Virus has killed three journalists, infected 156, says PFUJ

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The novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of three media persons in the country and infected 156 others, according to a report released by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ).

The report highlights that camera journalists and photojournalists have been the biggest sufferers since the outbreak of Covid-19.

The report, compiled by Zulfiqar Ali Mehto who heads the PFUJ’s Covid-19 rescue committee, states that out of the three dead journalists, one was from Multan and two others were from Sukkur.

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