The overall toll of infected persons in the country is 18 as this piece is being written; and of them 15 belong to Sindh alone – necessitating serious measures to avoid the province becoming an epicentre for the disease in the country. While steps need to be taken within Sindh to contain the virus – like a ban on large public gatherings, strict screening at airports, and getting people who have come from abroad quarantined – the movement of people from the province to other parts of the country also needs to be strictly monitored, at airports across the country and all other entry and exit points.