No coronavirus case confirmed in Pakistan: Zafar Mirza

Author: DNA

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Health Zafar Mirza refuted the news of a first case of China’s coronavirus diagnosed in Pakistan. “A part of media is incorrectly reporting about diagnosis of a first case of novel corona virus in Pakistan,” he tweeted. In another tweet, the SAPM said: “As of tonight, there are no suspected or confirmed cases of #coronavirus in Pakistan. The EOC is on high alert and we’re closely communicating with the Chinese authorities. Leading domestic and international health experts are also mobilized in this work.”

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