640 Sukkur pilgrims head homes after testing negative for COVID-19
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- Mar 24, 2020
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday decided to send 640 pilgrims quarantined at the Sukkur isolation centre upon their return from Iran via Taftan to their homes after they tested negative for COVID-19, reported ARY News.
A spokesperson for the chief minister said the pilgrims, hailing from Karachi, Sukkur, Matiari, Hyderabad and other cities, are being sent to their homes after their tests came out negative.
He said they will stay at their homes for a few days.
The spokesperson said the pilgrims took COVID-19 tests for two times and were cleared of the virus.
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