{"id":75887,"date":"2020-02-15T21:13:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T16:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=75887"},"modified":"2020-02-15T21:28:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T16:28:13","slug":"coronvirus-suspicion-in-gilgit-baltistan-resident-unfounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/2020\/02\/15\/coronvirus-suspicion-in-gilgit-baltistan-resident-unfounded\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronvirus suspicion in Gilgit-Baltistan resident unfounded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ABBOTABAD:\u00a0<\/strong>A 20-year old resident of Gilgit-Baltistan was admitted in an isolation ward at the Ayub Medical Complex on suspicion of contracting Coronavirus.<\/p>\n

According to latest updates, the suspicions have proven to be unfounded.<\/p>\n

Real time RT-PCR for COVID-19 test, conducted at the National Institute of Health, has established that the suspected patient was not affected the by the virus that has claimed over 1200 lives in China.<\/p>\n

The 20-year old male belongs to the Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan.<\/p>\n

The young male is reportedly studying Engineering at a Chinese University, and had recently traveled to the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Local journalists from Diamer have reported that the student had gone to the Ayub Medical Complex on his own to get himself tested for the virus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Resident of #Gilgit<\/a>–#Baltistan<\/a> suspected of contracting #coronavirus<\/a> tests Negative. #coronaviruspakistan<\/a> #Pakistan<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/pNczMYcyOM<\/a><\/p>— PAMIR TIMES \u00ae (@pamirtimes) February 15, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>