Global MBA from UK and Australia (upGrad)
Pakistani Civil Servants Sacked For Selfie With Coronavirus Patient
The suspension comes as Pak continued locking down large swathes of the country to battle the contagion.
Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan has suspended six civil servants after they posed for a selfie with a coronavirus patient in a quarantine centre, an official said Tuesday.
The selfie -- widely shared on social media -- pictured a group of men around the apparent patient, several of them smiling broadly and none wearing face masks.
The picture was taken at a quarantine facility near Sukkur in virus-hit Sindh province, where 399 of the country's 892 COVID-19 cases have been recorded so far.
"Six of the government employees have been suspended and put into quarantine," Rana Adeel, deputy commissioner in Sukkur, told AFP.
The commissioner added the six -- employees of the provincial land department -- were visiting a local politician who was in quarantine after contracting the novel coronavirus during a visit to Iran.
The suspension comes as Pakistan continued locking down large swathes of the country to battle the contagion.
Play Video
2m 20s
Coronavirus cases spread across the globe
The coronavirus spread further on Saturday, with cases reported in new countries after the World Health Organization (WHO) raised its impact risk alert to “very high.” Soraya Ali reports.
Sindh police reported more than 700 people had been arrested in the bustling Karachi since Monday when the province announced its lockdown.
Pakistan has a history of failing to contain infectious diseases such as polio, tuberculosis and hepatitis. So far, authorities have confirmed six deaths from coronavirus.
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