COVID-19 Fear: Over 175,000 Pakistanis denied coronavirus testing

Nearly 175,000 people in Pakistan have been denied testing for coronavirus for failing to meet the criteria for such examinations, a media report said on Wednesday. Pakistan has registered over 6,245 coronavirus cases and more than 112 deaths due to the deadly viral infection.

At a time when COVID-19 cases are rising in the country, there remain limited numbers of tests and



the capacity of laboratories is under strain.

According to a report in the Urdu newspaper, 'Daily Jang', some 250,000 people reported at government hospitals across the country for coronavirus testing.

"However, only 74,000 suspected cases were tested, out of which around 6,000 people were tested positive for the novel coronavirus," the report said.