Deccan Chronicle

PAK ARMY MAJOR DIES OF CORONAVIRU­S

- SHAFQAT ALI | DC

Major Muhammad Asghar of the Pakistan Army has died after contractin­g Covid-19, the military said Monday.

Major Asghar was shifted to Peshawar’s Combined Military Hospital and put on a ventilator in critical condition. He had severe trouble breathing. He was deployed at the Pakistan-Afghanista­n Torkham border.

As of Monday, more than 30,400 Coronaviru­s cases and 659 deaths had been reported across Pakistan. Cough, fever, difficulty breathing, tiredness, loss of smell or taste are symptoms of the virus.

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