Speaking to the journalists, the minister revealed that he was going into self-isolated quarantine after concluding his recent trip to China. “I will quarantine myself for five days and then will go for the necessary tests related to the coronavirus.

He also maintained that the coronavirus will not be detrimental to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the project will continue to flourish with the same vigour as in the past.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the people of Pakistan stand beside their Chinese brethren during their hour of need and the relationship between the two countries was etched in stone.