Overseas Pakistanis undergo Covid-19 test at Faisalabad quarantine centre

287 overseas Pakistanis housed in the quarantine centers set up

FAISALABAD: The procedure of taking test samples of Pakistanis who returned from Dubai and Bahrain has been completed in Faisalabad.

A spokesman of the local administration said on Monday that 287 overseas Pakistanis were housed in the quarantine centers set up in PARS campus, GC University Campus and local hotels. Samples of these citizens have been sent to laboratory for coronavirus tests. “If their tests will be negative, they would be sent home,” he said.

Responding to a question, the official said that 30 patients, including 24 corona-confirmed patients were under treatment at Government General Hospital Ghulam Muhammad Abad.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 28^th, 2020.