CHITRAL: After midnight March 20th, all public transport vehicles coming to Chitral will be turned away from Upper Dir and would not be allowed to proceed towards the Lowari tunnel. This was announced by the Chitral police as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. Residents of Upper Chitral told ChitralToday that movement of […]
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CHITRAL: Soon after announcing the opening of an isolation ward, the district headquarters hospital on Thursday evening referred a suspected patient to Peshawar. The medical superintendent of the hospital said the hospital had no screening facility and it would be better for the patient to get himself checked for the coronavirus in Peshawar. Mujtaba Hussain,
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CHITRAL: The district administration of Chitral on Thursday imposed Section 144 as a step to check the spread of coronavirus in the district. Under Section 144, gathering of five or more than five people will be banned in all restaurants, eateries, fast food outlets, beauty parlours, wedding/marriage halls, cattle fares, seminars, workshops etc. An announcement
CHITRAL: The medical superintendent (MS) of District Headquarters Hospital Chitral Dr Muhammad Shamim said a 12-bed isolation ward has been set up for coronavirus suspected patients at the 200-bed hospital. Speaking to local media persons at his office along with officials of the district administration on Thursday, Dr Shamim said so far not even a
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CHITRAL: Beggars from other districts have started arriving in Chitral swarming streets, roads, shopping centres, bus stands, mosques and even government offices, seeking alms. The local people observed that with the completion of Lowari tunnel, the number of beggars coming to the district in summer season had increased. However, the arrival of beggars is being
