PIA special flight brings back students stranded in Wuhan to Pakistan

LAHORE (92 News) – A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) special flight has brought back students stranded in Wuhan due to the coronavirus to Pakistan. As many as 274 students has been arrived in Pakistan and shifted to quarantine centers existed in different hotels for 48 hours after screening. 274 students returning from Wuhan were medically examined thrice by the Chinese authorities and 16 students showing symptoms of fever were off-loaded from the flight. On return, the students were re-examined and tested by a medical team at the airport. Even before the flight, all students were checked for fever inside the plane. 16 of the students were off-loaded from the plane and the plane was sprayed with disinfectant again, due to which the flight was delayed by three hours. The returning students have been shifted to two hotels and a quarantine center at Katas College Chakwal for a period of 48 hours.