(Sukkur) The Sindh government on Tuesday announced the closure of
shrines across the province in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
The Aukaf Department issued a notification of closure of the shrines of the
Sindh till January 31; including those of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar; Bhitt Shah;
Dargah Serwari Nooh; Sachal Sarmast, and others. The administration has vacated
visitors from the shrines, while staff members have been directed to perform
their duties in accordance with coronavirus SOPs. Meanwhile, the coronavirus
has taken the lives of 13 more people and infected another 1,382 in the last 24
hours; Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said in a press release. The chief
minister said that the death toll had reached 2,858; while the overall cases
stood at 166,033.
0 Comments