Staff reporter
Islamabad
Pakistanis stranded in China started arriving in Islamabad on Monday as the government resumed flight operations to the virus-hit country.
Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad later in the day, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza clarified that none of the passengers that arrived in the country on Monday were suspected to have coronavirus or needed to be kept under observation.
Meanwhile, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing thanked Pakistan for extending their unwavering support to the country during this difficult time.
He explained that so far people leaving China are being screened over a 14-day period. However, nobody from Hubei province or the city of Wuhan, ground zero for the outbreak, had been allowed to travel domestically or internationally.
“Right now we are not encouraging Chinese citizens to travel abroad,” he said.
