Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani has advised the people of the province to learn how to live with the coronavirus, warning that not doing so would endanger their lives.

Speaking at a press conference in Quetta, Shahwani said: "It is necessary to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) otherwise coronavirus won't let us live. The SOPs are very simple — wear masks, maintain a distance of one metre and wash your hands."

He added that the people were not taking the virus seriously because it did not show visible symptoms. "Coronavirus symptoms affect the internal body and don't show physically so people don't take this seriously," he said.