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One new coronavirus case has been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, taking the provincial total to 16 since yesterday.

KP Health Minister Taimur Salim Jhagra said the virus was detected in a man in Abbottabad who came to the country from the UK. He has been home quarantined since he displayed no symptoms.

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