In pictures: Pakistanis rush to buy face masks after first two confirmed coronavirus cases were reported in the country

Authorities in Pakistan scramble to scan thousands of people who visited Iran recently

Published: February 27, 2020 18:24 Compiled by Ashfaq Ahmed, Associate Editor-Online

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Pakistan coronavirus — Residents buy protective facemasks as a prevention measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus alongside a street in Multan on February 27, 2020 as Pakistan has detected its first two cases of the novel coronavirus. Pakistani authorities were scrambling on February 27 to screen hundreds of people who had recently arrived from Iran, which has emerged as a major hotspot for coronavirus, after Islamabad confirmed its first two infections. Image Credit: AFP

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WEB 200227 CORONA PAK3-1582813035343 — Commuters wear protective facemasks as a prevention measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus while riding along a street in Quetta. Pakistan has already closed its borders with Iran in the wake of coronavirus spread. Image Credit: AFP

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WEB 200227 CORONA PAK2-1582813032246 — A resident wears a protective facemask as a prevention measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus whiel buying vegetables at a market in Quetta on February 27, 2020. Image Credit: AFP

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WEB 200227 CORONA PAK1-1582813029120 — A chemist wears a protective facemask as a prevention measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, at his pharmacy shop in Multan on February 27, 2020 as Pakistan has detected its first two cases of the novel coronavirus. Image Credit: AFP

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WEB 200227 CORONA PAK6-1582813044548 — Residents buy facemasks from a roadside vendor along a street in Karachi on February 27, 2020 as Pakistan has detected its first two cases of novel coronavirus. Shotage of protective masks in the country has been reported as people rush to buy masks after two cases of coronavirus were confirmed on Wednesday. Image Credit: AFP

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WEB 200227 CORONA PAK4-1582813038408 — Residents wear protective facemasks as a prevention measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus at a market in Quetta on February 27, 2020 as Pakistan has detected its first two cases of novel coronavirus. Pakistani authorities were scrambling on February 27 to screen hundreds of people who had recently arrived from Iran, which has emerged as a major hotspot for coronavirus, after Islamabad confirmed its first two infections. / AFP / Banaras KHAN Image Credit: AFP

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WEB 200227 CORONA PAK8-1582813050230 — Facemasks vendors wear protective facemasks as a prevention measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus alongside a street in Quetta. Pakistani authorities announced to screen hundreds of people who had recently arrived from Iran, which has emerged as a major hotspot for coronavirus, after Islamabad confirmed its first two infections. Image Credit: AFP

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WEB 200227 CORONA PAK7-1582813047613 — A Pakistani journalist wearing a protective facemask uses his mobile phone outside the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi where a patient of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus has been admitted in Karachi on February 26, 2020. Image Credit: AFP

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WEB 200227 CORONA PAK5-1582813041505 — An auto-rickshaw driver wears a protective facemask as a prevention measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus as he wait for passengers along a street. Image Credit: AFP

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Pak-Iran — A Pakistani health official have started checking people randomly on the roads to prevent coronavirus spread in the country Image Credit:

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In pictures: Pakistanis rush to buy face masks after first two confirmed coronavirus cases were reported in the country

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