23 drivers detect COIVD 19, positive in Landi Kotal

Ahmad Nabi

LANDI KOTAL: As many as 23 drivers were confirmed coronavirus positive here in quarantine center of Landi Kotal.

District Health Officer (DHO), Khyber Dr Tariq Hayat while sharing details on Sunday said that two days back samples of 108 drivers and conductors, came across the border and quarantined in Landi Kotal had been taken and sent to laboratory test.

He added that so far 23 persons out of 108 tests had been detected COVID 19 infected.

He said that with coordination of district administration, decision pertaining the coronavirus positive will be made although he added in case of health complications to any effectee,he will be referred to hospital otherwise they will be kept in the quarantine centers.

The health official further said that 93 further lab samples of the suspected quarantined persons had been dispatched for tests and in two days result was expected.

It is to be stated here that previous day the Pak officials brought back 195 drivers, stranded on the other side of Torkham in Afghanistan for the last one month.

Separately 162 Afghan nationals comprising 122 members of Tableegi jamaat and 49 general Afghanis were handed over to Afghan border security officials by the Pak forces at Torkham border on Sunday morning.

Meanwhile three COVID 19 patients recovered from the disease here on in Landi Kotal.

The three Lahore returned local persons identified as Taj Nabi, Muhammad Hassan and Rehmatullah had been confirmed COVID 19 effected and after kept in isolation for more than two weeks, they were declared by coronvirus negative and as per health officials they were permitted to go their homes.