KARACHI: Amid the novel coronavirus scare, Pakistan International Airlines(PIA) has issued a travel advisory for its crew members working on thenational flag carrier’s flights to Beijing and Tokyo.
Each cabin crew member has been advised to carry touch-free thermometersand N-95 face masks in line with the directives of Chinese authorities.
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The virus outbreak has killed almost 640 people in mainland China and twoelsewhere.
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Earlier today, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on NationalHealth Services Dr Zafar Mirza chaired a meeting to review measures takento prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
Speaking during the meeting which was also attended by Federal SecretaryHealth Dr Allah Baksh Malik and armed forces representative Major GeneralAmir Ikram, Dr Zafar Mirza said that National Institute of Health (NIH) inIslamabad received 25 samples of suspected coronavirus patients.
