Pakistani man in Italy dies of coronavirus

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A Pakistani man who had been living in Italy for the past several years has died after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, the Foreign Office spokesperson confirmed.

The 65-year-old died in the city of Brescia, some 100km from Milan, where the deceased used to live.

FO spokesperson Ayesha Farooqi said Pakistani and Italian authorities are in touch regarding repatriating the sexagenarian's body to Pakistan.

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