LAHORE: Two pilots of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) who had recently flown back from Canada have been confirmed to have contracted the novel coronavirus, according to Punjab Minister for Health Yasmin Rashid. “The coronavirus tests of two PIA pilots and three other members of the crew on a flight that recently flew back from Canada were carried out and the pilots tested positive,” she told the media on Monday. According to the details, the pilots have been shifted to a private hospital in Lahore for treatment where their condition is getting better. “The PIA is strictly abiding by the instructions issued by the Government of Pakistan,” its spokesperson Abdullah Khan had said. However, the spokesperson stressed that despite instructions, the Sindh health department’s officials insisted on forcefully quarantining the pilots.

Source: Pakistan Today April 06, 2020 17:03 UTC