KARACHI: Noting that local transmission is the main reason behind 25 per cent coronavirus cases in Sindh, Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah has decided to establish 14 Critical Care Units (CCUs) all over Sindh, including one in Karachi, equipped with ventilators, monitors, pulse oximeters, suction machines, defibrillator and other gadgets. The meeting was told that in the province 45 hospitals have COVID-19 Isolation case management facilities. The meeting was further told that there are 469 cases of Coronavirus in Sindh. These include 189 cases of Karachi, seven of Larkana, one of Dadu, seven of Hyderabad and 162 of Sukkur (151 of Sukkur phase-I and 114 of Sukkur phase-II). The chief minister said that in Karachi 12 new cases have emerged on Saturday while on March 27 the number of new cases was 17.

Source: Pakistan Today March 28, 2020 15:56 UTC