He said: “Perhaps that was the reason behind their statements; to divert attention away from the Sindh government’s efforts to curb the outbreak.” He added that the Sindh government had started preparing for a possible outbreak long before the first case emerged in Pakistan. Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab said that pilgrims returning from Iran and those returning to Pakistan from other countries made up the bulk of reported Covid-19 cases. He said: “I don’t want to criticise anyone during this press conference, I won’t tell you how things were mishandled at the Pakistan-Iran border at Taftan.”