Chief Minister (CM) Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that coronavirus cases are rapidly increasing in Karachi and Hyderabad.

He made this comments while chairing the Corona Task Force meeting at the CM on Friday, which reviewed the latest situation of the global pandemic in the province.

Showing concern over rapid resurge in the COVID-19 cases especially in Karachi and Hyderabad, he underlined the need for following standard operating procedures (SOPs) designed to contain the pandemic spread.

“We have to bound masses to follow SOPs”, the CM Sindh said and directed the concerned authorities to take stern action over violations of SOPs.

Earlier in the day, about 216 students and teachers got infected with the virus in district east of the provincial capital.

Earlier on November 5, the Civil Aviation Training Institute (CATI) Hyderabad was sealed after at least 27 under-training air-traffic controllers tested positive for the COVID-19