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Pak asks 12 Indian High Commission officials quarantine

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has requested 12 officials of the Indian High Commission (IHC) here to quarantine, together with their family and drivers, even following one of these tested positive for the coronavirus because their birth in India a week, the Foreign Office stated.

Some of 12 officials along with their loved ones crossed over to Pakistan through the Wagah Border on Saturday (May 22), Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said on Sunday.

Each of 12 passengers transported negative Polymerase Chain Reaction Covid-19 reports however they have been re-tested in accordance with the set down Covid-19 security protocols in Pakistan.

“The spouse of a formal tested positive to a rapid antigen test conducted by Korean caregivers,” the spokesperson said.

Pakistan’s best body over the sidewalk, National Command and Control Centre (NCOC), examined the situation and advised all of 12 officers, their family and motorists to experience the compulsory quarantine.

“The Indian High Commission was advised to follow the guidelines offered by the NCOC,” the official stated.

The Express Tribune paper quoted diplomatic sources as stating that according to the normal operating procedures (SOPs) agreed between the 2 nations, if a part of the diplomatic team or their partners tested positive for Covid-19, then they’ll be quarantined in exactly the identical state rather than being sent straight back.

“Pakistani governments have acted in compliance with the law,” they added.

The coronavirus has up to now killed 20,308 individuals in Pakistan, combined with 903,599 supported Covid-19 instances, based on official statistics published on Monday.

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