Published 23:13 IST, March 17th 2020

Imran Khan breaks silence on Pakistan students stuck in China's Coronavirus-hit Wuhan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, assured Pakistani students stuck in the Chinese province of Wuhan 'Everything will be normal in a few days'

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Breaking his silence about Pakistani students stuck in Chinese province of Wuhan which was earlier epicenter of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, assured m 'Everything will be rmal in a few days'. dressing student directly in his speech, Khan said that as cases have come down in China, everything will be rmal in a few days. This is first time Khan has directly dressed hundreds of students stuck since initial pandemic broke out in province, with Pakistani president Arif Alvi currently visiting China.

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Imran Khan breaks silence on Pak students in Wuhan

"Those stranded in Wuhan, I understand you h to face many difficulties. But w cases in China have come down. In a few days everything would be rmal," said Khan. Furrmore, downplaying effects of COVID-19, he ded," This virus is a kind of flu. it spres quickly. 97% of cases also quickly recover."

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Previously in February, Pakistan's envoy to China Naghmana Hashmi stated that Pakistan's medical facilities were t able to treat a patient diagsed with coronavirus, in an interview with Geo News. She said government was monitoring health of 800 students in Wuhan and Quebec. Similarly, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza too took to Twitter and anunced that Pakistan will t evacuate students from Wuhan province in larger interest.

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 Pakistani students trapped in viral outbreak's epicenter Wuhan have posted videos on social media "pleing" for help and compared ir government's response with that of India, which doesn't seem to ruffle a fear in Islamab. students' parents std a protest in Islamab seeking ir immediate evacuation. India, on or hand, has evacuated around 650 of its citizens from China, along with seven Maldivians. While epicenter of disease has shifted to Europe, current death toll has risen to 7,893 worldwide.

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23:13 IST, March 17th 2020