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letter . 2020 Apr 9:taaa044. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa044
Spread of Novel Coronavirus by Returning Pilgrims from Iran to Pakistan
Syed Lal Badshah
1,✉, Asad Ullah
1, Syed Hilal Badshah
2, Irshad Ahmad
3
Syed Lal Badshah, PhD
1
Department of Chemistry, Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Asad Ullah, PhD
1
Department of Chemistry, Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Syed Hilal Badshah, MBBS
2
Department of Internal Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Irshad Ahmad, PhD
3
Institute of Basic Medical Science, Khyber Medical University Peshawar, Pakistan
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1
Department of Chemistry, Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
2
Department of Internal Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan
3
Institute of Basic Medical Science, Khyber Medical University Peshawar, Pakistan
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To whom correspondence should be addressed. Syed Lal Badshah, shahbiochemist@gmail.com
Keywords: COVID-19, pilgrimage: travel; travel restrictions: Qom; border crossings
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