43 tests performed on samples from suspected patients from China came out negative: Mirza

• "Alhamdolilah all of them are negative. This includes also a sample of a student from Khairpur," he tweeted.
• More than 700 people have died due to the deadly coronavirus and nearly 35,000 cases have been confirmed.

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) Imran Khan on Health Dr Zafar Mirza said on Saturday that Pakistani students who returned from China have all been tested negative.

The SAPM took to his Twitter handle and said that 43 tests have been performed on samples taken from suspected patients who recently returned from China. "Alhamdolilah all of them are negative. This includes also a sample of a student from Khairpur," he tweeted.

208/ #coronavirus tests update: 43 tests have been performed on samples taken from suspected patients who recently returned from China. Alhamdolilah all of them are negative. This includes also a sample of a student from Khairpur.

— Zafar Mirza (@zfrmrza) February 8, 2020

On February 3, 69 passengers arrived from China including 57 Pakistanis and 12 Chinese. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus in China, more than 700 people have died and nearly 35,000 cases have been confirmed. So far, no cases have been confirmed in Pakistan. However, four Pakistani students in Wuhan, China have been diagnosed with the virus.