(Parents and relatives of Pakistani medical students studying in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus began, hold placards during a protest in Lahore to demand the government evacuate their loved ones.)
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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan authorities said Wednesday that they have confirmed the country's first coronavirus infections and have placed two individuals in isolation wards at hospitals in Karachi.