Sindh government provides protective equipment to police in Karachi

KARACHI: Sindh government on Thursday provided police force in Karachi with personal protective equipment (PPE) in order to assist local authorities in shifting suspected coronavirus patients to quarantine centres. According to details, the cops who were part of the coronavirus force are provided with the protective suits. Acting on the information, the police personnel would visit the suspected virus patient and shift him/her to an isolation facility. The cops were earlier performing their duties and shifting the patients without personal protective gear. The department’s data shows that men were mostly affected from the virus as they comprise 64.18 percent patients affected from it while the remaining 35.82 percent were women patients.