ISLAMABAD – PTI government unveils important step for return of Pakistanipilgrims from Iran hit with Coronavirus epidemic.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza said on Fridaythat the government now has a plan to deal with the situation of pilgrimscoming to Pakistan from Iran, which has been hit with the coronavirusepidemic.
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 theauthorities will gradually allow Pakistani ‘zaireens’ or pilgrims returningfrom Iran to enter the country, after full health screening.
He further said that the point of entry is being strengthened.
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Pakistan on Sunday had sealed its border with Iran and declared emergencyin border districts.
On Wednesday, Pakistan recorded its first two cases of coronavirus, withone each being in Karachi and Islamabad. The patients had returned recentlyfrom Iran.
Earlier, Dr Mirza said that the two patients were stable and theircondition was improving. “Contacts traced until now and tested are allnegative,” he added.
