China has imposed a temporary travel ban on Pakistani passengers after 10 of them tested positive for COVID-19. According to Geo News, China has also stopped operating flights from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for three weeks. PIA spokesperson Abdullah Hafeez confirmed that the national carrier has temporarily halted the flights after the development. Pakistani passengers, who travelled to China with a negative coronavirus test report, later tested positive upon arrival, informed the spokesperson. On Thursday, China reported 144 COVID-19 infections, the highest number of cases in over 10 months, due to a severe outbreak in the northeast that has put…
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