Syed Nasir Hussain Shah A Minister for Information and Local Governments in Sindh, Pakistan has recently announced a prize for research students and institutes that develop a proper vaccine for novel Coronavirus.
He announced the provincial government’s full financial support for the research labs and institutes in this related actually he didn’t mention the exact amount of the prize in a video message on Friday.
JUST IN: #Sindh Minister for Local Government Nasir Hussain Shah has announced a prize for any person or research institution that develops a vaccine for the novel #coronavirus. So far, 21 cases of the virus have been detected in the country.#SindhGovt #CoronavirusPandemic pic.twitter.com/xv1jQag9jR
— The Times of Karachi (@TOKCityOfLights) March 13, 2020
The announcement has come in a spot when there is a panic like situation in the province due to a rapid increase in Coronavirus cases.
More than 16 cases of Covid-19 have emerged in Sindh and two of the patients have also recovered and were shifted to home from hospitals.
As a result, Sindh government has declared a health emergency, closing down education institutes for three months and establishing more isolation wards, quarantine facilities, and even installing screening facilities at the airport.
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Nusrat Manghan inspector general jail Sindh has announced a two months reduction in prisoners’ terms among other developments.
Furthermore, the Pakistan Cricket Board, on the recommendation of the Sindh government has recently decided to host remaining PSL {Pakistan Super League} matches in Karachi without spectators. His brand new decision was taken in the best interest of an individual’s health and safety. CEO PCB Wasim Khan said.