Pakistan Health Official Denies Report of Coronavirus Infection

Pakistan Health Official Denies Report of Coronavirus Infection

(Bloomberg) -- A top Pakistan health official said there are no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the country after reports on Saturday of an infection.

A patient kept in isolation in a hospital is improving and has no signs of a severe acute respiratory infection, State Minister of Health Zafar Mirza said in a post on Twitter on Saturday. He was earlier reported as saying that Pakistan “lacks the facility” to detect the virus.

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