–First COVID-19 case reported in Islamabad woman who recently arrived from US–Two new cases diagnosed in Karachi pushing Sindh’s tally to 17ISLAMABAD: Three new cases of the coronavirus have been diagnosed in Pakistan, including Islamabad’s first and second locally transmitted case in Karachi, on Saturday, pushing the country’s tally to 31. Meanwhile, two new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Sindh, pushing the provincial tally to 17. The provincial health department has also taken the samples of second patient’s father. Sindh now has two locally transmitted cases of COVID-19, a mysterious pneumonia-like disease caused by the coronavirus, the chief minister was informed. No visitors will be allowed to visit prisoners in jails for three weeks, the meeting decided.

Source: Pakistan Today March 14, 2020 15:11 UTC