After the National Security Committee's meeting on Friday, the Sindh government has issued advisories for prisoners and prison staff, visitors to hotels and guest houses, and the general public.

  • All prisoners must maintain a distance of 1-metre; all personnel in jail must be provided with complete personal protective equipment.

  • People must stay at home and avoid crowded places and all people who came into the country within the last 15 days must be quarantined at home.

  • Temperature of all visitors and staff at hotels and guest houses must be checked and their movement should be limited.

All people are advised to rigorously maintain basic hand hygiene practices.

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