Coronavirus hit Pakistan, Schools shut down, flights suspend from Iran

It was gathered that People infected with the disease had recently travelled to Iran as part of large groups of pilgrims from Pakistan’s Shi’ite Muslim community.

Authorities shut schools in the southern province of Sindh, including the country’s largest city Karachi where the first case was reported, and the south-western province of Baluchistan, which borders Iran.

They also began to trace nearly 8,000 pilgrims who recently returned to the country from Iran.

According to NAN Pakistan’s Civil Aviation spokesman, Sattar Khokhar, also announced suspension of all flight operations with Iran till further notice.

Twenty-two people have died so far from coronavirus in Iran even as the Iranian deputy Health Minister has been tested positive.

Sindh’s Provincial Chief Minister, Murad Ali Shah, said the 28 pilgrims, whom the first cases were part of, had been traced and would be monitored.