Moeed Yusuf rejects claims that Pakistan is exporting coronavirus.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Security, Dr Moeed Yusuf on Thursday rejected the impression that Pakistan is a source of spread for coronavirus to other countries of the world, Radio Pakistan reported.

Briefing the media at National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) in Islamabad, Yusuf said that Pakistan has "acted in the most responsible manner" to curb the spread of the contagious disease.

Maintaining that the screening of passengers travelling abroad has been made mandatory, the government official said: "We are keeping a close eye on the incoming and out-bound passengers but passengers should also act responsibly and should not embark upon foreign travel if they have symptoms of COVID-19."

Moeed Yusuf said the PIA flights for the gulf region will continue, adding that Pakistanis from seventy countries have been brought back so far.

Last week, Emirates airline had announced that it had temporarily suspended its passenger services to Pakistan after travellers from the country tested positive for coronavirus.

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