MULTAN: The city administration Thursday confirmed that blood screening reports of 19 pilgrims are positive for coronavirus.
The laboratories of Lahore and Nishtar Hospital Multan confirmed coronavirus in 19 suspects. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Amir Khatak said the blood screening reports of 19 pilgrims, who returned from Iran, tested positive for coronavirus.
These pilgrims are from districts Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Mandi Bahauddin, Faisalabad, Jhang, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Bhakkar, Gujrat, Jehlum, Karachi and Rahimyar Khan and they all are kept at Multan quarantine centre. Reportedly, 1,207 coronavirus suspects are residing at Multan quarantine centre.
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