ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza Wednesday said that the health department had not detected any confirmed case of novel coronavirus so far in the country after conducting tests of 100 suspected passengers returning from across the border. The SAPM said: “Government is in touch with Chinese and Iranian authorities and after a great struggle they received medical kits to test for novel coronavirus”. Thermo scanners have been provided to well-trained health staff at major airports in Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and Islamabad to screen all passengers, adding that separately, a specially dedicated team was assigned for screening passengers arriving via flights from China and Iran. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and the Pakistani embassies in Beijing and Tehran are actively monitoring the situation. He said media should also play a responsible role and give correct information to the public.

Source: Pakistan Today February 26, 2020 11:03 UTC