More than 100 passengers, who arrived at Islamabad international airport from Abu Dhabi, last week, tested positive for coronavirus.

The health department on Monday confirmed that 100 passengers out of 200 have tested positive for COVID-19. On their return on April 28, all passengers were quarantined. Upon testing them, 100 have been infected, the department said.

The samples of the passengers were sent to the National Institute of Health (NIH) for testing, according to which more than 100 passengers have been tested positive.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is operating special flights to selective destinations in order to repatriate stranded Pakistanis.