Monkeypox; Pakistan Cricket Board suspended supply of food and drinks to media

Monkeypox; Pakistan Cricket Board suspended supply of food and drinks to media

Rawalpindi (Asghar Ali Mubarak)

The Pakistan Cricket Board has immediately suspended all food and beverage services provided to the national media during the Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh in connection with the prevention of monkeypox disease.

Sources have revealed that PCB is strictly following the health advisory Pakistan Cricket Board has directed to strictly follow the health advisory during the cricket matches to prevent monkey pox disease.

In this regard, on the first day of the Rawalpindi test, all food and beverage services were directed to close the service immediately. And strict security measures have been initiated. Pakistan is the first country in Asia where the deadly monkeypox virus has been confirmed. Instructions to ensure distance appear.

Remember that in Rawalpindi Pakistan cricket team has arranged the first test match against Bangladesh and the second test match will be played in the same stadium from August 30 to September 3.

Meanwhile, the Punjab government has formed a committee regarding monkey pox. M. pox has been confirmed in 3 pilgrims from Punjab who went to Iran via Balochistan.

According to the report, a mother, son and daughter from Bahawalpur have been sent to Iran. They were stopped on arrival.

The three persons left Quetta for pilgrimage two days ago to Iraq via Iran. It should be clear that the epidemic was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) on August 15.

Experts were alarmed when the dangerous strain of ‘monkey pox’ was diagnosed outside Africa for the first time. The virus enters the body through broken skin, the respiratory tract, or through the eyes, nose, or mouth.