Stuck in Wuhan: Pakistani students' cry for help falls on deaf ears

Islamabad fears nation's medical facilities cannot handle coronavirus patients

A doctor walks out of an isolation ward at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center in Karachi that was set up as a preventative measure following the coronavirus outbreak. © AP

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

February 13, 2020 18:47 JST

KARACHI -- Pakistani students studying in Wuhan are demanding immediate evacuation home, fearing that staying stuck in the virus-stricken Chinese city puts them at grave risk.

Over 800 Pakistani students have been stranded in Wuhan since Jan. 23, when the city was locked down to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, or COVID-19.