Pakistan's Ambassador to China Naghmana Hashmi has said that no Pakistani national residing in China has so far been affected by the coronavirus.

In a video message, she said Pakistan's Embassy in China is in constant touch with the Chinese authorities and monitoring the situation.

She said the embassy is also trying its best to remain in touch with the Pakistani nationals who can contact the embassy or the consulate officials in different parts of China at any time. She said the details of the embassy officials have been shared on Pakistan's embassy website.

The Ambassador said that Chinese authorities are using all available resources to check the spread of the virus. For this purpose screening is being done at all the important places including airports and railway stations.

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