4 Pakistani students tested positive for coronavirus in China recovering fast: Ambassador Hashmi.

BEIJING -- Four Pakistan students who were tested positive for the new coronavirus in China are recovering quickly and are out of danger, Pakistan Ambassador to China, Naghmana Alamgir Hashmi said here on Friday.

'All four of them are in hospitals and are improving. We are also monitoring their health conditions regularly and according to the Chinese doctors, they are recovering quickly,' she told reporter here.

Ambassador Hashmi said that these students currently in the hospitals in Shenzhen and Guangdong had come from Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic.

'These students were diagnosed at an initial stage. They are being provided complete medical care and according to the doctors, they will soon fully recover,' she added.

About arrangements for the Pakistani students and members of the community in China, she said that Pakistan Embassy, Beijing was working 24/7 to inform them about the evolving situation in view of the new coronavirus outbreak.

'We are in touch with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and the foreign affairs office of Hubei province in particular and other provincial authorities in general where our students are studying,' she added.

Ambassador Hashmi said that the embassy officials were also in touch with all the administrations in Wuhan where Pakistani students are and also other parts of China.

'We are receiving daily feedback from these universities and on a daily basis are pointing out the difficulties to the Chinese authorities that some of our students may be facing,' she added.

The Chinese government and Chinese universities authorities were making sure that the individual complaints of some of the students were expeditiously met.

Similarly, the officials of the embassy and the consulate generals were also in constant contact with students particularly the representatives of students from various universities and were responding to all telephone calls received either on the hotline in the embassy or on the hotlines in the consulate generals. 'We are also receiving emails and every email is being responded to.'

Ambassador Hashmi said that every complaint was being transmitted to the Chinese authorities and the universities administrations to ensure that problems and complaints of the Pakistani students were resolved and redressed.

In addition to that the embassy was also in touch with the authorities in Pakistan and updating them minute by minute on the evolving situation.

'We have also widely...

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