The government of Pakistan is deliberating whether to evacuate its citizens in China and a decision in this regard is expected to come soon.

The government of Pakistan is being criticized by some sections for not evacuating its citizens out of China, whereas the government has continuously opted to not evacuate Pakistanis out of China, especially the coronavirus hit Wuhan city.

Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on National Health Services, Dr Zafar Mirza in a tweet said that the matter was being discussed at the highest level.

210/ My very dear students in China & ur respectable family members, v r intensely discussing the situation @ highest level & will make the best decision in view of all factors with ref to devastating #coronavirus potential global pandemic. Rest assured you are our own & we care! — Zafar Mirza (@zfrmrza) February 9, 2020

Meanwhile, many videos of Pakistanis have surfaced asking the government to evacuate them out of China, following the footsteps of other countries who have done so. The government, however, had said that the decision to not evacuate its citizens was to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as they were not adequate facilities to deal with the virus at home.

In several video messages, students pleaded the government to evacuate them from China and put them in quarantine to make sure they were not infected.

There are a total of 5 confirmed Pakistani coronavirus patients currently in China and now preparations are underway in Pakistan to deal with the epidemic. For this, a diagnosis and isolation labs have been setup at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS).

With the preparations announced, there is no reason to not evacuate Pakistanis in China.