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Lahore jail prisoner tested positive with Coronavirus

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A prisoner in camp jail Lahore tested positive with Coronavirus on Tuesday.

According to the sources, the prisoner at Lahore’s Camp Jail has complained of fever on 18th March, while he was tested for the virus on March 21

Prisoner Abid returned from Italy last month and was arrested this month in a drug case., Jail authorities said that Abid was shifted to a jail in the first week of the month.
Earlier, Courts around the world have issued orders to release prisoners serving jail terms on minor charges to lower the chances of an epidemic in overcrowded jails.
It is pertinent to remember that a total number of coronavirus cases surged to 892 in Pakistan Tuesday morning (24 March 2020) with six deaths.