AMIDST the coronavirus pandemic, the Sialkot administration has taken steps and ordered numerous houses to be quarantined. The occupants of these houses have family members with a travel history abroad, with some of them having returned as recently as early March.

I want to point out the carelessness of the administration in selecting government school teachers to guard the houses. Many teachers are older than 50 years and guarding the quarantined houses 24/7 in eight hour shifts. The teachers are told to stand at the entrance of the houses without any protective kits.

Agreed this is an emergency situation but protection and safety should be paramount. But we should respect human lives especially senior citizens.

A resident
Sialkot

Published in Dawn, April 13th, 2020