SAPM Dr Moeed Yusuf while explaining the quarantine policy for Pakistanis returning home from abroad has said that their tests are conducted 48 hours after arrival.

He said it can take up to one or one-and-a-half days or even 3-4 days until test results come back depending on provincial capacity. "I understand people are agitated but as you know most new cases are asymptomatic now so you have to cooperate with the government," he said.

In some cases, he noted, a traveller's test will come negative, but many other people test positive on their flight; in such a situation it depends on provincial authorities if they want to keep such persons (who test negative) quarantined for an extra period.