Looks like people were too quick to get on board with opening tourism after the COVID-19 lockdown was lifted on August 10th. With tourism re-opened in the country, there’s some need for caution. Yesterday, about 10 tourists who went to Naran have already tested positive for the Coronavirus.
According to OyeYeah, these tourists were found to be COVID-19 positive after arriving in Gilgit-Baltistan’s tourist destination Hunza.
A district health officer, two foreigners, two people from Sindh, and three other visitors from Punjab are among the infected.
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Looks like opening tourism just brought the virus back to Pakistan’s Northern areas. Turns out several staff members in Naran and Kaghan valley also tested positive for the infection a day ago.
After 47 employees contracted COVID-19 over the weekend, hotels in Naran and Kaghan are now closed. Kaghan development Authority state that the people are to blame for this since they weren’t taking precautionary measures.
“People were not properly following the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in tourists’ destinations of Mansehra district signaling that COVID-19 cases might resurface and increase in the areas,” .
It was made clear that although the country is being reopened for economic reasons, and people will still have to follow standard precautions.
District Government official, Maqbool Hussain revealed that authorities have decided to re-impose lockdown in high-risk areas of Shogran, Naran and Kaghan. Meanwhile, a smart lockdown was also recommended for Mansehra.
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Guess we better wait out the virus before we head out anywhere.
