Four Pakistani students diagnosed with coronavirus in China: Mirza

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on health Dr. Zafar Mirza has said on Wednesday that four Pakistani students have been infected by a coronavirus in China.

Taking to the social media Dr. Zafar Mirza said, “Got confirmation that 4 Pakistani students in China are diagnosed with coronavirus. They are doing well, getting the best care possible, and the families are being notified and reassured. Thanks to Chinese authorities and the Pakistani embassy for their rapid response.”

183/ Got confirmation that 4 Pakistani students in China are diagnosed with #coronavirus. They are doing well, getting best care possible, and the families are being notified and reassured. Thanks to Chinese authorities and Pakistani embassy for their rapid response. pic.twitter.com/AsD4qaxCPo

— Zafar Mirza (@zfrmrza) January 29, 2020

Earlier on January 28, Casualties from a new viral disease that is causing an increasing global alarm jumped by 25 to at least 106 on Tuesday in China as the United States and other governments planned to travel their people out of the locked-down area at the heart of the epidemic.

The figure includes the first death in Beijing, the Chinese capital, and 24 more deaths in Hubei province, where the first coronavirus-related diseases occurred in December. Dragged down by concerns about the global economic effects of the virus, the Asian stock markets collapsed for a second day.