Pakistan reports 6th confirmed case of COVID-19

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan has reached six with one new case reported, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Zafar Mirza said late Thursday.

The patient is in "clinically stable condition" in south Sindh province, and is being well taken care of, he said on Twitter.

The health department of Sindh confirmed that the case has been reported from the provincial capital Karachi, and his family members have been quarantined and are under the constant observation of health teams.

According to local media reports, the 69-year-old patient returned from Iran on Feb. 25 and was being monitored by the health authorities, like other returnees. Later his blood samples were sent to a lab when he started showing symptoms of the disease, and he tested positive.

The latest case has brought the number of infected patients in the province to three while the other three are being treated in the federal capital Islamabad.

Pakistan is taking effective measures to stop the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic in the country.

All education institutes in Sindh have been closed till mid-March.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)