PTI government unveils important step for return of Pakistani pilgrims from Iran hit with Coronavirus epidemic
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ISLAMABAD - PTI government unveils important step for return of Pakistani pilgrims from Iran hit with Coronavirus epidemic.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza said on Friday that the government now has a plan to deal with the situation of pilgrims coming to Pakistan from Iran, which has been hit with the coronavirus epidemic.
Dr Mirza said he has reviewed the situation at the Taftan-Zahedan border.
During his visit, the health adviser said that the over next few days the authorities will gradually allow Pakistani ‘zaireens’ or pilgrims returning from Iran to enter the country, after full health screening.
He further said that the point of entry is being strengthened.
Pakistan on Sunday had sealed its border with Iran and declared emergency in border districts.
On Wednesday, Pakistan recorded its first two cases of coronavirus, with one each being in Karachi and Islamabad. The patients had returned recently from Iran.
Earlier, Dr Mirza said that the two patients were stable and their condition was improving. "Contacts traced until now and tested are all negative," he added.
