Hundreds of repatriated Pakistanis tested positive for coronavirus



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Hundreds of Pakistani citizens returning to their home countries of the Middle East, because many lost their jobs and lived in precarious conditions, tested positive for the new crownAuthorities announced today.

Of the 2,069 people who have been repatriated so far in the southern province of Sindh, 516 were positive for the virusMurad Ali Shah, head of local government, said at a press conference he gave.

In Hyber-Pakhtunkhwa, in northwestern Pakistan, 211 patients were found among the approximately 1,600 people who returned, a senior official told AFP.

So far 20,000 Pakistanis have been repatriatedMany of whom lived in Gulf countries and worked as unskilled workers. But they lost their jobs due to the economic collapse due to the pandemic. About 110,000 more people have said they want to go home.

Based on data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 4.5 million Pakistanis live in the Middle East. The government has chartered several planes to repatriate them after the border was closed. On some flights from the Middle East, “40 to 50% of passengers were infected,” said Moid Youssef, national security adviser to Prime Minister Imran Khan. “The Foreign Ministry has raised the issue in these countries and we are finding ways to prevent this from happening again,” he added.

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