LAHORE: The number of individuals suspected to have contracted the deadly coronavirus has risen to five in Pakistan, with three of them admitted to the Services Hospital in Lahore, and two of them admitted to the Nishtar Hospital in Multan. According to reports, one of the two patients at the Nishtar Hospital is a Pakistani national. The three persons admitted to the Services Hospital are Chinese, hailing from Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, and their relevant samples have been sent to a laboratory in Hong Kong for confirmation. All suspected patients are kept in isolation and intensive care to keep the possible spread of the virus. While a small number of cases have been confirmed in more than 10 countries, linked to people who traveled from Wuhan, no deaths have been reported elsewhere.

Source: Pakistan Today January 27, 2020 16:18 UTC