Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza has confirmed Pakistan’s fifth case of coronavirus.
In a tweet early Tuesday morning, Mirza said the case was confirmed in the federal areas.
“Patient is stable and is being managed well. I request the media to respect the privacy of the patient and the family,” he wrote.
The patient was identified as a 45-year-old woman from Gilgit. She tested positive for the virus at the National Institute of Health, Islamabad.
On Monday evening, the Gilgit-Baltistan government had announced that public and private educational institutions would remain closed till March 7 as a precautionary measure to prevent spread of the virus.
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