Gujranwala: Four prison officials, on Thursday, along with three inmates tested positive for coronavirus at Central Jail Gujranwala.
As per the government sources, all prisoners and prison officials were screened for coronavirus as a precautionary measure, seven of them have tested positive for the novel virus.
Prisoners and jail officials have been admitted to isolation ward at District Headquarter Hospital (DHQ) Gujranwala.
Prior to this, 29 inmates had tested positive for COVID-19 at Camp Jail – Lahore.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had suspended the Islamabad High Court’s orders regarding the release of under-trials in view of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
As of now, Punjab has reported 2,279 coronavirus cases with 18 casualties.
