Sixth coronavirus case confirmed in Pakistan: Dr Zafar Mirza

Author: Web Desk

KARACHI: Health officials on Thursday confirmed asixth case of the novel coronavirus in Pakistan  from Sindh region

Minister of State for Health Dr Zafar Mirza made the revelation on his official Twitter handle. Dr Mirza said that the patient “is in clinically stable condition in Sindh and is being well taken care of”.

Schools and other educational institutes in Karchi have been closed till March 7 following the confirmation of the COVID-19 cases in the region.

The virus has entered 76 countries and claimed more than 3,100 deaths and infecting over 80,000 people around the world ever since it began spreading from the wet markets of Wuhan in China.

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