China sees five imported COVID-19 cases from Pakistan

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China's Guangzhou city saw the fifth confirmed case of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) imported from Pakistan, all Chinese nationals. Gwadar Pro App quoting Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission stated that the fifth patient, a 53-year-old man, had made trips to Pakistan recently. He had the same trajectory of flights with the other four confirmed cases of COVID-19 imported from Pakistan.
On March 20, the patient traveled from Islamabad by fight TG 350 (seat number 43F) to Bangkok, Thailand, and then got transferred to flight TG 668 (seat number 54G). On March 21, he arrived at China's Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport where he was screened for the coronavirus and sent to a centralized quarantine point for medical observation while waiting for transfer.
On March 22, his nucleic acid test result was negative. However, on March 23, his nucleic acid test turned positive for COVID-19. So he was sent to a local hospital for quarantine and medical treatment. On March 24, his CT examination result showed he was suffering from pneumonia. After consultation of experts, he was diagnosed with COVID-19.
By March 24, four people who had been initially identified as close contacts of the patient were sent to a centralized quarantine point for medical observation. On March 23, Guangzhou city reported four newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 imported from Pakistan. On March 20, the four patients had flown from Islamabad to Bangkok, Thailand.